Melania Trump
First Lady of the United States; former model
Melania Trump — First Lady of the United States; former model — is named in connection with the Jeffrey Epstein files. DOJ-released Epstein files include an October 2002 email from Melania Knauss (before her 2005 marriage to Donald Trump) to Ghislaine Maxwell in which she wrote "Nice story about JE in NY mag. You look great on the picture," praised the New York magazine coverage of Epstein, and asked Maxwell to call her about traveling to Palm Beach. The email is catalogued in the DOJ Epstein library as EFTA02332411 and was independently confirmed as authentic by Snopes. Maxwell replied addressing Knauss as "Sweet Pea" and apologised for not being able to see her. A photograph preserved in the Epstein files shows Donald Trump and Melania together with Epstein and Maxwell at Mar-a-Lago around February 2000. In an April 2026 public statement Melania Trump confirmed she and the president attended parties at which Epstein was present "from time to time, since overlapping in social circles is common in New York City and Palm Beach," and she characterised the 2002 email as "trivial" casual correspondence. She denied having any knowledge of Epstein and Maxwell's crimes. No wrongdoing is alleged against her. This profile is auto-generated from public reporting and is pending editorial review; inclusion does not imply guilt or wrongdoing.
Melania Trump in the Epstein Files — By the Numbers
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Is Melania Trump in the Epstein files?
Yes. Melania Trump (First Lady of the United States; former model) is named in connection with the Jeffrey Epstein files. DOJ-released Epstein files include an October 2002 email from Melania Knauss (before her 2005 marriage to Donald Trump) to Ghislaine Maxwell in which she wrote “Nice story about JE in NY mag. You look great on the picture,” praised the New York magazine coverage of Epstein, and asked Maxwell to call her about traveling to Palm Beach. The email is catalogued in the DOJ Epstein library as EFTA02332411 and was independently confirmed as authentic by Snopes. Maxwell replied addressing Knauss as “Sweet Pea” and apologised for not being able to see her. A photograph preserved in the Epstein files shows Donald Trump and Melania together with Epstein and Maxwell at Mar-a-Lago around February 2000. In an April 2026 public statement Melania Trump confirmed she and the president attended parties at which Epstein was present “from time to time, since overlapping in social circles is common in New York City and Palm Beach,” and she characterised the 2002 email as “trivial” casual correspondence. She denied having any knowledge of Epstein and Maxwell’s crimes. No wrongdoing is alleged against her.
Being named in the files is not evidence of any crime or wrongdoing. People appear in these documents in many contexts — correspondence, flight logs, contact books, scheduling, photographs, or passing references. See the sources below for the specific, documented context, and the note at the bottom of this page.
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