CNN host confronted GOP: why hasn't Melania Trump testified in Epstein case
First lady Melania Trump arrives for the premiere of the documentary film "Melania" at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, recently renamed to include U.S. President Donald Trump's name, in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 29, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper

CNN's John Berman confronted Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) over the inconsistent standards applied to Hillary Clinton's Epstein deposition versus the current first lady. Hillary Clinton testified she never met Epstein, while Melania Trump appears in multiple photographs with Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Berman questioned why Mace conducted three rounds of questioning with Clinton but refused to call Melania Trump to testify. Mace defended her approach, claiming she applies equal standards and citing victims who "exonerated" Trump. She called Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to testify but insisted Trump and his wife don't need questioning. Mace deflected by claiming more photos exist of Clintons with Epstein than of Trumps. Berman pressed her directly on why her "wide net" stops short of questioning Melania Trump despite photographic evidence of her relationship with Epstein.

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