{"id":2590508,"date":"2026-04-14T08:01:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T12:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/epstein-survivor-praises-melania-trump-for-calling-on-congress-to-hold-hearing\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T08:03:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T12:03:14","slug":"epstein-survivor-praises-melania-trump-for-calling-on-congress-to-hold-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/epstein-survivor-praises-melania-trump-for-calling-on-congress-to-hold-hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"Epstein Survivor Praises Melania Trump For Calling On Congress To Hold Hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fepstein-survivor-praises-melania-trump-for-calling-on-congress-to-hold-hearing%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=2590508&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>The article centers on Melania Trump\u2019s response to allegations linking her to Jeffrey Epstein and the reaction of Epstein survivors to calls for accountability. <\/p>\n<p>Key points:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Alicia Arden, a survivor of Epstein\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-nominee-helped-free-robber-accused-sex-trafficker\/\" title=\"Biden Nominee Helped Free Robber, Accused Sex...Trafficker\">sex-trafficking ring<\/a>, praised Melania for urging Congress to hold a public hearing so victims can testify.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Melania denied any ties to Epstein or Maxwell, stating she and Donald Trump met epstein only in social settings and never had a friendship with them; she urged Congress to allow victims to testify.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The piece notes that allegations about Melania\u2019s connections, including claims she met Trump through Paolo Zampolli, were retracted by outlets, and Melania asserted she never had a relationship with Epstein or Maxwell.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; It mentions that Trump reportedly cut ties with Epstein and, per a Department of Justice document, was among the first to alert police to Epstein\u2019s abuse of underage girls.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The article is from the Daily Caller News Foundation and is republished with disclosure by The Western Journal.  <\/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><\/p>\n<p>A victim of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >sex trafficking ring praised<\/a> first lady Melania Trump on Friday for urging Congress to hold a hearing for all the victims.<\/p>\n<p>Melania Trump refuted claims that she had ties to Epstein and called on Congress to allow victims to testify about Epstein&rsquo;s operation.<\/p>\n<p>One survivor, Alicia Arden, told &ldquo;CNN News Central&rdquo; that she is &ldquo;proud&rdquo; of Melania for speaking out about an on-the-record congressional hearing.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m really happy and really quite proud of Melania to call for a hearing so that if we want to, if I want to testify before Congress about what Jeffrey Epstein did to me, the other victims can come with me, they can come and testify with me,&rdquo; Arden said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m very happy that Melania is wanting to ask Congress for a hearing for us. So, I would be very, very happy to testify before Congress and I think that it&rsquo;s really great that she&rsquo;s wanting to do that for us.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.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\tloadAnyclip(); \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 #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Melania&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/even-cnns-legal-panel-cant-deny-trump-is-headed-for-a-big-supreme-court-victory\/\" title=\"CNN&#039;s legal experts admit: ...&#039;s Supreme Court win is inevitable\">legal team forced<\/a> The Daily Beast, HarperCollins UK, and political commentator James Carville to retract their allegations that Melania had close ties to Epstein and that she and President Donald Trump met through the now-disgraced sex offender.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Beast alleged in an article from August that Melania met her husband through ID Models founder Paolo Zampolli, who had ties to Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, though Melania stated Thursday that she and Trump met by chance at a party in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>The first lady also stated that she was never friends with Epstein or Maxwell and only ran into them at some social gatherings.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The individuals lying about me are devoid of ethical standards, humility, and respect,&rdquo; Melania said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I do not object to their ignorance, but rather, I reject their mean-spirited attempts to defame my reputation. I&rsquo;ve never been friends with Epstein. Donald and I were invited to the same parties as Epstein from time to time, since overlapping in social circles is common in New York City and Palm Beach. To be clear, I never had a relationship with Epstein or his accomplice, [Ghislaine] Maxwell.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump said in July that he permanently cut ties with Epstein after he &ldquo;stole&rdquo; spa workers from Mar-a-Lago.<\/p>\n<p>He was one of the first individuals to call the police on Epstein to alert them that he was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pollak-ghislaine-maxwell-jury-did-what-prosectors-failed-to-do-in-epstein-plea-deal\/\" title=\"Pollak: Ghislaine ... Jury Did What Prosectors Failed to Do in Epstein Plea Deal\">sexually abusing underage girls<\/a>, a document released by the Department of Justice (DOJ) revealed on Feb. 1.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter&rsquo;s byline and their DCNF affiliation. 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Melania denied any ties to Epstein and pressed for victims to be allowed to speak publicly.<br \/>\n&#8211; Alicia Arden, a survivor, told CNN that she is proud of Melania and would testify before Congress if a hearing is held, and she believes other victims could join her.<br \/>\n&#8211; Melania\u2019s legal team prompted corrections from The Daily Beast, HarperCollins UK, and commentator James Carville to retract claims of close ties to Epstein. 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