Hunter Biden pushed a false conspiracy theory that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein introduced first lady Melania Trump to her future husband, citing a false claim shared by The Daily Beast last month.
Biden sat down for a follow-up interview with Andrew Callaghan on his web series Channel 5 that was released Tuesday. In this clip, he discussed the current Epstein backlash the administration is facing, saying it is “beyond a doubt” that President Donald Trump and Epstein were “very close friends.” Biden asked, “What’s going on there?” and said the two “knew each other well.”
“They spent an enormous time together. According to [Trump’s] biographer, Jeffrey Epstein introduced Melania. That’s how Melania, and the first lady and the president met. Yeah, according to Michael Wolff,” Biden said on Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan.
“And so I only can go by what people are saying, and I don’t know,” Biden continued.
Wolff made his claim in a podcast that aired on July 26, claiming Epstein and Donald Trump were involved with “a model agent,” who introduced him to the future first lady. The Daily Beast also published an article on Wolff’s claim, but retracted it and issued an apology after Melania Trump’s attorney contacted the publication.
Melania Trump met the future president in 1998 at a party hosted by Paolo Zampolli, a former modeling agent. The two married in January 2005.
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Neither the president nor his wife has addressed Biden’s claim on social media as of Tuesday afternoon.
The House Oversight Committee announced Tuesday it is issuing subpoenas to multiple high-profile people, furthering the Epstein investigation. Former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former Attorney General Merrick Garland, and former FBI Director James Comey are among the recipients.