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Debbie Shapiro's avatar

More men like you need to object to what women have fought against since forever.

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Leslie Goodman-Malamuth's avatar

While abusing Katie Johnson, Trump reportedly threatened Maria, a twelve-year-old Hispanic girl, with deportation after the pair had administered what he considered subpar oral sex. That’s who he is.

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Dotty's avatar

And his wife Ivana drove around in Limos to schools with Maxwell enlisting young girls .. think about that ... One of his victims just came forward about Maxwells and Ivanas contribution to Epstein and I'm sure they knew Don-OLD too . Unbelievable

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Penelope Lane's avatar

So who was Ivanka's female role model?

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Dotty's avatar

Probley Maxwell .

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Dotty's avatar

EDIT...that article I read didn't clarify it was the young Ivanka , I checked and saw it was Ivana his wife was Maxwells BFF from a Marie Farmer (Epstein victim) as if that's any better but she must have known Don-OLD was a receiver of those victims too . No wonder she got thrown down that staircase and buried in the yard

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Dotty's avatar

Just to clarify

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Diane Lee's avatar

Dear God 😞

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Ellen Gregorie's avatar

Thank you, Lev, for this powerful indictment of Epstein, Trump, and all sexual predators and for your heartfelt compassion for the abused. You, sir, have become one of my most inspiring heroes.

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Lynn Johnson's avatar

Years ago when Trump was running, he and his daughter Ivanka were on the Wendy Williams show. When Wendy asked him what he and Ivanka had in common, he responded, "SEX". I couldn't believe a father said that about his daughter, especially on national TV. Why would that be his first reaction? Sick, sick man.

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D.Allen's avatar

What??? Why has no one brought this up?? This turns my stomach.

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Lynn Johnson's avatar

I don't know why it's never been brought up. Unless they got rid of the episode it should be in the archives of her shows. It wasn't the last time he ran, I believe it was in 2020, if not it was 2016.

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Dotty's avatar

I saw it and was shocked also ....shocked because that's pretty evident of too close of relationship with your daughter .But the best was Trump and his kids on Howard Stern where they all proved they couldn't add ..

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Kristin Beauchamp's avatar

Holy $#!T‼️

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Virgin Monk Boy's avatar

When predators wrap themselves in patriotism and billionaires buy silence with hush money and headlines, truth becomes an act of rebellion. Thank you, Lev, for writing the kind of letter that rips the veil off the altar of corruption.

Some people hear thunder and pretend it’s just fireworks. But the rest of us? We see the storm, we feel the flood, and we’re done pretending that rot is righteousness.

Trump didn’t fall from grace. He never climbed the ladder to begin with. And those still kneeling to him aren’t victims of misinformation—they’re devotees in a cult of cruelty, worshipping power at the expense of decency.

This isn’t about partisanship. This is about protecting what’s sacred—our children, our dignity, and the idea that justice should not be for sale.

We are the voice. And we are not going away.

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kdsherpa's avatar

"[T]ruth becomes an act of rebellion." WOW! That says it ALL!

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Donna Dupont's avatar

💯✊❗️

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Kristin Beauchamp's avatar

💥🔥💥🔥💥🔥💥🔥

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Cindy Castegnaro's avatar

It's pretty sad that most people does not believe this. They think it's all a Democrat story to plot Trump to get out of the White house. I live in a hard core republican state and they won't bring this up or even talk about it. It's petty. But me, I'm going to talk about it!

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Nicole L's avatar

Well written @Lev Parnas. The applicable laws in the cases defined what he was found guilty of as "sexual abuse", yes. I'd also add to your article that Trump is a rapist. Thank you for writing this article that we all need to read. How anyone can continue to defend him is abhorrent; it says a lot about the people who continue to support him and stand by his side.

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MargaretPaci's avatar

Lev, thank you for having the courage to write about this. Yes, we must all stand up/and speak up for these girls who are now women. Trump is definitely a predator. He can object all he wants, make up lies, but we know the truth. Many men like Trump get away with this crap because the victim is bullied, harassed, and prosecuted by lawyers who accuse them of agreeing to this. These were little girls, barely teenagers. The predators need to pay for the harm they have caused. It's time Trump pays for these atrocities. Whoever is in the Epstein documents, videos, and pictures must pay for these atrocious acts. Make the assholes pay! Let's spread the word everywhere, Release the Epstein files. I have spoken to many in my community, and they are doing the same. Would it be considered illegal to post Release the Epstein Files on Billboards? I think as long as we leave Trump's name off the billboard, he cannot say it's defamation of character. Correct me if I'm wrong.

