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demmiblue

(39,835 posts)
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 07:26 AM Apr 10

Amanda Ungaro on X: Hello Melania, I was around you for 20 years.... Because I will expose everything I know.

Hello Melania, I was around you for 20 years. You knew I was inside ICE, and you know what hurts after all this time? I stayed close to your family — your mother and your father — not because of you, but because of them, at
events and everything else.

So shut your mouth when speaking about me.

Because I will expose everything I know.

Follow this thread.

Most likely, and of course, all speculation right now, this is why Melania did her 6 min statement today.

Amanda Ungaro was brought here as a 17-year-old model. She flew to NYC on Epstein's private plane.

1/2

Wajahat Ali (@wajali.bsky.social) 2026-04-10T06:53:48.979Z

Paolo Zampolli, the modeling agent who allegedly introduced Melania to Trump in 1998, fathered Ungaro's child. They were engaged in an ugly custody battle. Zampolli leaned on ICE and his Trump connections to DEPORT Ungaro.

Zampolli also allegedly represented Melania when she was a model...

Wajahat Ali (@wajali.bsky.social) 2026-04-10T06:55:13.852Z

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Amanda Ungaro on X: Hello Melania, I was around you for 20 years.... Because I will expose everything I know. (Original Post) demmiblue Apr 10 OP
Oh, yeah, things are going to get interesting! Hope she takes precautions, tho Maeve Apr 10 #1
I Wonder If She & The 🍊 💩. Had A "Disagreement"? WiVoter Apr 10 #44
She self-deported to Brazil last year. LeftInTX Apr 10 #51
she was arrested and deported Jean-Luc Apr 10 #53
I read that she eventually self-deported. The reason it matters: She is probably safe Brazil. LeftInTX Apr 10 #54
according to what she wrote, she had no money, no phone, no credit cards, & no clothes other than orleans Apr 11 #82
The government pays you $2,600. You give up your appeals LeftInTX Apr 11 #87
She did not self deport. She was forced out. The evil piece of crap father of her child asked trump to deport her Trueblue1968 Apr 11 #80
Certainly an interesting development worth watching newdeal2 Apr 10 #2
... orangecrush Apr 10 #11
Maybe Oliver Stone's looking for a new project? sop Apr 10 #27
Bazinga! yellow dahlia Apr 10 #63
More connections to the Trump administration: demmiblue Apr 10 #3
What the fuck is Zampolli doing there?! SunSeeker Apr 10 #70
Providing lollipops to the entertainment. rubbersole Apr 10 #71
It's a serious question. SunSeeker Apr 10 #72
He was more than that Lifeafter70 Apr 11 #78
Paolo Zampolli and Amanda Ungaro were never UN ambassadors. SunSeeker Apr 11 #81
It is my understanding they both worked for the UN Lifeafter70 Apr 11 #83
That's very different than being our UN ambassadors. SunSeeker Apr 11 #84
I agree Lifeafter70 Apr 11 #86
There is a Bollywood actress who is a UN Hygiene Ambassador. LeftInTX Apr 11 #88
That's what I say!!! Oh well, he's exposing Trump LeftInTX Apr 10 #75
Exposing Trump is literally the only useful thing that scumbag is capable of doing. nt SunSeeker Apr 10 #76
Whoa - that lady could have a bestselling book. Vinca Apr 10 #4
I hope she has already videotaped her recounting of the story. TheRickles Apr 10 #5
Ah! So this is what brings Trump down Baitball Blogger Apr 10 #6
She was deported to Brazil malaise Apr 10 #7
Yes, I corrected. Baitball Blogger Apr 10 #8
KNR and bookmarking for later. I need coffee. niyad Apr 10 #9
... orangecrush Apr 10 #10
So she knows something she's not telling JoseBalow Apr 10 #12
Well, that can work both ways. OldBaldy1701E Apr 10 #15
She shouldn't count on that. NH Ethylene Apr 10 #28
Oh, I wouldn't count on it either. OldBaldy1701E Apr 11 #90
K & R Lots to read here! FakeNoose Apr 10 #13
It's getting real, people... Joinfortmill Apr 10 #14
And just an added tidbit. .that fucker zampolli was (is?) in Hungary niyad Apr 10 #16
Most Likely Orban Is. Putin To Epstein To Trump To..... ColoringFool Apr 10 #31
And I learned that scum zampolli is "US Special Envoy/Representative niyad Apr 10 #33
As Carlin said bdamomma Apr 10 #42
Fine with me! calimary Apr 10 #69
Watching every move Vance makes and reporting back malaise Apr 10 #40
Yep Lifeafter70 Apr 11 #89
WAIT -- THERE'S MORE AverageOldGuy Apr 10 #17
There Is An Error: Zampolli and Ungaro Were Never Married. ColoringFool Apr 10 #35
