Politico has a piece out this morning that calls into question Melania Trump’s immigration status and whether or not she broke U.S. law when she worked as a model in the U.S. in the 90’s.
In a nutshell, Melania Trump has consistently said she started to work in the U.S. in 1996. Those nude pictures posted by the New York Post, however, were shot in 1995. Politico is also calling into question the type of visa she used to travel to America:
Looks like Melania may have worked in the States on a tourist visa, making her an illegal immigrant. https://t.co/8Vk17ZqyFo
— Julia Ioffe (@juliaioffe) August 4, 2016
Melania fired back saying, “I have at all time been in full compliance with the immigration laws of this country. Period.”
— MELANIA TRUMP (@MELANIATRUMP) August 4, 2016
However, the three Politico reporters who wrote the piece say she still has questions to answer:
https://twitter.com/gdebenedetti/status/761213637914599424
What was your status in 1995? Did you do modeling work in US in '95 on a B-1 or B-2 visa? Campaign wouldn't answer https://t.co/iekRKQt6BW
— Ben Schreckinger (@SchreckReports) August 4, 2016
This statement does not address our reporting, which pertains to modeling work apparently done in US in 1995 https://t.co/iekRKQt6BW
— Ben Schreckinger (@SchreckReports) August 4, 2016
Melania says she was in full compliance in 1996, but what about in 1995 when she did the nude photoshoot in NY? https://t.co/76Vj0w4o6v
— Julia Ioffe (@juliaioffe) August 4, 2016
So let's see it. What kind of visa did you come to the States on? https://t.co/76Vj0w4o6v
— Julia Ioffe (@juliaioffe) August 4, 2016
Exit question: Will she release her visas?
Surely this mixup can be easily resolved by @MELANIATRUMP simply releasing her 1996-2006 visas https://t.co/rULLkRxpVi
— Sarah Ryley (@MissRyley) August 4, 2016
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