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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

Jul 19

...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 Jul 19 OP

He may have creon Jul 19 #1

They were a team... AntiFascist Jul 19 #2

This is what I think. bamagal62 Jul 19 #12

I've often wondered how he met his eastern European wives. walkingman Jul 19 #3

Well, there's this... pat_k Jul 19 #7

A few years later, Trump Model Management was trafficking young... pat_k Jul 19 #4

i'm glad this is popping up from the memory hole. mopinko Jul 19 #8

I think it definitely has a tie in. pat_k Jul 19 #10

grace will b hard to find. mopinko Jul 19 #19

It does require serious effort. pat_k Jul 19 #23

Epstein was a horrid human predator, they always show themselves... No way Trump didn't know uponit7771 Jul 19 #5

Trump had access to many girls via the pageants and TV show. Irish_Dem Jul 19 #6

And don't forget Trump Model Management's exploitation of pat_k Jul 19 #9

You should read the full Guardian story if you haven't gotten to already. Mortifying. emulatorloo Jul 19 #13

Yes it is all disgusting. Irish_Dem Jul 19 #14

Sois Trump True Blue American Jul 19 #21

trump and Epstein were joined at the hip. mercuryblues Jul 19 #11

Yes. Check out Malcolm Nance's latest "Black Man Spy." GoCubsGo Jul 19 #17

Then why would Epstein do this? AntiFascist Jul 19 #18

it sure answers the question- how did the whole rethuglican party lose their minds? mopinko Jul 19 #20

I said many didn't need to be. Some were. mercuryblues Jul 19 #28

I mean, if it was insurance, it sure failed badly, no? intrepidity Jul 19 #29

This should have all come out before the 2016 election not fooled Jul 19 #15

He recruited them WITH Epstein. GoCubsGo Jul 19 #16

Many people are saying BaronChocula Jul 19 #22

Trump did have a " modeling agency" for a while Figarosmom Jul 19 #24

Have they scrubbed the page? They can't supply the article on that link. n/t Uncle Joe Jul 19 #25

Absolutely he did. Epstein's arguably highest profile victim (Giuffre) was recruited at Trump's Mar-a-Lago. W_HAMILTON Jul 19 #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 Jul 19 #27

Not remotely close to what Maxwell was convicted of. Wiz Imp Jul 30 #30