I followed some links to this Substack post - Pam Bondi is all over this. yardwork Apr 10 #18
I need more coffee. .forget that, I need a DRINK to get through all that substack niyad Apr 10 #22
I keep saying to Mr. Dahlia - at least I haven't started day drinking...yet. yellow dahlia Apr 10 #66
Hmmmmmmm malaise Apr 10 #25
The dots are finding each - to connect. yellow dahlia Apr 10 #67
That substack post is a must read. sop Apr 10 #32
Agree. Deserves its own post if it doesn't have one already. RockCreek Apr 10 #50
Holy crap, yes. TommyT139 Apr 11 #93
The firing of Bondi may have been a hamfisted means to try to keep her from having to testify. Hugin Apr 10 #47
Word is that Alito has health issues n/t malaise Apr 10 #68
Um, isn't Piggy deeply involved in the Epstein coverup and use of ICE as secret police? MorbidButterflyTat Apr 10 #57
ICE's source of authority, its orders, and its restrictions -- if any -- are secret. nt eppur_se_muova Apr 10 #58
Thanks MorbidButterflyTat Apr 10 #74
Very interesting bdamomma Apr 10 #59
Curiouser and curiouser. yellow dahlia Apr 10 #65
One thing you can count on with a Trump story democrank Apr 10 #19
Never have I heard it described better. PCIntern Apr 10 #23
US Special Envoy for Global Partnerships paolo zampolli. I wondered niyad Apr 10 #20
Budapest Airport arrival bouquet for beeg shots... yorkster Apr 10 #30
weird niyad Apr 10 #34
Usha is due in mid-late July. Does she look pregnant? nt in2herbs Apr 10 #41
Dear Goddess, I had forgotten about the "band-aid baby". niyad Apr 10 #43
I just looked att the video of her coming off the plane, she looks a niyad Apr 10 #45
She's probably emphasizing her pregnancy TommyT139 Apr 11 #91
That makes sense. niyad Apr 11 #92
K&R spanone Apr 10 #21
Well, well, well blue-wave Apr 10 #24
Isn't it adorable that she thought she could come out and control the narrative and sway the Marie Marie Apr 10 #60
Mel can't pronounce 'trivial' either. Captain Zero Apr 10 #64
Maybe her husband can home school her.... AZ8theist Apr 11 #79
Kick dalton99a Apr 10 #26
Nice -- TBF Apr 10 #29
I Think "Melania The Movie" Will Need Re-Packaging As FICTION. ColoringFool Apr 10 #36
Air it out people! Clouds Passing Apr 10 #37
Kick for the later arrivals Attilatheblond Apr 10 #38
Perhaps the violent video he posted of a woman being unalived was a threat to this woman? oregonjen Apr 10 #39
Amanda, stay out of small planes, stay away from windows, drink only from unopened containers... n/t TygrBright Apr 10 #46
....hope she is not the next to 'commit suicide.' joanbarnes Apr 10 #48
So spill the beans already - today. flashman13 Apr 10 #49
WOW Oppaloopa Apr 10 #52
So expose everything you know MorbidButterflyTat Apr 10 #55
So sick of it too. All the "I know what you did" ... halobeam Apr 10 #62
Agreed!! MorbidButterflyTat Apr 10 #73
I guess Paolo Zampolli's days in the Trump adminstration are numbered? LeftInTX Apr 10 #56
Well, he did bring in coffee that time, maybe.... FoxNewsSucks Apr 10 #61
why don't they just expose everything they know Skittles Apr 10 #77
Pass the popcorn... GoodRaisin Apr 11 #85
An attorney says she downloaded posts that Melania thought she had deleted from x spooky3 Apr 11 #94

Maeve

(43,477 posts)
1. Oh, yeah, things are going to get interesting! Hope she takes precautions, tho
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 07:29 AM
Apr 10

Stay away from upper story windows, careful around stairs...that sort of thing

LeftInTX

(34,554 posts)
54. I read that she eventually self-deported. The reason it matters: She is probably safe Brazil.
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 03:18 PM
Apr 10

orleans

(37,034 posts)
82. according to what she wrote, she had no money, no phone, no credit cards, & no clothes other than
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 03:01 AM
Apr 11

the crap ice put everyone in

self deported? if i ever decide to self-deport i think i should at least pack a little suitcase

LeftInTX

(34,554 posts)
87. The government pays you $2,600. You give up your appeals
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 04:52 AM
Apr 11

You can also self-deport if you do not have deportation orders and you can self-deport if you have final removal orders.

https://www.dhs.gov/cbphome

The reason I mentioned this is because she is safe in Brazil, it's not like she is facing danger there or had fear of returning to Brazil.

