(L-Top) UNSPECIFIED, FL - JULY 25. 2013: In this handout provided by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Jeffrey Epstein poses for a sex offender mugshot after being charged with procuring a minor for prostitution on July 25, 2013 in Florida. (Photo by Florida Department of Law Enforcement via Getty Images) / (L-Bottom) WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 19: U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive at the signing ceremony for the TAKE IT DOWN Act in the Rose Garden of the White House on May 19, 2025 in Washington, DC. The first lady made the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks (TAKE IT DOWN) Act a priority, traveling to Capitol Hill to lobby lawmakers and show her support for the legislation, which addresses non-consensual intimate imagery, or "revenge porn," and artificial intelligence deepfakes posted online and to social media. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) / (R) WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 4: Hunter Biden, son of U.S. U.S. President Joe Biden, looks on from the East Room of the White House during a Medal of Freedom ceremony on January 4, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Biden is awarding 19 recipients with the nation's highest civilian honor. President Biden is awarding 19 recipients with the nation's highest civilian honor. (Photo by Tom Brenner/Getty Images)

Trump urged Melania to threaten $1B lawsuit against Hunter after he claimed Epstein introduced them: ‘False, disparaging, defamatory, and inflammatory’

President Donald Trump partially credited himself for First Lady Melania Trump’s recent legal actions amid the escalation of her feud with former first son Hunter Biden on Thursday. The development followed Hunter’s false assertion that Melania had been introduced to Trump by the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Read More Trump urged Melania to threaten $1B lawsuit against Hunter after he claimed Epstein introduced them: ‘False, disparaging, defamatory, and inflammatory’