Melania Trump’s former top aide calls ‘BS’ on Trump not knowing about first lady’s Epstein statement

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsMelania Trump’s former top aide calls ‘BS’ on Trump not knowing about first lady’s Epstein statementFirst lady Melania Trump distanced herself from Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell in a White House address on ThursdayGraig Graziosi in Washington, D.C. Friday 10 April 2026 23:14 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":"b2955648","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/melania-aide-trump-epstein-b2955648.html","title":"Former Melania Trump aide calls ‘BS’ on Trump not knowing about Epstein speech"}}CloseRelated video: Media pundits left scratching their heads over Melania's 'bizarre' Epstein press conferenceSign 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","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceS...