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AverageOldGuy

(2,760 posts)
Fri Jul 18, 2025, 11:03 PM Friday

Melania's "genius visa" [View all]

I'm just throwing out some facts -- what you make of this information is up to you.

The "Genius Visa" is a nickname for the EB-1A visa or the O-1 visa, both of which are U.S. immigration options for individuals with extraordinary ability in their field. These visas allow individuals to live and work in the United States based on their exceptional talent and achievements.

Now we learn through FBI documents provided to Senator Wyden that:

The single largest suspicious activity report reviewed by the congressional team was filed in late 2019 by JPMorgan for $1.1 billion. The report covered 4,700 transactions dating to 2003, including payments to women from Belarus, Russia and Turkmenistan. Many of Mr. Epstein’s victims included young women from Eastern European countries.


A young Eastern European woman named Melania Knaus entered the US on a genius visa, in spite of being completely unqualified.


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