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pat_k

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7. Well, there's this...

Reply to walkingman (Reply #3)

Sat Jul 19, 2025, 05:49 PM

Saturday

...from August 2016 detailing Melania's introduction.

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/01/fashion/donald-trump-melania-modeling-agent-paolo-zampolli-daily-mail.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Xk8.uOAo.P7hBH4qw9Xpn&smid=url-share

And describes this:

A couple of weekends ago, Paolo Zampolli received a text message from Melania Trump, the wife of the Republican candidate for president, urging him to give her a call. The next day, Mr. Zampolli, a former modeling agent who had discovered the Slovene 20 years ago in Milan, listened as Ms. Trump expressed anguish over a gossipy report in the British tabloid The Daily Mail accusing her and Mr. Zampolli of operating an escort service in the 1990s.

And from 1999 to 2017, Trump Model Management was trafficking young women and girls for labor as models. More in this post downthread:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220497657#post4

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Didn't Trump also recruit girls for Epstein, like Maxwell did? [View all] intrepidity Saturday OP

He may have creon Saturday #1

They were a team... AntiFascist Saturday #2

This is what I think. bamagal62 Saturday #12

I've often wondered how he met his eastern European wives. walkingman Saturday #3

Well, there's this... pat_k Saturday #7

A few years later, Trump Model Management was trafficking young... pat_k Saturday #4

i'm glad this is popping up from the memory hole. mopinko Saturday #8

I think it definitely has a tie in. pat_k Saturday #10

grace will b hard to find. mopinko Saturday #19

It does require serious effort. pat_k Saturday #23

Epstein was a horrid human predator, they always show themselves... No way Trump didn't know uponit7771 Saturday #5

Trump had access to many girls via the pageants and TV show. Irish_Dem Saturday #6

And don't forget Trump Model Management's exploitation of pat_k Saturday #9

You should read the full Guardian story if you haven't gotten to already. Mortifying. emulatorloo Saturday #13

Yes it is all disgusting. Irish_Dem Saturday #14

Sois Trump True Blue American Saturday #21

trump and Epstein were joined at the hip. mercuryblues Saturday #11

Yes. Check out Malcolm Nance's latest "Black Man Spy." GoCubsGo Saturday #17

Then why would Epstein do this? AntiFascist Saturday #18

it sure answers the question- how did the whole rethuglican party lose their minds? mopinko Saturday #20

I said many didn't need to be. Some were. mercuryblues Saturday #28

I mean, if it was insurance, it sure failed badly, no? intrepidity Saturday #29

This should have all come out before the 2016 election not fooled Saturday #15

He recruited them WITH Epstein. GoCubsGo Saturday #16

Many people are saying BaronChocula Saturday #22

Trump did have a " modeling agency" for a while Figarosmom Saturday #24

Have they scrubbed the page? They can't supply the article on that link. n/t Uncle Joe Saturday #25

Absolutely he did. Epstein's arguably highest profile victim (Giuffre) was recruited at Trump's Mar-a-Lago. W_HAMILTON Saturday #26

Maxwell is in prison for a lot more than arranging a party. If you can stomach it, I urge you to read transcripts from tulipsandroses Saturday #27