WASHINGTON (TNND) — The Day by day Beast retracted an article alleging that the late Jeffrey Epstein performed a component in President Donald Trump’s assembly of his now spouse Melania Trump.
The headline and textual content of the article has been utterly scrubbed, and as a replacement is an Editor’s Observe, citing that the paper was contacted by the First Woman’s legal professionals.
“Editor’s Observe. After this story was revealed, The Beast acquired a letter from First Woman Melania Trump’s legal professional difficult the headline and framing of the article,” the be aware said. “After reviewing the matter, the Beast has taken down the article and apologizes for any confusion or misunderstanding.”
The article based mostly its allegations on claims made by journalist and writer Michael Wolff, who appeared on The Day by day Beast Podcast on Saturday. Wolff and chief content material officer Joanna Coles of the podcast had been discussing the presidents’s lengthy historical past with Epstein, which has turn out to be a nationwide dialog within the wake of the Justice Division’s findings that there isn’t any proof of Epstein retaining a “consumer checklist.”
Trump and Epstein had been buddies for years, however had a falling out amid Epstein’s first felony intercourse fees.
Wolff, the writer of “Hearth and Fury,” stated that Epstein knew Melania fairly “nicely” and that she “very concerned in Trump and Epstein’s relationship.
“She’s launched by a mannequin agent, each of whom Trump and Epstein are concerned with,” Wolff stated. “She’s launched to Trump that approach,” Wolff alleged. “Epstein is aware of her nicely.”
However in keeping with Melania’s 2024 memoir, she met Trump at a Style Week get together on the Equipment Kat Klub in New York Metropolis in 1998.
“I noticed my pal wave at somebody behind me. Once I circled, I seen a person and a beautiful blonde girl approaching us,” Melania wrote. “‘Hello. I’m Donald Trump,’ the person stated when he reached my desk.”
Melania recounted how she and Trump sat down and commenced a dialog through which she immediately acknowledged his charisma. She stated that Trump made her really feel like”the middle of his world.”
“From the second our dialog started, I used to be captivated by his allure and easygoing nature,” she wrote. “I discovered myself drawn to his magnetic power.”
In the meantime, requires the the total launch of the Epstein Information have been ongoing for weeks, with articles being revealed in search of to level out Trump’s shut historical past to Epstein, who was useless in his jail cell in 2019 whereas awaiting trial.
