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Goonch

(5,183 posts)
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 08:19 AM 14 hrs ago

Survivors of Epstein's abuse accuse Melania Trump of 'shifting burden' on to victims

"Outrage from survivors follows first lady’s statement calling on Congress to hold public hearings with victims of Epstein’s abuse...
More than a dozen survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse have accused Melania Trump of “shifting the burden” on to them after she called on Congress to hold public hearings with victims of Epstein’s abuse.

“Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein have already shown extraordinary courage by coming forward, filing reports, and giving testimony,” said a group of 13 people and the brother and sister of the late Virginia Giuffre, who was one of the most vocal Epstein accusers, in a statement. “Asking more of them now is a deflection of responsibility not justice.”

Their response came after the first lady delivered a surprise statement in which she denied she ever had a relationship with Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell. She also said that she was not a victim of Epstein, had no knowledge of his crimes, and that the late convicted sex offender did not introduce her to her husband, Donald Trump".........

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/10/epstein-survivors-melania-trump-reaction

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Survivors of Epstein's abuse accuse Melania Trump of 'shifting burden' on to victims (Original Post) Goonch 14 hrs ago OP
"I know nuth-ING!" bucolic_frolic 14 hrs ago #1
;-{).... Goonch 13 hrs ago #2

bucolic_frolic

(55,326 posts)
1. "I know nuth-ING!"
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 08:29 AM
14 hrs ago

Sargent Schultz defense. For some reason.

By implication, 'I don't know what my husband was up to, so don't ask me'.

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