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Historic NY

(40,097 posts) Fri Apr 24, 2026, 10:50 AM 13 hrs ago

Top Trump counterterrorism official placed on leave after ex claims she solicited funds from 'sugar daddies'

A high-ranking official at the Department of Homeland Security has been suspended following allegations that she solicited tens of thousands of dollars from “sugar daddies.”

A formal complaint was filed against Julia Varvaro, a 29-year-old counterterrorism official, accusing her of keeping transactional relationships that posed a security risk, The Daily Mail reported on Wednesday.

“Varvaro is on administrative leave as a result of the investigation and she is no longer serving in her capacity as a Deputy Assistant Secretary at DHS,” a department official told The Independent.

She was appointed to her senior position in May 2025, shortly after earning a degree in Homeland Security from St. John’s University. Varvaro has attended several MAGA events and has been photographed with President Donald Trump.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/top-trump-counterterrorism-official-placed-033831430.html]

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Top Trump counterterrorism official placed on leave after ex claims she solicited funds from 'sugar daddies' (Original Post) Historic NY 13 hrs ago OP

Repukes: always grifting, scamming and "opportuning nt Javaman 13 hrs ago #1

What Is A 28 Year Old.... ProfessorGAC 13 hrs ago #2

Niece or most likely someone's girlfriend. sheshe2 13 hrs ago #5

The same "transactional relationships" that put her through college could also get her a job in the Trump Admin. tanyev 13 hrs ago #6

Ding! Ding! Ding! NNadir 11 hrs ago #12

Placed on leave while they decide what promotion they can give her! Perhaps something with more access to Mango? Whyisthisstillclose 13 hrs ago #3

Not "European" enough. Lochloosa 13 hrs ago #9

Seems there is not one honest appointee in this administratiioon. The entire government is made up of crooks and liars. ratchiweenie 13 hrs ago #4

Trump and his peeps have no class. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist 13 hrs ago #7

It's like a reverse "honey trap"...dangles herself out to imperil her OWN government. Drum 13 hrs ago #8

Trump likes "working girls" Melania was a sex worker of some kind and Varvaro and her sugar daddies .... Botany 12 hrs ago #10

Rather she's a hooker Figarosmom 11 hrs ago #11

Only the best. spanone 10 hrs ago #13

Only the best is good enough for the worst. BattleRow 10 hrs ago #14

Javaman

(65,911 posts)

1. Repukes: always grifting, scamming and "opportuning nt

Reply to Historic NY (Original post)

Fri Apr 24, 2026, 10:54 AM

13 hrs ago

ProfessorGAC

(77,023 posts)

2. What Is A 28 Year Old....

Reply to Historic NY (Original post)

Fri Apr 24, 2026, 10:58 AM

13 hrs ago

...(at the time of her appointment) doing in a senior counterterrorism position?
She couldn't possibly have the knowledge required only a couple years (or less) out of college
Whose niece is she?

sheshe2

(98,015 posts)

5. Niece or most likely someone's girlfriend.

Reply to ProfessorGAC (Reply #2)

Fri Apr 24, 2026, 11:12 AM

13 hrs ago

tanyev

(49,446 posts)

6. The same "transactional relationships" that put her through college could also get her a job in the Trump Admin.

Reply to ProfessorGAC (Reply #2)

Fri Apr 24, 2026, 11:21 AM

13 hrs ago

NNadir

(38,323 posts)

12. Ding! Ding! Ding!

Reply to tanyev (Reply #6)

Fri Apr 24, 2026, 01:42 PM

11 hrs ago

Whyisthisstillclose

(720 posts)

3. Placed on leave while they decide what promotion they can give her! Perhaps something with more access to Mango?

Reply to Historic NY (Original post)

Fri Apr 24, 2026, 11:05 AM

13 hrs ago

She is his exact type.

Lochloosa

(16,774 posts)

9. Not "European" enough.

Reply to Whyisthisstillclose (Reply #3)

Fri Apr 24, 2026, 11:37 AM

13 hrs ago

ratchiweenie

(8,228 posts)

4. Seems there is not one honest appointee in this administratiioon. The entire government is made up of crooks and liars.

Reply to Historic NY (Original post)

Fri Apr 24, 2026, 11:08 AM

13 hrs ago

RedWhiteBlueIsRacist

(2,110 posts)

7. Trump and his peeps have no class.

Reply to Historic NY (Original post)

Fri Apr 24, 2026, 11:22 AM

13 hrs ago

Drum

(10,727 posts)

8. It's like a reverse "honey trap"...dangles herself out to imperil her OWN government.

Reply to Historic NY (Original post)

Fri Apr 24, 2026, 11:36 AM

13 hrs ago

Botany

(77,608 posts)

10. Trump likes "working girls" Melania was a sex worker of some kind and Varvaro and her sugar daddies ....

Reply to Historic NY (Original post)

Fri Apr 24, 2026, 12:17 PM

12 hrs ago

…. was definitely doing prostitution of some kind. I am not belittling sex workers but the hypocrisy
of Donny’s is pretty thick along with all those Bible thumping MAGAs too.