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In reply to the discussion: Melania was an Epstein Escort [View all]Kid Berwyn
(25,263 posts)99. Paolo Zampolli must know somebody.
Gaps in Melania Trump's immigration story raise questions
By BEN SCHRECKINGER and GABRIEL DEBENEDETTI
Politico, 08/04/2016
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While Trump and her husband, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, have said she came to the United States legally, her own statements suggest she first came to the country on a short-term visa that would not have authorized her to work as a model. Trump has also said she came to New York in 1996, but the nude photo shoot places her in the United States in 1995, as does a biography published in February by Slovenian journalists.
The inconsistencies come on top of reports by CBS News and GQ Magazine that Trump falsely claimed to have obtained a college degree in Slovenia but could be more politically damaging because her husband has made opposition to illegal immigration the foundation of his presidential run.
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In a statement issued hours after POLITICO published this report, Trump reiterated on Thursday that she had been at all times in compliance with the immigration laws of this country. But her statement conspicuously avoids addressing multiple reports and photographs that place her in the United States and working as a model in 1995, as well as her multiple past statements that she would return every few months to Europe to renew her visa. (Other news outlets, includingBloomberg View, have also noted the inconsistencies in her account.)
Although she may be a proud citizen, Trumps own statements suggest she may not have followed all applicable laws, immigration experts say.
In a January profile in Harpers Bazaar, Trump said she would return home from New York to renew her visa every few months. It never crossed my mind to stay here without papers. That is just the person you are, she said. You follow the rules. You follow the law. Every few months you need to fly back to Europe and stamp your visa. After a few visas, I applied for a green card and got it in 2001.
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https://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/melania-trump-immigration-donald-226648
By BEN SCHRECKINGER and GABRIEL DEBENEDETTI
Politico, 08/04/2016
Excerpt
While Trump and her husband, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, have said she came to the United States legally, her own statements suggest she first came to the country on a short-term visa that would not have authorized her to work as a model. Trump has also said she came to New York in 1996, but the nude photo shoot places her in the United States in 1995, as does a biography published in February by Slovenian journalists.
The inconsistencies come on top of reports by CBS News and GQ Magazine that Trump falsely claimed to have obtained a college degree in Slovenia but could be more politically damaging because her husband has made opposition to illegal immigration the foundation of his presidential run.
Snip
In a statement issued hours after POLITICO published this report, Trump reiterated on Thursday that she had been at all times in compliance with the immigration laws of this country. But her statement conspicuously avoids addressing multiple reports and photographs that place her in the United States and working as a model in 1995, as well as her multiple past statements that she would return every few months to Europe to renew her visa. (Other news outlets, includingBloomberg View, have also noted the inconsistencies in her account.)
Although she may be a proud citizen, Trumps own statements suggest she may not have followed all applicable laws, immigration experts say.
In a January profile in Harpers Bazaar, Trump said she would return home from New York to renew her visa every few months. It never crossed my mind to stay here without papers. That is just the person you are, she said. You follow the rules. You follow the law. Every few months you need to fly back to Europe and stamp your visa. After a few visas, I applied for a green card and got it in 2001.
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https://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/melania-trump-immigration-donald-226648
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Yes, but her last name isn't Harris, Biden or Obama, so the corporate media looks the other way.
Chasstev365
Thursday
#2
No picture credit? Who's photo is it and who are the people who aren't recognizable by everyone? TIA
littlemissmartypants
Friday
#71
18 months ago, Martin O'Malley was warning in interviews - they're going to raid the Treasury.
yellow dahlia
Friday
#93
That picture is still amazing. As Melania hand is in Trump's clutches she is warm for P.M. Justin form.
Botany
Friday
#75
Don't know why this hasn't gotten more coverage on CIABCNNBCBSFoxNutworks,
republianmushroom
Thursday
#17
So why did Uncle Sam protect Epstein since Ronald Reagan was handing out jelly beans?
Kid Berwyn
Friday
#83
And he is still paying for her but now all he gets is an occasional attendance at one of his dinners or events.
Bev54
Thursday
#46
Oh that can't be true...she arrived in the U.S. brandishing an Einstein passport.
allegorical oracle
Thursday
#52