Melania Trump’s Epstein remarks turn up the heat on DOJ, Acting AG Todd Blanche to do more

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Melania Trump publicly denies ties to Jeffrey Epstein, calling for an end to 'disgraceful lies' and demanding congressional action for survivors. The first lady's senior advisor Marc Beckman explains. First lady Melania Trump’s call for public hearings for Jeffrey Epstein’s victims is piling fresh pressure on Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, who only days earlier signaled the administration wanted to move past the saga even as bipartisan lawmakers and survivors continue demanding more files, testimony and prosecutions. While the first lady called on Congress to take additional steps to let Epstein "survivors" tell their stories, Epstein victims and members of Congress themselves argued that the onus is with the Trump administration, not Congress. "First Lady asks Congress to bring Epstein survivors in for testimony. With all due respect, that’s