Jeffrey Epstein is the one who introduced Melania to Donald Trump, a document related to the claims of the late convicted child sex offender. The document is part of files released Friday by the Justice Department under the Transparency Act.
A document related to Jeffrey Epstein claims he introduced Melania to Donald Trump. (X/@AmberWoods100)Notably, this claim goes against the established narrative that Paolo Zampoli, a former modeling agent, introduced the current President and First Lady of the United States at a New York Fashion Week party in 1998.
The document, which the Federal Bureau of Investigation has, states that “Zempoli was working with Epstein to try to buy elite models. Epstein introduced Melania Trump to Donald Trump.” A snapshot of the document, accessible in the DOJ library, has been widely shared online.
But the formal meeting is a different story.
How Trump and Melania MetMelania, then Melanie Knauss, spoke about their meeting in a 2016 Harper’s Bazaar interview. He described the party where Zampoli is believed to have introduced the two.
“He asked for my number, but he was on a date, so of course I didn’t give it to him. I said, ‘I’m not giving you my number; you give me your number, I’ll call you,'” said the Slovenian-born former model. I wanted to see what kind of number he would give me — if it was a business number, ‘What is it? I’m not doing business with you.’
Also Read | Was Melania Trump ‘too involved’ in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal? The White House responded to the shocking new claimShe recalled that Trump gave her all his numbers, including “the office, Mar-a-Lago, the house in New York, everything.” After a few days of waiting, Melanie heard the call. “I was struck by his energy. He has an amazing sense of vitality,” he’d said at the time.
Trump and Melania met in 1998 and married in 2005 Neither POTUS nor FLOTUS have responded to recent claims of Epstein-linked documents
But the allegation has sparked backlash from many online. “Some digging. Meet Amanda Ungaro. She married a man named Paolo Zampoli when she was 19. Zampoli is the former modeling agent who brought Melania to the United States to meet Trump in the late 90s. Paolo has gone from working as a modeling agent to a member of Trump’s central administration and a current member of the United Kenen Board. Ungaro is 17. Shares a child with Epstein.
Another added, “Epstein introduced Melania to Trump… It’s time to end this, America needs to come together and rise up against the foreign powers running this country.”
Another said, “A reminder that I’m right, Melania met Trump through Epstein. Epstein was a sex trafficker. Connect the dots. Here’s the documentation through the Epstein files.”
