Overview

• In a letter dated Aug. 6, Melania Trump’s lawyer Alejandro Brito demanded a visible retraction and public apology from Hunter Biden under threat of a $1 billion defamation suit.
• Hunter Biden has publicly declined to retract his claim that Epstein introduced Melania Trump to President Trump and said he will not apologize.
• President Trump said he encouraged his wife’s legal move and maintained that Epstein played no role in how he and Melania met.
• Despite the warning, Melania Trump’s legal team has not yet filed suit, leaving the dispute unresolved as both sides weigh next steps.
• The allegation rests on contested Michael Wolff reporting and a retracted Daily Beast item, and follows DOJ and FBI findings that no secret Epstein client list exists.