Donald Trump and his girlfriend (and future wife), former model Melania Knaus, financial (and future sexual criminal) Jeffrey Epstein, and the British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell are raised in the Mar-A-Lago Club, Florida, 20ary.
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Donald Trump and his girlfriend (and future wife), former model Melania Knaus, financial (and future sexual criminal) Jeffrey Epstein, and the British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell are raised in the Mar-A-Lago Club, Florida, 20ary.
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One of the stories in the heart of President Trump’s political movement is this: American society is dominated by a dark group of elites, and those elites are deeply corrupt.
Nothing represented that theory more than the case of Jeffrey Epstein.
He was a man that most people had never heard initially speak, with a private plane and a private island. Known to the most powerful people in the world: British royalty, US presidents.
A man who finally died in jail … for suicide, according to the authorities … before the case against him went to trial. Epstein’s case and his death raised skepticism and conspiracy theories, especially among Donald Trump’s supporters.
Now, some of Trump’s most burning supporters are attacking their decision from the justice departments not to release all files related to Epstein’s case.
Trump says no one cares Epstein. But his base won Let It Go.
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This episode was produced by Connor Donvan and Alejandra Márquez Janse, with Audio Engineering by Ted Mebane. He was edited by Courtney Dorning and Krishnadev Calamur. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.