Melania’s Dark Past Surfaces as GOP Shuts Down Investigation?!!
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2:15As Melania Trump's dark past is surfacing, pay attention to what is happening.
2:21In a federal lawsuit involving Michael Wolff and Melania Trump, where Wolff sued Melania Trump,
2:30alleging that her threats against him constitute a violation of New York's anti -SLAPP statute,
2:37the case got assigned to a Trump -appointed judge, a very pro -Trump judge.
2:43And there hasn't been any activity on the docket since February when Michael Wolff called
2:49out Melania Trump for trying to allegedly evade service and where Michael Wolff alleges that
2:56Melania Trump is pretending to be from Florida so she can get the federal case
3:02transferred to a Florida federal court when he put forth a lot of evidence to
3:07suggest that she lives in New York.
3:09The federal judge has gone silent, very unusual for no activity on the docket since
3:16February 27th. What else is happening as Melania's dark past is surfacing?
3:22Ghislaine Maxwell sent a mysterious USB hard drive to the Justice Department days after Melania
3:31Trump sought to distance herself from the pair's heinous sex crimes.
3:37And to be clear, the pair is Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein.
3:43Melania Trump said that she has nothing to do with them and all of the
3:47emails and the text messages and the photos are fake and fabrications, right?
3:52Melania held that press conference.
3:55Well, now a mysterious USB hard drive was sent by Ghislaine Maxwell to the Department
4:00of Justice and the Department of Justice disclosed it to the federal judge, but said,
4:06judge, there's nothing to see here.
4:07It's likely just duplicative of other things that have been filed in this case.
4:12So don't even worry about it.
4:13We're not even really going to pay attention to it.
4:16What else is happening as Melania Trump's dark past is surfacing?
4:20Well, we've learned that MAGA Mike Johnson and James Comber and other MAGA Republicans in
4:27the House of Representatives at Donald Trump's direction, they are trying to shut down all
4:34further hearings about anything to do with Epstein, anything to do with Ghislaine, and try
4:41to shut down other House hearings as well.
4:43What they're trying to do now until the midterms is hold round tables instead of
4:49hearings so that subpoena powers can't be used, under oath depositions can't be taken, and
4:56there can be just round tables, which is fascinating because whose deposition is likely going
5:03to happen soon? Remember, it's the witness who Melania Trump fears the most, Amanda Ungaro.
5:10About three weeks ago. ago, you probably didn't even know the name Amanda Ungaro, but
5:15she was in a relationship with Paolo Zampoli, the guy who introduced Melania to Donald
5:22Trump, allegedly, at the KitKat Club in the late 1990s.
5:27Zampoli ran a modeling agency where he would bring in young Eastern European girls and
5:34women for his modeling agency, and he would throw parties at the KitKat Club with
5:41the girls and the ladies who were the models from Europe, and he would introduce
5:46them, the models, to wealthy Manhattan businessmen.
5:50He would play matchmaker between wealthy businessmen and the models.
5:55He introduced Melania to Donald Trump at one such party, and then he helped expedite
6:01Melania Trump's visa. He got her an Epstein visa, which is for being a genius
6:06and being in the top of your field, which is odd because she, in my
6:10opinion, wasn't any of those things, but his girlfriend was Amanda Ungaro.
6:16She met him, she says, when she was only 15 years old.
6:20She was brought here by one of Epstein's traffickers, Jean -Luc Brunel.
6:27Brunel died allegedly by suicide in a French prison under similar curious and unusual circumstances
6:37as Epstein, but that's how she was trafficked here or brought here by Jean -Luc
6:42Brunel, Epstein's guy. And then she later met Paolo Zampoli.
6:48Zampoli was, he's in the Epstein files and he brags about being, he's like, you're
6:52cool if you're in the Epstein files or something, words to that effect, only smart
6:56people are like, famous people are in the Epstein files, something very strange.
7:00And he was thinking about starting a modeling agency with Epstein, but she was with
7:06this Paolo Zampoli guy for like two decades.
7:09And Zampoli, because he introduced Melania to Donald, when Trump won the first term, he
7:17was invited to all the White House events.
7:19And so now he's basically been made a United States ambassador.
7:22And so she had a fallout with him recently over a child custody issue over
7:28their son. It was reported that he helped get her, get Angaro deported to Brazil.
7:35He denies that he contacted ICE to expedite the process.
7:39The New York Times wrote a story that he called ICE.
7:41He disputes that the call led to any expediting of her being deported, but she's
7:47in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil now.
7:50And she's like, you took my son.
7:51I have nothing to lose.
7:52So I'm going to expose everything.
7:54I'm going to expose you.
7:55I'm going to expose Melania.
7:56I'm going to, I'm going to bring everybody down.
7:59And what words to that effect?
8:00Of course, um, Paolo Zampoli has been freaking out.
