Trump’s war and Melania’s Epstein statement, with US editor Betsy Reed – The Latest

Melania Trump made a surprise appearance at the White House on Thursday to announce that she ‘never had a relationship’ with the late child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell. Her address has seemingly put Epstein back on the political agenda when focus had been firmly on the US and Israel’s war in Iran. The intervention came at a difficult time for her husband, Donald Trump, as the fragile ceasefire agreed between the US and Iran seemed to be at risk of falling apart, and as US lawmakers are raising the alarm over the president’s mental stability. Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian US editor, Betsy Reed – watch on YouTube Jonathan Freedland on Politics Weekly America with the Guardian’s Washington bureau chief David Smith on whether Trump could be forced out of office – listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus🚨 WARNING: THE EVIDENCE THE LAWYERS ORDERED TO BE SCRUBBED... 🚨Today’s investigation was only the surface. We’ve secured the UNREDACTED LEAKED DOCUMENTS and the private wiretap recordings that the legal team forced us to remove from the final edit. This secure access link self-destructs in 120 seconds! 📉🔥👉 WATCH NOW ACCESS THE LEAKED INVESTIGATION FILES 👈THEY DON'T WANT THE PUBLIC TO SEE THE RAW DATA. 🌎🏃💨We have the private bank records and the original satellite footage they "lost" during the investigation. See the evidence for yourself before the "High Court" injunction wipes this server clean! 😤🚫