U.S. First Lady Melania Trump has demanded that Hunter Biden retract comments linking her to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, warning she will sue if he fails to do so.

The dispute centers on remarks Biden — son of former President Joe Biden — made in an interview earlier this month with British journalist Andrew Callaghan. In the conversation, Biden alleged that Epstein introduced Melania to her husband, now-President Donald Trump.

Melania’s attorney, Alejandro Brito, called the claim “false, defamatory and extremely salacious” in a letter sent to Biden on August 6. He said the comments, widely circulated on social media and reported globally, have caused the first lady “overwhelming financial and reputational harm.”

During the interview, Biden criticized Democratic Party “elites” whom he claims undermined his father before his withdrawal from last year’s presidential race. Referring to the disputed claim, Biden said: “Epstein introduced Melania to Trump. The connections are, like, so wide and deep,” attributing the information to author Michael Wolff. Melania has previously dismissed Wolff as a “third-rate reporter” who fabricates stories to sell books.

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The Trumps have long maintained that the couple met in 1998 at a New York Fashion Week party hosted by modeling agent Paolo Zampolli.

Legal experts note that public figures like the Trumps face a high bar to win defamation cases in the U.S., but the first lady’s legal threat mirrors her husband’s frequent use of litigation against critics.

Brito’s letter was first reported Wednesday by Fox News Digital. Abbe Lowell, Biden’s attorney, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

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