A newly released tranche of Jeffrey Epstein files includes an email signed “Love, Melania” that appears to have been sent to Ghislaine Maxwell, according to documents made public by the Department of Justice.
The Oct. 23, 2002, email was uncovered among more than three million records released Friday as part of the federal government’s latest disclosure tied to Epstein and his associates.
The names of both the sender and recipient are redacted in the document, but the message is signed “Love, Melania” and opens with a familiar greeting addressed to “Dear G!”
“Dear G! How are you? Nice story about JE in NY mag. You look great on the picture,” the email states, referencing a New York Magazine feature published that same week.
The New York Magazine article, titled “Jeffrey Epstein: International Moneyman of Mystery,” highlighted Epstein’s growing profile in elite social circles and featured multiple high-profile photographs.
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The piece included an illustration of Epstein smiling alongside Bill Clinton aboard his private jet, as Kevin Spacey and Chris Tucker were depicted boarding the aircraft.
It also featured a photo of Maxwell with Epstein at a black-tie event and another image showing President Donald Trump speaking with Epstein and Belgian supermodel Ingrid Seynhaeve at a Victoria’s Secret party in Manhattan.
The email continues with a personal tone, noting Maxwell’s travel schedule and referencing Palm Beach. “I know you are very busy flying all over the world. How was Palm Beach? I cannot wait to go down,” the message reads.
The sender asks Maxwell to call once she returns to New York and signs off affectionately with “Love, Melania,” according to the DOJ file, per the Daily Mail.
It remains unclear whether the email was sent by Melania Trump. The Daily Mail reported that it contacted the White House for comment but had not received a response.
Donald Trump and Melania Knauss, who later became Melania Trump, moved in the same social circles as Epstein and Maxwell throughout the 1990s and early 2000s.
A well-known photograph from February 2000 shows Trump, his then-girlfriend Melania Knauss, Epstein, and Maxwell together at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida.
Trump later severed ties with Epstein in the mid-2000s and banned him from Mar-a-Lago, citing what he described as “creepy” behavior toward young female staff members.
The DOJ files also include a reply to the email, allegedly sent by Maxwell under the name “G. Max.”
“Sweet pea,” the response begins, thanking the sender for the message and explaining that travel plans had changed, preventing a meeting in New York.
Maxwell signed the reply with her initial and a kiss, writing, “Keep well. Gx,” according to the documents.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Friday that the latest release includes more than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images related to Epstein.
Epstein died in a New York jail in August 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges, while Maxwell is serving a 20-year prison sentence for recruiting underage girls for him.
