Fact check: Are there any records of Melania Trump attending events or parties hosted by Jeffrey Epstein?

1. Summary of the results

Based on the available analyses, there are no direct records of Melania Trump attending events or parties specifically hosted by Jeffrey Epstein. However, there is documented evidence that Melania Trump was present at a Victoria's Secret fashion event in New York in 1999 where both Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein were also in attendance ^{[1] [2]}. This represents the only confirmed instance where all three individuals were at the same event.

The analyses reveal a significant recent controversy involving Hunter Biden's claim that Jeffrey Epstein introduced Melania to Donald Trump. Melania Trump's legal team has categorically denied this claim, describing it as "false, disparaging, defamatory and inflammatory" and has threatened to sue Hunter Biden for more than $1 billion for what they characterize as causing "overwhelming financial and reputational harm" ^{[3] [4] [5]}.

2. Missing context/alternative viewpoints

The original question lacks important contextual information about the current legal dispute surrounding this topic. Hunter Biden has refused to apologize for his claim and has escalated the conflict despite the threatened lawsuit ^[4]. The analyses also reveal that Donald Trump has confirmed that Melania Trump's attorneys are threatening legal action and told her to "go forward" with the legal proceedings ^[6].

An important missing detail is that Melania Trump officially met Donald Trump at a 1998 Fashion Week party in New York ^[4], which contradicts Hunter Biden's narrative about Epstein facilitating their introduction. This established timeline provides crucial context for evaluating the competing claims.

The question also doesn't acknowledge the broader context of Donald Trump's documented social connections with Jeffrey Epstein, which included attending various social events together, as evidenced by newly discovered photos and video footage ^[1].

3. Potential misinformation/bias in the original statement

The original question itself doesn't contain explicit misinformation, but it may inadvertently perpetuate unsubstantiated claims by seeking "records" that don't appear to exist. The phrasing could imply that such attendance occurred when no evidence has been found to support Melania Trump attending Epstein-hosted events ^{[7] [3]}.

The question's timing coincides with a highly publicized political dispute between Hunter Biden and Melania Trump, where financial and reputational interests are clearly at stake. Melania Trump's legal team stands to benefit from aggressively defending her reputation through the threatened billion-dollar lawsuit, while Hunter Biden may benefit politically from maintaining claims that associate the Trump family with Jeffrey Epstein despite the lack of supporting evidence for his specific allegation about their introduction.