US EditionMelania Trump Threatens $1 Billion Suit Over Epstein Introduction Claim
Melania Trump's legal team demands a retraction and apology from Hunter Biden for defamatory claims linking her to Jeffrey Epstein, threatening a $1 billion lawsuit for reputational harm.
- On August 6, 2025, Melania Trump issued a formal letter calling on Hunter Biden to publicly withdraw his statements associating her with Jeffrey Epstein and threatened to pursue legal action seeking damages exceeding $1 billion.
- Biden made the claims during a recent interview with journalist Andrew Callaghan, attributing the introduction of Melania and Donald Trump to Epstein, which Trump and Melania dispute.
- The first lady's lawyers described Biden's statements as false, defamatory, and inflammatory, noting they have caused her overwhelming financial and reputational harm and were widely disseminated on digital platforms.
- Melania Trump’s attorney Alejandro Brito sent a legal letter demanding immediate retraction and apology by 5pm August 7, and the Daily Beast retracted an article with an apology following similar claims.
- This legal action reflects the Trump family's typical strategy to confront critics and may increase scrutiny on Epstein-related issues while highlighting disputes over the Trumps’ personal history.
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Melania Trump Threatens $1 Billion Lawsuit Against Hunter Biden
First Lady Melania Trump has demanded that Hunter Biden retract his claim linking her introduction to Donald Trump with Jeffrey Epstein. Credit: Anthony Quintan / CC BY 2.0 First Lady Melania Trump has threatened to file a lawsuit against Hunter Biden for more than $1 billion over his claim that she met her husband through convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Her lawyers called the allegation “false, disparaging, defamatory, and inflammatory.…
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Hunter Biden, the son of former President Joe Biden, had strong words for first lady Melania Trump and her threats to sue him for $1 billion over comments
Melania Trump is threatening to sue former President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, for $1 billion after he claimed that sex offender Jeffrey Epstein introduced her to his husband.
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