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usonian

(25,665 posts)
2. Try to understand.
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 04:01 PM
6 hrs ago

Melania is talking about Epstein to hide the truth about a war which was started to hide the truth about Epstein.

I need a beer.

stopdiggin

(15,512 posts)
4. have to think that the Iran war ..
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 04:06 PM
6 hrs ago

destabilization of the U.S. (and world) economies - the presidents increasing (and overtly visible) mental deterioration ...

Are all greater fulcrums and inflection points on the political landscape at this point in time.
(Others are free to disagree of course - but I am starting to see a certain degree of 'eye roll' reaction to the Epstein topic more recently. And energy perhaps better spent ... ? )

Hey Joe

(655 posts)
7. While I agree with you that the world wide
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 04:18 PM
6 hrs ago

chaos that Fuckwit has plunged us into is a more substantial problem for everyone, he has gotten away with so much in his miserable existence that his crimes against these innocent children should never be forgotten or pushed aside.
He should be held accountable to them and all of the other crimes against humanity.

stopdiggin

(15,512 posts)
8. No problem with that at all
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 04:37 PM
6 hrs ago

But, in my own mind, I was kind of framing this in terms moving the needle regarding results in November ...
(and that might have been too short a view)

Blue Owl

(59,198 posts)
6. Google it. Again! On another search engine!
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 04:12 PM
6 hrs ago

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jfz9580m

(17,295 posts)
9. Melania is doing her part
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 04:42 PM
6 hrs ago
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/04/10/politics/epstein-melania-trump-statement-victims-analysis

A new political nightmare for the White House

Melania Trump spoke from a White House that appears to be losing control of its preferred narrative of Donald Trump’s second term. This trend was reflected in the president’s impulsive and chilling outbursts and threats over the war in Iran that fueled fierce criticism from usually loyal conservative media personalities.

Now it has a new Epstein furor.

With the war dominating conversation in Washington, why did a first lady who prizes privacy and is known for an independent streak from her husband feel compelled to make what would inevitably be an explosive statement now?

Part of the motivation appeared personal. Melania Trump lashed out at “unfounded and baseless lies” over her connections to the financier who took his own life in a Manhattan jail cell in 2019. She referenced a friendly email exchange she had in 2002 with Epstein’s now jailed associate Ghislaine Maxwell. She signed off the note “Love Melania” and Maxwell responded, calling her “sweet pea.” On Thursday, the first lady said that her reply was just a “casual correspondence,” and merely a “trivial” note.

magicarpet

(18,654 posts)
10. Melania put the Epstein issue back on the front burner,... that was kind of her to do that. The trDUMP/Kegsbreath,...
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 05:51 PM
5 hrs ago

.... Middle Eastern Alpha male macho man Iranian War excursion wiped the Epstein pedo saga off the front pages in the media.

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Paulo Zampolli who ran a modeling agency in Europe. Brought Melania to the USA as a model/escort. Zampolli and trDUMP traveled in the same circles in New York and Palm Beach, Florida. Zampolli eventually introded Melania to Donald and the two love birds eventually later married.

Zampolli then became involved as a helper in djt's political journey to Washington DC. Zampolli has filled various slots in Team trDUMP's operations.

Zampolli hooked up with a Brazilian model named Amanda Ungaro. He brought Ungara to the USA. They lived together about 13 years as common law spouces. They eventually had a child. Then Zampolli tired/bored of Amanda and he wanted a new, younger, fresh piece of arm candy - so thru his connections via djt he had Amanda and her baby deport back to Brazil with the help of ICE. Problem solved so Zampolli and his goons thought.

Amanda then had the audacity to seek child support from Zampolli. Was about to receive a court decree for this child support in Brazil. So Zampolli sent his goons to Brazil to kidnap Amanda's child and bring the child back to the USA. Zampolli was adamant he had no intention of paying child support to Amanda. Amanda then went to the Brazilian courts and got a court decree that the child was to be returned to her in Brazil forthwith.

Amanda is bull shit with Zampolli. Amanda is bullshit with trDUMP, TEAM trDUMP, and Melania because they are all working diligently to help Zampolli. She feels they are tearing her down and bad mouthing her, and ballooning her legal fees to make things right.

Amanda wants her baby back and wants the child support she is owed.

Amanda knows all about Epstein, trDUMP, Melania, Maxwell what happened at Mara Lago, Epstein's Island and various mansions. Amanda claims to have hard evidence of the chicanery and illegal sex with minors. She claims to have names, documents, video, pictures and other evidence to finally blow this Epstein saga out of the water. Once Amanda blows the whistle on this Epstein matter the shit is going to hit the fan as per Amanda's and her lawyer's estimate.

This fallout of revealing the nitty gritty details of Epstein's down and filthy dirt maybe why Melania rushed to the microphone to save her hide and distance herself from the Epstein fiasco.

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Media report out of Brazil,...

Brazilian former model says Trump ally used influence to have her deported amid child custody battle
In an exclusive interview with O GLOBO, Amanda Ungaro says Paolo Zampolli — a White House–linked envoy — asked ICE to detain her and later contacted prosecutors about the couple’s son’s testimony.

Amanda Ungaro arrived in Brazil in October 2025 on a deportation flight from the United States, ending a 23-year life in the country. In an exclusive interview with O GLOBO in February, the former model said her removal followed the intervention of her ex-partner, Italian businessman Paolo Zampolli, a figure with longstanding ties to political power in Washington.

Much more at the link below,...

https://oglobo.globo.com/mundo/noticia/2026/03/24/brazilian-ex-model-says-trump-ally-used-influence-to-have-her-deported-amid-child-custody-battle.ghtml

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The Epstein shit is about to hit the fan and blow this wide open.







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