Trueblue1968

(19,281 posts)
80. She did not self deport. She was forced out. The evil piece of crap father of her child asked trump to deport her
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 02:24 AM
Apr 11

newdeal2

(5,503 posts)
2. Certainly an interesting development worth watching
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 07:36 AM
Apr 10

This is the Melania movie we all wanted and deserved.

demmiblue

(39,835 posts)
3. More connections to the Trump administration:
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 07:40 AM
Apr 10

If you thought the Trump admin might want to put some distance between them and the subject of this NY Times profile...here he is with Vance in Hungary yesterday

Don Moynihan (@donmoyn.bsky.social) 2026-04-10T02:23:38.646Z

"Mr. Prime Minister, I'd like you to meet someone who epitomizes the American dream: he picked his much hotter and younger partner from an Epstein plane when she was a teenager, refused to marry her after they had a kid, and set ICE on her when she went to another man." bsky.app/profile/head...

Don Moynihan (@donmoyn.bsky.social) 2026-04-10T02:30:03.509Z

What a wicked web we weave…

SunSeeker

(58,338 posts)
72. It's a serious question.
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 08:39 PM
Apr 10

Google describes him as “a former modeling agent” who “frequently highlights his close relationship with the Trump administration on social media.”

Lifeafter70

(1,125 posts)
78. He was more than that
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 12:41 AM
Apr 11

He and Amanda were UN ambassadors. Trump and Paola were both in real estate and had modeling agencies. Both were involved with epstein. Amanda was flown to the US from Paris on epstein plane when she was 17. Paola helped Melania get her visa.
Now he is part of trumps administration.

SunSeeker

(58,338 posts)
81. Paolo Zampolli and Amanda Ungaro were never UN ambassadors.
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 02:51 AM
Apr 11

But he did help traffic Ungaro to the US, and he did help Melania stay in the US.

Zampolli has some sort of bullshit title (Special Global Envoy) in the Trump administration so he can suck at the taxpayer teet like the rest of the Trump hangers on. He has zero qualifications to be an envoy for anything but sex trafficking.

Lifeafter70

(1,125 posts)
83. It is my understanding they both worked for the UN
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 03:19 AM
Apr 11

InJune 2014 Keith Mitchell Prime Minister of Grenada appointed her. I had read it in an article posted to du.
But I did find this

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Zampolli#:~:text=In%20June%202014%2C%20Keith%20Mitchell,with%20United%20Nations%20Ambassador%20Ranking.

Edited to add: Both appointments seem to be connected to Epstein's and Maxwell's charity. That they set up to rehabilitate their image.

SunSeeker

(58,338 posts)
84. That's very different than being our UN ambassadors.
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 03:29 AM
Apr 11

Figures that Zampolli would call himself “Ambassador” after getting some bullshit UN title with the Dominican government. Same with Ungaro and her Grenada gig. They were trying to cleanse their resumes, which basically contain only sex trafficking operations.

Lifeafter70

(1,125 posts)
86. I agree
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 03:40 AM
Apr 11

But I think he used those appointments to his advantage. They were there for quite some time.

LeftInTX

(34,554 posts)
88. There is a Bollywood actress who is a UN Hygiene Ambassador.
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 05:04 AM
Apr 11

I don't think the US has a hygiene amabassador, but India does. She pairs with Unilever on this project.

New Delhi:Bollywood actress and mother of two, Kajol, will petition for the cause of handwashing with soap at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) week in New York.

She will be present at a series of UN events in New York from September 23-25 as the hand washing ambassador and advocate of a soap brand's 'Help a Child Reach 5' campaign. She will appeal to policymakers and governments to scale up hand washing with soap programs to achieve development goals to reduce child mortality.

TheRickles

(3,439 posts)
5. I hope she has already videotaped her recounting of the story.
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 07:46 AM
Apr 10

Along with the threat to have it released if something should happen to her - a dead woman's switch.

Baitball Blogger

(52,488 posts)
6. Ah! So this is what brings Trump down
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 07:48 AM
Apr 10

He never thinks this through. I hope someone protects that woman.

JoseBalow

(9,591 posts)
12. So she knows something she's not telling
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 08:22 AM
Apr 10

and she just told everyone she has secret information.

