{"id":2486908,"date":"2025-09-15T20:42:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T00:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/melania-trump-gets-apology-and-retraction-from-legacy-media-outlet-over-epstein-accusations\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T20:43:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T00:43:26","slug":"melania-trump-gets-apology-and-retraction-from-legacy-media-outlet-over-epstein-accusations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/melania-trump-gets-apology-and-retraction-from-legacy-media-outlet-over-epstein-accusations\/","title":{"rendered":"Melania Trump Gets Apology and Retraction From Legacy Media Outlet Over Epstein Accusations"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmelania-trump-gets-apology-and-retraction-from-legacy-media-outlet-over-epstein-accusations%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2486908&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>First Lady Melania Trump has <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >publicly highlighted recent retractions<\/a> and apologies from media outlets and individuals who falsely linked her to Jeffrey Epstein. The Daily Beast removed an article and podcast segment making such claims after legal pressure and issued a formal apology to her. Similarly, podcaster James Carville apologized for similar accusations. Melania also demanded an apology from Hunter Biden, who claimed Epstein introduced her to President Trump; Biden refused to apologize. Her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-bidens-lawyers-threaten-fox-news-reportedly-plans-to-sue-network\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden&#039;s ... team warns Fox News and considers suing the network\">legal team warns<\/a> that without retractions, they may pursue over $1 billion in damages. Melania emphasizes that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-gov-desantis-humiliates-reporters-for-defending-big-tech-video\/\" title=\"WATCH: Gov. DeSantis Humiliates Reporters For Defending Big Tech (VIDEO)\">true story<\/a> of how she met Donald Trump is detailed in her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wayne-root-i-stand-with-president-trump-we-will-always-stand-with-trump\/\" title=\"WAYNE ROOT: I Stand with ..., We Will Always Stand With Trump\">bestselling book<\/a>, which states they were introduced at a 1998 New York Fashion Week party by a modeling agent. President Trump has supported these corrections, affirming that Epstein had no role in their meeting.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>First Lady Melania Trump on Monday reminded the world that her husband is not the only one in the Trump White House adept at winning.<\/p>\n<p>The first lady used <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MELANIATRUMP\/status\/1967606950117736625\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">her X account<\/a> to  a post from The Daily Beast retracting its claim that she was linked to sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Daily Beast recently published a story headlined &lsquo;Melania Trump &lsquo;Very Involved&rsquo; in Epstein Scandal: Author&rsquo; based on an interview with Michael Wolff,&rdquo; the post said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Upon reflection, we have determined that the article did not meet our standards and has therefore been removed from our platforms,&rdquo; the statement said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Retraction &amp; Apology from The Daily Beast <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WINb5r9wpN\">pic.twitter.com\/WINb5r9wpN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MELANIA TRUMP (@MELANIATRUMP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MELANIATRUMP\/status\/1967606950117736625?\">September 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In response to a letter from the First Lady&rsquo;s attorneys, The Daily Beast has also removed a portion of an episode of The Daily Beast Podcast titled &lsquo;Trump&rsquo;s Epstein Scandal Can&rsquo;t Stop Won&rsquo;t Stop&rsquo; referencing the First Lady,&rdquo; the apology to the former model said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The First Lady points to her bestselling book Melania as the definitive account of her life story. We apologize to the First Lady and our readers,&rdquo; the apology said.<\/p>\n<p>Wolff initially made the claims in an interview with Daily Beast chief content officer Joanna Coles, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/daily-beast-apologizes-melania-trump-over-retracted-epstein-allegations-article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In August, podcaster <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/melania-claims-another-scalp-ones-bald-cajun-good\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James Carville<\/a> also issued an apology for comments that linked Melania Trump to Epstein.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cNMb5xawxW\">pic.twitter.com\/cNMb5xawxW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MELANIA TRUMP (@MELANIATRUMP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MELANIATRUMP\/status\/1953487584719417361?\">August 7, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Melania Trump has also demanded an apology from Hunter Biden, who during an August interview claimed Epstein introduced Melania Trump to her husband, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/hunter-biden-escalates-rift-melania-trump-jeffrey-epstein\/story?id=124649370\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter Biden refused to apologize.<\/p>\n<p>Nick Clemens, a spokesman for Melania Trump, said that &ldquo;First Lady Melania Trump&rsquo;s attorneys are actively ensuring immediate retractions and apologies by those who spread malicious, defamatory falsehoods. The true account of how the First Lady met President Trump is in her best-selling book, &lsquo;Melania.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The book said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/melanias-advice-donald-resurfaces-looks-wiser-ever\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first lady<\/a> met President Donald Trump at a 1998 Fashion Week party in New York City and that a modeling agent introduced them to each other.<\/p>\n<p>Alejandro Brito, an attorney for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/melania-drag-hunter-biden-court-eye-watering-10-digit-damage-claim-epstein-lie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Melania Trump<\/a>, has said that absent an apology she &ldquo;will be left with no alternative but to enforce her legal and equitable rights, all of which are expressly reserved and are not waived, including by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-justice-coming-for-the-51-who-signed-the-intel-letter-against-hunter-bidens-laptop\/\" title=\"Is Justice Coming for the 51 Who Signed the Intel Letter Against Hunter Biden\u2019s Laptop?\">filing legal action<\/a> for over $1 Billion Dollars in damages.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&ldquo;You are on notice,&rdquo; a letter to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hunter-biden-issues-vulgar-response-melania-trump-threatens-1-billion-lawsuit-epstein-lies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hunter Biden<\/a> warned.<\/p>\n<p>President Trump noted that the claim was wrong, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/aug\/14\/melania-trump-demands-hunter-biden-retract-comments-linking-her-to-jeffrey-epstein\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guardian<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">&ldquo;Jeffrey Epstein had nothing to do with Melania and introducing,&rdquo; he said in August<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">&ldquo;But they do that to demean, they make up stories. I mean I can tell you exactly how it was and it was another person actually&hellip; but it wasn&rsquo;t Jeffrey Epstein,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Speaking of suing Hunter Biden, the president said, &ldquo;I told her go ahead and do it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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