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Michele Baxter's avatar

Well said!! I would share this but the only people I would like to share it too would say it is fake news and not even read it! They need to want to listen to another opinion and the do not! Every night before I fall asleep I pray that people will wake up and see what is really going on.

Just a side note: I found it rich that the Trump minions were upset with Venezuela for kidnapping Americans without due process So hypocritical ! We are so divided and unfortunately do not have a whole lot of power. Our only hope is the elections, if they occur or if they are not rigged.

It is amazing how much this creep can get around the law and do whatever he wants to

whomever he wants! It just makes me so terribly sad.

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Blue Moon Pie's avatar

Absolutely on the money. America twice elected a serial sexual predator of underage girls, as well as adult women. Read Seth Abramson’s recent in depth analysis of the recently revealed birthday card. There’s this and so much more, as Lev discusses in this article. Defending the indefensible has got to stop. Electing twice a dangerous sicko who enjoys sexually abusing and terrorizing young girls and women is not a good look for our country, to say the least. STOP!!!! Release the complete Epstein files!!!

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IGloo's avatar

When the most powerful man in the world can exact harmful revenge on media outlets but can also offer them better tax breaks than they have ever enjoyed, the choice for them is simple: whitewash, excuse, cover-up - and thus the hell with truth or justice, and the hell with the ruined lives of the victims.

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Elidema25@gmail.com's avatar

I don’t need a smoking gun to believe that Trump and his BFF Epstein shared common interests. Men who believe that they are entitled to take what they want, whenever they want to and don’t care who they harm. They pal around with others like themselves. I don’t understand why it is so difficult to accept that we have elevated a sexual predator to the Presidency. A felon. He was already convicted by a JURY. Please stop defending him and think about the women and girls who were unfortunate enough to cross paths with either, much less those two pals together. It’s not boys will be boys. It’s Criminal.

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Laura's avatar

Lev, you don’t need to convince me that tRump is the scum of the earth! I remember seeing him all over tv as I grew up and the words out of his mouth nauseated me then! We need to wake everyone else up! He built MAGA on the Qanon conspiracy that there is a powerful elite cabal of pedophiles and somehow convinced them that it’s the democrats, “owning the libs”! I personally don’t give a 💩 what their political affiliation is, anyone associated with it is just nasty and truly “F”d up in the head! I don’t know what it will take, but, the country deserves the truth. I watched a video of a police officer publicly beating a protester today in Ohio, and I’m afraid I will soon no longer be able to control my anger! 😡

We can’t let this continue to go on as it has. It’s only going to get worse, people are going to die! We need a general strike now! How are we to communicate this to everyone and assure everyone participates?

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Fred's avatar

The problem with the cult is that they only know Trump from his Apprentice days forward. For those of us who grew up in NY during the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s, we knew he was a con man and a cheating husband. Shows you how many people just accept what’s put in front of them and never ask questions about anything in the past.

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Susan Wurtz's avatar

Lev I love and admire you. I am so sorry for your pain at the destruction of Odessa. I know you served time. I don’t know why. I would love to hear that story from you. The pain I see in your eyes sometimes makes me cry. I want to stand up with you. Facebook is taking down so many of my sharing of interviews of you and Michael Cohen, and countless other interviews from Brian Tyler Cohen, Popok, Michael Cohen “Raw”, Marc Alias, Kirshner, and many others. Facebook accuses me of posting without permission of the people in these interviews. I don’t have a chance to defend my posts or say “they want me to share this!” I don’t have much support from family and friends. The resistance I get from them disgusts me. I feel alone. But I have you, my friend. I appreciate you more than you will ever know. Thank you. In solidarity, Susan ✊🇺🇸💙🪧

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carie's avatar

Quite a few of us knew before 2016 he was a misogynist, rapist, sexual predator. Why so many don't believe it, I'll never understand. Republicans are sticking with him and the polls are rising as his disgustingness is revealed more and more.

Thank you Lev for making it as clear as can be. This is what the world is being shafted by.

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