OldBaldy1701E

(11,292 posts)
15. Well, that can work both ways.
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 08:34 AM
Apr 10

This might give her some protection as if she even gets a hangnail, everyone will be screaming at the orange shock troops and their leader. They will have to constantly prove that they did not do anything to her.

Because you know they are going to. Spoiled children are convinced that they are always right.

Until someone shows them that they are not.

Let's hope that day comes soon.

NH Ethylene

(31,374 posts)
28. She shouldn't count on that.
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 09:49 AM
Apr 10

After all, he buried his ex wife on his property under suspicious circumstances and nobody dared investigate.

Joinfortmill

(21,360 posts)
14. It's getting real, people...
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 08:34 AM
Apr 10

Like Donald, Melania doesn't seem to know when to keep silent. The Epstein files must be really horrific. TickTock.

niyad

(133,115 posts)
16. And just an added tidbit. .that fucker zampolli was (is?) in Hungary
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 08:42 AM
Apr 10

with couchhumper. WHY is this fucker part of an official delegation? Is orban in the trumpstein files???

ColoringFool

(815 posts)
31. Most Likely Orban Is. Putin To Epstein To Trump To.....
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 09:57 AM
Apr 10

ALL other 1%ers, because at that level of wealth it's too often about two things: control of their populations, whether they're called "citizens" or "consumers"; and almost unimaginable decadence.

What we ARE to the Trumps, Putins, Bolsinaros, Andrew Windsors, Orbans, Casablancases, Gateses, and Epsteins of the world, is......

prey.

niyad

(133,115 posts)
33. And I learned that scum zampolli is "US Special Envoy/Representative
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 10:01 AM
Apr 10

For Global Partnerships (oh, and also on the KENNEDY Center Board).

calimary

(90,316 posts)
69. Fine with me!
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 06:39 PM
Apr 10

To borrow (and edit) a familiar phrase: “I refuse to belong to any group that would have HIM as a member.”

Lifeafter70

(1,125 posts)
89. Yep
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 05:24 AM
Apr 11

He is a friend like epstein was. They were pals who "enjoyed wonderful secrets'

Abusing young girls.

AverageOldGuy

(3,998 posts)
17. WAIT -- THERE'S MORE
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 08:45 AM
Apr 10

I'm a regular reader of the blog "Lawyers, Guns, and Money." Here's an excerpt from their article commenting on Melanoma's press conference.

https://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/04/why-is-melania-trump-suddenly-making-a-big-deal-about-the-fact-that-she-never-had-anything-at-all-to-do-with-jeffrey-epstein

Amid all the rest of the madness, the first lady of the evening held a press conference completely out of the blue yesterday, at which she robotically stumbled through a statement in which she claimed not to have ever had any relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. She attacked the very many stories linking her to Epstein (if there were a photo of myself while obviously eight miles high, posing for the cameras with Epstein and his procuress at a high-profile public event, I would make it a policy not to speak of the whole subject unless under subpoena, but whatever), denied she had been victimized by Epstein or that he had introduced her to her current husband, and, most curiously, called for public hearings for Epstein’s victims.

Nobody, including the best-connected propagandists inside the right wing scream machine, had any explanation for this development. Mrs. Trump wasn’t reacting to a new story, nor did it appear she was trying to get ahead of something that was about to break, although apparently there’s a book coming out in Merrie Olde Ynglande next week about the pervert formerly known as Prince Andrew, which contains a quote from Epstein in 2007, in which he said he had carnal knowledge of Melania before she ever met Donald Trump. But that seems like a weird thing to bring more attention to via this inexplicable stunt.

So, as Nice Guy Eddie might put it, why doesn’t somebody tells us what’s really going on here?

Which brings us to Amanda Ungaro, a Brazilian former model, and apparently a long-standing close friend of Melania and her family.

Amanda was married to wealthy Trump supporter, Paolo Zampolli, who owned a modeling agency known for bringing in young women from Eastern Europe with dubious visa arrangements. Zampolli is rumored to have secured the original visa for young Melania. He is currently on the new Kennedy Center Board of Trustees.


Perhaps the report of a book coming out in England inspired Melanoma's press conference.

yardwork

(69,466 posts)
18. I followed some links to this Substack post - Pam Bondi is all over this.
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 08:47 AM
Apr 10

I wonder if this is the reason Trump dumped Bondi so quickly. She's deeply involved in the Epstein coverup and use of ICE as secret police.

https://bekahdayyy.substack.com/p/a-message-from-amanda-the-epstein

niyad

(133,115 posts)
22. I need more coffee. .forget that, I need a DRINK to get through all that substack
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 09:15 AM
Apr 10

and all the other information out there about this.

