However, in recordings obtained exclusively by the Daily Beast and published on the eve of the 2024 election, the convicted sex offender was heard bragging about his close friendship with the president and first lady.

Epstein even claimed that the first time Trump slept with his now wife was on his plane, dubbed the Lolita Express. In her statement, Melania said she had never been on his plane.

The pedophile spoke extensively with author Michael Wolff in August 2017 for his bestseller Fire and Fury, two years before he was found dead in his New York jail cell in 2019. Authorities say he died by suicide.