Overview
- Amanda Ungaro, in a new English‑language interview published Saturday, said Melania Trump knows she witnessed “highly compromising interactions” and pledged to testify before the House Oversight Committee.
- Ungaro alleged years of abuse by modeling executive Paolo Zampolli, including physical violence and passport confiscation, and said she flew on a jet linked to Jeffrey Epstein at age 17 in 2002, though none of these claims has been publicly verified.
- Zampolli denied wrongdoing, said he introduced Melania and Donald Trump at a 1998 New York Fashion Week gathering, described any Epstein contact as polite and work‑related, and offered to testify to correct the record.
- Melania Trump rejected suggestions of a deeper link to Epstein in an April 9 statement, acknowledged a single public encounter with him in 2000, and called the circulating rumors defamatory.
- Ongoing Justice Department releases of Epstein‑related records and a circulated 2019 FBI interview summary have renewed scrutiny and spurred calls for hearings, yet no public corroborating evidence has emerged and no related criminal charges have been filed.