Hugin

(37,909 posts)
47. The firing of Bondi may have been a hamfisted means to try to keep her from having to testify.
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 01:48 PM
Apr 10

The private citizen claim.

Also, Bondi is in tight with Alito. Probably more so than she is to Trump. Few mentions of that connection.

MorbidButterflyTat

(4,628 posts)
57. Um, isn't Piggy deeply involved in the Epstein coverup and use of ICE as secret police?
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 03:57 PM
Apr 10

And since when is ICE a secret?

MorbidButterflyTat

(4,628 posts)
74. Thanks
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 11:11 PM
Apr 10

We should know how many of them are January 6 convicted felons "pardoned" by Piggy.

I just don't think that's why Piggy ditched Bondi. He doesn't care!

bdamomma

(69,587 posts)
59. Very interesting
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 04:54 PM
Apr 10

thick as thieves as they say. Bondi needs to thrown in prison!!!!!!! along with many others!!!

democrank

(12,630 posts)
19. One thing you can count on with a Trump story
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 08:48 AM
Apr 10

There is always a thug involved or a creep or a lie or some cash or an underage female or something against the law or against our Constitution. There is always some unqualified person given a job or an award. Always an exaggeration, a false promise, a lack of historical facts. Always a payoff, a grift. Always racism or misogyny. Always degradation, mockery, bullying.

What a disgrace Trump is….Trump, his family, his enablers, his supporters and all the cowardly Republicans in Congress and elsewhere.

niyad

(133,115 posts)
20. US Special Envoy for Global Partnerships paolo zampolli. I wondered
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 09:05 AM
Apr 10

what the hell he was doing in an official delegation. And what is the deal with usha holding what looks like a bridal bouquet?

niyad

(133,115 posts)
45. I just looked att the video of her coming off the plane, she looks a
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 01:17 PM
Apr 10

little rounded. Not sure a peplum is quite the way to go, though.

TommyT139

(2,425 posts)
91. She's probably emphasizing her pregnancy
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 01:12 PM
Apr 11

Hungary has the same obsession with birth rates. And given that Orban is pushing a form of Christian nationalism, Usha Vance may also be trying to limit any criticism of her not being Christian.

blue-wave

(5,366 posts)
24. Well, well, well
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 09:36 AM
Apr 10

The reason for that Melania presser/announcement has taken a turn I did not see coming. But the dawn does come.

Release all the Epstein files, unredacted.

Marie Marie

(11,375 posts)
60. Isn't it adorable that she thought she could come out and control the narrative and sway the
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 05:16 PM
Apr 10

masses over to her side with her cryptic, broken English speech while lying through her teeth. You know, like Donald USED to be able to do - just lie and the stupid will believe you. She is not popular or even liked by the majority of Americans who see her as vapid, shallow and money hungry. And of course, it backfired spectacularly. These people live in a bubble where they are loved and supported.

AZ8theist

(7,465 posts)
79. Maybe her husband can home school her....
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 01:43 AM
Apr 11

..since he knows "words"....all the best words.....

Attilatheblond

(9,051 posts)
38. Kick for the later arrivals
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 10:17 AM
Apr 10

Wow, no wonder the walking hat got her knickers in a twist. And here I thought she just went off the handle because Barron was being teased at school.

oregonjen

(3,647 posts)
39. Perhaps the violent video he posted of a woman being unalived was a threat to this woman?
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 10:37 AM
Apr 10

You know, mob boss tactics…

TygrBright

(21,375 posts)
46. Amanda, stay out of small planes, stay away from windows, drink only from unopened containers... n/t
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 01:37 PM
Apr 10

MorbidButterflyTat

(4,628 posts)
55. So expose everything you know
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 03:49 PM
Apr 10

Publicly claiming knowledge of crimes and threatening to expose them means jackshit. Spill it already!

So sick of crap like this!

halobeam

(5,098 posts)
62. So sick of it too. All the "I know what you did" ...
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 05:21 PM
Apr 10

Once again I wonder why they think it's better to be quiet when apparently hiding in safety. Do they think it's safer just to threaten them? Why say anything?!

Isn't there one person with real info, willing to take down power for the greater good instead of only thinking of themselves?

I guess these are just rhetorical questions, the answers are obvious.

SO frustrating.

LeftInTX

(34,554 posts)
56. I guess Paolo Zampolli's days in the Trump adminstration are numbered?
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 03:53 PM
Apr 10

This is juicy stuff.....

Trump: "I barely knew him"....

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