8:03He's been making posts like this notice to all media outlets.
8:08My son and I are victims of an extortion attempt by a John Doe family.
8:13This was reported on April 6th to the FBI and Miami -Dade police.
8:17We have an ongoing investigation, all disinformation and defamatory statements about me and my son
8:23will be, he says, he's going to hold people accountable.
8:26Then he does a second notice three days ago, second notice to all media outlets.
8:30We confirm that legal actions are currently underway across multiple jurisdictions, including the United States,
8:36Italy, and Brazil. Our legal team is actively identifying and pursuing all individuals, entities, and
8:41accounts involved in the dissemination of false, misleading, and defamatory content.
8:44Any media outlet or individual that publishes, supports, or amplifies such content will be included
8:50in a class action lawsuit and held accountable to the fullest extent of law.
8:55Just to also give you a sense of what Paolo Zampoli's done in the past
8:5924 hours, he's been appointed by Donald Trump to ban the Iranian football team, or
9:06if you're in the U .S.
9:07soccer team from playing in the World Cup.
9:09Now, Iran qualified for the World Cup.
9:12Italy did not qualify for the World Cup.
9:15And now Donald Trump wants to ban the Iranian soccer team as punishment for Trump's
9:21unlawful invasion of Iran. So a top envoy, Paolo Zampoli, is now trying to work
9:28with Gianni Infantino, the head of FIFA, the really corrupt guy who's always with Donald
9:34Trump and gave Trump the FIFA Gold Cup, in order to replace Iran with Italy
9:41and to bring Italy in the World Cup.
9:43And Infantino is Swiss and Italian, and he wants to bring the Italian team in.
9:49That's what he's doing right now.
9:51There's a lot going on, of course.
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11:27Angaro, you'll recall last week posted, Pam Bondi, are you already aware of the situation?
11:35Do you fully understand the extent of the information I possess regarding you and the
11:39individuals associated with you? I strongly advise you to consider the seriousness of these matters.
11:45Any actions taken against me or attempts to escalate the situation could have significant legal
11:49consequences. I expect to be handled with the appropriate level of responsibility and professionalism moving
11:55forward. And then she gave an interview with Courier, which was translated from Portuguese into
12:00English, where she said, the first time I had contact with Zampoli was when I
12:05was 15 years old. I can state that starting from the first meetings, Zampoli began
12:10harassing me in an attempt to pursue an intimate relationship.
12:14That's her allegations, not Zampoli.
12:16That's what she says. When and under what circumstance did you meet Melania?
12:21I was introduced to Melania by Paolo Zampoli at the time.
12:26We were already dating and that is when I was introduced to her.
12:29Would you testify before the House Oversight Committee?
12:32Absolutely. Did Melania personally threaten you?
12:35If so, in what way and when Melania felt threatened?
12:40And while she did not threaten me directly, she knows that I witnessed highly compromising
12:45interactions over the past 20 years.
12:49She does not know the full extent of what I know, for I lived with
12:52Paolo for 20 years. She does not know the full extent of what I know,
12:56and she did not threaten me directly, but she knows I witnessed highly compromising interactions
13:02over the past 20 years.
13:05So now you piece this together.
13:07The Trump -loving federal judge in New York has basically frozen the docket.
13:13You have Congress freezing the hearings and saying informal roundtables, no more subpoenas.
13:23You have a mysterious hard drive being sent by Ghislaine Maxwell.
13:29At the same time, Melania said she has no contact with Ghislaine and they never
13:35really knew each other. Sure, they were in the same circles, but any of the
13:38photos are fake. Everything's fake, according to Melania.
13:41And then you have the fact that Republicans in the House of Representatives though, at
13:48the same time Ghislaine Maxwell, by the way, we know Ghislaine Maxwell, those with the
13:54email from Ghislaine calling Melania sweet pea and them wanting to hang out and Melania
13:58saying to Ghislaine, you were great.
14:01You were great or you look great in the New York Magazine article and Jeffrey
14:04Epstein was great. And they seem to know each other, at least at some level
14:09of familiarity, in my opinion, based on those emails.
14:13Ghislaine knows a lot. Angaro knows a lot.
14:17Zampoli knows a lot. And remember, Zampoli said that he would testify before a congressional
14:24hearing. I think he was pressured, in my opinion, to do that by Melania because
14:28there were rumors that Epstein introduced Melania to Trump.
14:33And Melania said that never happened.
14:35Those rumors are false and defamatory.
14:37It was Zampoli who made the introduction.
14:40Well, Zampoli and Epstein wanted to buy modeling agencies together.
14:44And Zampoli, okay, Zampoli introduced you.
14:47I'm not really sure that that really makes that much of a difference, but she's
14:51like, it's Zampoli. And Zampoli was like, I'm happy to testify.
14:54But then now Congress is like, no more testimony from anybody at all.
