{"id":220818,"date":"2026-04-19T12:51:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T12:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=220818"},"modified":"2026-04-19T12:51:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T12:51:33","slug":"confusion-grows-as-donald-trump-reportedly-claims-he-did-not-know-melania-trump-was-giving-statement-on-epstein-as-it-happened","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=220818","title":{"rendered":"Confusion grows as Donald Trump reportedly claims he did not know Melania Trump was giving statement on Epstein \u2013 as it happened"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This live blog is now closed.Melania Trump says she not did not have relationship with Jeffrey EpsteinSketch: Melania says her piece about Epstein \u2013 doth the lady protest too much?Trump news at a glance: Melania Trump\u2019s weird disavowal of Epstein is getting weirderSign up for the Breaking News US emailNato secretary general Mark Rutte has briefed some capitals that US president Donald 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