Melania Trump just sided with MTG and her husband’s sworn enemies on the Epstein files. Who will Congress side with?

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsAnalysisMelania Trump just sided with MTG and her husband’s sworn enemies on the Epstein files. Who will Congress side with?By trying to close the book on her part in the Epstein probe, the first lady might have opened a whole new chapter the president can’t control, Eric Garcia reportsFriday 10 April 2026 18:27 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2955294","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/melania-trump-epstein-files-congress-mtg-massie-mace-b2955294.html","title":"Melania just sided with Trump’s sworn enemies on the Epstein files. Will Congress?"},"popoverPlacementOverride":"bottom"}CloseMelania Trump makes surprise statement on Jeffrey EpsteinSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newslette...