14:58We're canceling hearings. We're doing roundtables.
15:01And then we learned that Congress, Republicans in Congress are trying to pardon Ghislaine.
15:09James Comer told Politico that there are lots of Republicans who would like to see
15:15her pardoned because they think that'll help her testify truthfully, even though she's a known
15:21liar, a perjurer, and a sex trafficker.
15:24They're like, we should pardon her.
15:25And he said there are Republicans working with Donald Trump to pardon Ghislaine Maxwell.
15:30So Democratic Congress member Raja Krishnamoorthy sent this letter to Todd Blanche after Ghislaine's lawyer
15:41has been bragging that he believes Ghislaine's going to get a pardon.
15:45Are you piecing all of these things together, starting with Melania's dark past surfacing, take
15:52all of this information and assess it collectively?
15:56Here's the letter from Raja Krishnamoorthy, Democratic Congress member.
16:01He goes, I'm writing to express my disgust at the DOJ reported willingness to pardoned
16:07Ghislaine Maxwell. Last week, David Oscar Marcus, Ghislaine Maxwell's attorney said, there's a good chance
16:14and for good reason that Maxwell would get a pardon.
16:18It's unacceptable that the DOJ would be engaging at all with such an outrageous request.
16:24Then he talks about how Ghislaine was moved from a maximum security facility in Tallahassee
16:30to club fed in Camp Bryan, Texas.
16:33And then he goes on to talk about how the Epstein files have been covered
16:38up by the Trump regime.
16:40Then it goes on to say the following, following the dismissal of attorney general Bondi
16:45in connection with the department's handling of the Epstein files, you're the acting attorney general.
16:50You must immediately reopen the, and fully resource the department's investigation into the sex trafficking
16:56operation. You must also publicly and repeatedly refuse to engage with Ghislaine Maxwell, on any
17:02presidential pardons that would excuse her from serving out her full sentence.
17:07Survivors deserve answers and those responsible must be held accountable.
17:11This is not a question of politics.
17:13It is a matter of justice.
17:17And so, you know, who's taunting Melania though now a lot about all this stuff,
17:21the Iranians, the Iranians are taunting Melania a lot.
17:25They did a new Lego video roasting Melania yesterday.
17:29Did you see this one?
17:30Play this clip. Good afternoon.
17:32Good afternoon. She reads from a page.
17:34The rumors have been building up.
17:35It is time to turn the page.
17:37She says the lies must end today.
17:38She wants the record straight.
17:39She cleared her schedule just for this.
17:41She could not wait. The stories on the internet have gotten out of hand.
17:45Fake pictures, fake connections. None of them were planned.
17:47She says she never knew this man the way the tabloids say.
17:50She is here at the podium to clear it all away.
17:52And then they did one on her called Epstein Queen, which I shared with you
17:56about two weeks ago. Play this clip.
17:59Epstein Queen. Epstein Queen. Kissing on the lips.
18:04Living that scene. She says never friends with a straight face.
18:08Lie, but the fouls got Trump by the balls.
18:11Now finally, with all of this happening, the American people hate Melania.
18:17She's the most hated first lady by far.
18:20Usually first ladies aren't even hated.
18:21Like they usually, even if their husbands are hated as presidents, first ladies, they're not
18:27like hated. Melania is hated.
18:28And I think this really gets to her because I think deep down, she thinks
18:34that she's like this. What is she?
18:37Visionary. I'm a vision. I'm a vision.
18:39If you're a visionary like me, I won't do the accent.
18:43Anyway, did I play the Epstein Queen video already?
18:48Play the polling on Melania.
18:50Let's play it. And you also, I'm saying you have new numbers or another look
18:54at the impact or the appeal that she, her appeal after her documentary.
18:58Yeah. Okay. So you asked in question number one, you said, why?
19:01What is one of the reasons why?
19:02And I think one of the reasons why was this documentary.
19:05I think a lot of people saw it as political, even if she didn't want
19:08it to be. And you could just see it here.
19:10This is real world data.
19:11This is not just the polling data that shows the lack of appeal, historic lack
19:15of appeal that she has for a first lady.
19:16Look at this. Some of Melania's budget sheet.
19:18Look at this. The budget rights and marketing, $75 million.
19:22That was what is estimated to have been spent by Amazon.
19:25Compare that to the box office, both domestic and international combined.
19:28We're talking about $17 million.
19:30That makes this a bomb.
19:32There was a lot of talk when the film came out.
19:34Hey, you know, it had a good opening weekend, but then basically it stopped making
19:38money. So unless Amazon is able to make this up through streaming, this is going
19:42to be a historic bomb.
19:43Amazon spent a ton of money on it.
19:45And look at that. Simply put, the money was not made back.
19:49That coalesces, that combines with the polling data to say that Melania Trump is historically
19:54unpopular for a first lady.
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