A 1999 video has resurfaced showing Donald Trump and Melania together at an event, directly contradicting Melania Trump’s recent public statement that Jeffrey Epstein never introduced her to the former president.

First Lady Denies Epstein Connection

On April 10, Melania Trump issued a statement addressing her alleged relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. She declared she had never been friends with the deceased financier and only encountered him at overlapping social events in New York City and Palm Beach. The First Lady specifically stated that Epstein did not introduce her to Donald Trump and claimed she did not know about him in 2000 during a party she attended with her husband.

The resurfaced footage from 1999 shows a reporter greeting Trump and Melania Knauss at an event when Trump was still married to his second wife, Marla Maples. During the exchange, Trump explained his presence at the event by stating a friend of his had horses racing that day. The video has sparked renewed scrutiny of the timeline surrounding how the Trumps met and their social circle during that period.

Exclusive Recordings and Email Evidence

According to The Daily Beast, exclusive recordings captured Epstein bragging about his close relationship with Trump and Melania. Additional evidence emerged from the Epstein files released earlier this year, including a 2002 email from Melania Trump to Ghislaine Maxwell with the subject line greeting and signed with affection. Another email from 2016 described Trump’s first meeting with his future wife, detailing his repeated expressions of attraction during a flight back from Florida.

Author Michael Wolff documented in his book about the Trump White House that Epstein claimed Trump knew about young women at his properties. Wolff referenced emails where Epstein shared photographs and discussed introducing Trump to various young women, including specific names and details about their backgrounds and relationships spanning multiple years during the 1990s.

Background on Epstein Connections

Jeffrey Epstein maintained extensive social connections with powerful figures in business, politics and entertainment before his 2019 death in federal custody while facing serious criminal charges. The financier’s private records and communications have continued surfacing through legal proceedings and investigations, revealing details about his social network and activities over several decades. The Trump family has consistently maintained they had limited social contact with Epstein and were unaware of his criminal activities during their occasional encounters at public events in New York and Florida.