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Melania Trump Threatens $1B Lawsuit as Hunter Biden Refuses to Retract Epstein Introduction Claim

The Aug. 6 retraction demand lapsed on Aug. 7; Biden declined to comply in a follow-up Channel 5 interview with Andrew Callaghan.

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First lady Melania Trump listens as U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured) delivers remarks during an Independence Day military family picnic on the South Lawn of the White House on July 04, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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President Donald Trump, center right, and first lady Melania Trump walk, center left, walk with Jason Hing, chief deputy of emergency services at the Los Angles Fire Department, left, and Capt. Jeff Brown, Chief of Station 69, as they tour the Pacific Palisades neighborhood affected by recent wildfires in Los Angeles, Jan. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Overview

  • Melania Trump’s lawyer, Alejandro Brito, sent an Aug. 6 letter demanding that Hunter Biden retract and apologise for repeating the claim that Jeffrey Epstein introduced her to President Trump or face over $1 billion in damages.
  • The demand described Biden’s statements as false, defamatory and “extremely salacious,” citing their wide circulation across social media and news outlets that harmed the first lady’s reputation.
  • Biden first aired the disputed allegation on Aug. 5 during a Channel 5 interview with Andrew Callaghan, attributing it to author Michael Wolff and earlier media reporting.
  • The Aug. 7 compliance deadline passed without a retraction and no civil suit has been filed against Biden to date.
  • In a follow-up interview released Aug. 14, Biden flatly refused to retract or apologise, calling the lawsuit threat a “designed distraction.”