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8. "I always wondered if any girls from Krasnov's Miss Teen USA were funneled to Epstein?"

Reply to gab13by13 (Reply #2)

Fri Oct 31, 2025, 07:55 AM

Oct 31

One word answer. YES.

Newsweek July 31, 2025.

Epstein Victim Was Contestant in Donald Trump’s Teen Beauty Pageant.

Jane testified that she took part in the Miss Teen USA pageant in 1998, NBC News reported at the time. However, it was not clear if that was before or after she said she visited Mar-a-Lago.

Trump owned the pageant from 1996 until 2015, and four women who competed in the pageant in 1997 told BuzzFeed in 2016 that Trump had walked into their dressing room while they were changing.

During her testimony, Jane said she was sexually abused by Epstein after meeting at a summer arts camp in Michigan in 1994. She said that Maxwell—who is serving a 20-year prison sentence after being convicted of helping Epstein sexually abuse underage girls—would sometimes be in the room when she was abused.

https://www.newsweek.com/epstein-victim-contestant-donald-trump-pageant-2106406

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Epstein's Emails Reveal Money Laundering Probe in Sex Case [View all] douglas9 Oct 31 OP

Get thee to the greatest page for visibility malaise Oct 31 #1

The one thing that Krasnov is good at, gab13by13 Oct 31 #2

Donald ID'd the girls at his beauty pageants, Ghislaine groomed them, and Jeffrey pimped them out. TheRickles Oct 31 #5

"I always wondered if any girls from Krasnov's Miss Teen USA were funneled to Epstein?" Botany Oct 31 #8

My guess is that most of them were funneled there. evolves Oct 31 #12

Dershowitz and Starr... GiqueCee Oct 31 #3

Starr is already on the other side of dirt. MLWR Oct 31 #7

That's right... GiqueCee Oct 31 #15

Hhhmmm.... mwmisses4289 Oct 31 #4

Kenneth starr the hypocrite that keeps on giving JT45242 Oct 31 #6

Well, there is one business.....It's really good at laundering money...... casinos....🤔 ashredux Oct 31 #9

Ding ding ding!!! Easterncedar Oct 31 #13

Epstein was a one man criminal enterprise... Joinfortmill Oct 31 #10

Pretty sure it was more than one man... VTderry Oct 31 #21

So it would seem, at least to some extent, but I don't think Krasnov knew the half of it. Joinfortmill Oct 31 #23

Thiel and Epstein Easterncedar Oct 31 #11

Have to wonder what Epstein could offer ToxMarz Oct 31 #14

Maybe Epstein sold shares in the "business"? VTderry Oct 31 #22

Good article about Senator Ron Wyden's investigation into the trumpstein financial records Clouds Passing Oct 31 #16

It is far more than raping children. Wait and see. twodogsbarking Oct 31 #17

Looks like someone lied his ass off to Congress. Where's the indictment ? Historic NY Oct 31 #18

Donnie numb nuts 3auld6phart Oct 31 #19

Kick BlueWavePsych Oct 31 #20

Article is paywalled, but there's a free Bloomberg podcast about this SouthBayDem Nov 9 #24