{"id":333691,"date":"2026-04-10T18:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T17:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/epstein-survivors-react-to-melania-trumps-surprise-statement\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T18:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T17:00:10","slug":"epstein-survivors-react-to-melania-trumps-surprise-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/epstein-survivors-react-to-melania-trumps-surprise-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"Epstein survivors react to Melania Trump&#8217;s surprise statement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/PVoakbVD5EU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Epstein survivors react to Melania Trump's surprise statement\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PVoakbVD5EU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>First lady Melania Trump blasted \u201clies linking me to the disgraceful Jeffrey Epstein\u201d in extraordinary and rare remarks from the White House Thursday, attempting to distance herself from the convicted sex offender while calling on Congress to hold public hearings allowing his victims to testify on Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n<p>Epstein survivor Alicia Arden told CNN she would testify if given the chance. Meanwhile, a group of survivors released a statement, saying in part that survivors &quot;have already shown extraordinary courage&quot; and that &quot;asking more of them now is a deflection of responsibility, not justice.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>0:00 Gloria Allred, attorney for Epstein survivors, reacts to Melania Trump&#8217;s call for testimony<br \/>\n4:59 Epstein survivor Alicia Arden: &quot;I would be very, very happy to testify&quot;<br \/>\n6:09 Epstein survivors&#8217; statement calls out First Lady for &quot;shifting the burden&quot; to them<br \/>\n7:14 CNN This Morning &quot;Group Chat&quot; panel breaks down the news<\/p>\n<p>Watch more CNN here: https:\/\/cnn.it\/4kh5RPe<\/p>\n<p>#Epstein #MelaniaTrump #News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First lady Melania Trump blasted \u201clies linking me to the disgraceful Jeffrey Epstein\u201d in extraordinary and rare remarks from the White House Thursday, attempting to distance herself from the convicted sex offender while calling on Congress to hold public hearings allowing his victims to testify on Capitol Hill. 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