How close is the link between Melania Trump's modeling career and Jeffrey Epstein's world?

On this investigative episode of the Tara Palmeri Show, Tara discusses her latest Vanity Fair reporting following her appearance on Katy Tur's MSNBC program. The conversation focuses on photographer Antoine Verglas, who launched Melania Knauss's American career with multiple shoots—including her iconic nude British GQ spread on Donald Trump's plane—and maintained extensive post-2008 conviction ties to Epstein documented in the files. Read the full Vanity Fair piece here: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/melania-trump-epstein-files

What connections in the Epstein files and elite modeling circles intrigue you the most?

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Melania Trump, Epstein — and the Photographer in Between:

Chapters:

00:00 Welcome to the Tara Palmeri Show

00:38 Antoine Verglas and Melania's modeling career

01:38 Epstein's post-conviction ties to Verglas

03:23 Chilling email on scopolamine drug

04:33 The thin line between elite worlds and Epstein

05:33 Tara joins Katy Tur Reports on MSNow

06:31 Democrats push for Trump deposition

10:53 Demanding full transparency on Epstein files

13:54 Panel discussion with Allie Vitale and Lisa Rubin

17:11 Tara breaks down Verglas-Epstein connection

22:16 One-degree-of-separation link to Melania

25:20 Partisan politics in the Epstein investigation

28:13 Thanks for watching the Tara Palmeri Show

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