Democratic strategist James Carville apologized for his claims regarding First Lady Melania Trump and Jeffrey Epstein following a legal note from Trump’s lawyer.
“In last week’s podcast episode, we spoke with Judd Legum,” he said on his “Politics War Room” podcast. “After the episode, we received a letter from Melania Trump’s lawyer. He took issue with our title of one of those YouTube videos from that episode and a couple of comments I made about the first lady. We took a look at what they complained about, and we took down the video and edited out those comments from the episode. I also take back these statements and apologize.”
Melania Trump shared the apology on social media.
“First Lady Melania Trump’s attorneys are actively ensuring immediate retractions and apologies by those who spread malicious, defamatory falsehoods,” a spokesperson for the first lady told Fox News. “The true account of how the First Lady met President Trump is in her best-selling book, ‘Melania.'”
The first lady explained in her memoir that she met her husband during the 1998 Fashion Week.
The matter pertains to a since-pulled article from The Daily Beast that alleged Melania Trump was introduced to Donald Trump through a connection with Jeffrey Epstein.
“After this story was published, The Beast received a letter from First Lady Melania Trump’s attorney challenging the headline and framing of the article,” the outlet stated following its retraction. “After reviewing the matter, the Beast has taken down the article and apologizes for any confusion or misunderstanding.”
