Donald Trump has been jetting throughout the nation on a aircraft previously owned by disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
An eagle-eyed web sleuth seen the Trump marketing campaign was utilizing a unique plane than his traditional Boeing 757 – and upon additional digging, it was revealed the plane’s serial quantity matched that of Epstein’s former non-public jet, RadarOnline.com can reveal.
The Gulfstream G550 was noticed when the Republican nominee touched down in Aspen, Colorado, and Jackson Gap, Wyoming, for marketing campaign occasions. MAGA followers who flocked to the airports in hopes of catching a glimpse of Trump reportedly expressed disappointment to native shops over not seeing the ex-president’s traditional Boeing 757, which he’s branded Trump Drive One.
Although the much-smaller blue plane was marked with “Trump 2024” there was no disguising its serial quantity, which revealed its previous proprietor as Epstein.
The late financer pleaded responsible to procuring underage women at his Florida mansion in 2008 – years earlier than he was hit with intercourse trafficking costs. Whereas awaiting trial, Epstein hung himself in his Manhattan jail cell in 2019.
Whereas Trump has tried to distance himself from his previous well-documented friendship with Epstein, using his non-public jet raised eyebrows and introduced scrutiny to the Republican’s presidential marketing campaign.
Epstein owned the aircraft up till his loss of life – and even used the non-public jet for his final flight, by which he traveled from Paris to New Jersey, the place FBI brokers awaited his arrival to arrest him on intercourse trafficking costs.
In line with Federal Aviation Administration information, the craft’s serial quantity – 5173 – matched the serial quantity for Epstein’s aircraft. It’s reportedly frequent apply for personal jet house owners to maintain the identical “N-number” when registering a leased or lately bought craft. Epstein used his initials, JE, together with the serial quantity to register his plane, in accordance with Enterprise Insider.
It is also been reported it was not the identical non-public jet owned by Epstein that was dubbed the “Lolita Categorical”. That aircraft has since been destroyed.
In a current assertion, a spokesperson for Trump insisted the marketing campaign had not recognized the aircraft’s historical past.
The consultant mentioned: “The marketing campaign had no consciousness that the constitution aircraft had been owned by Mr. Epstein. We heard in regards to the former proprietor by way of the media.”
Trump’s camp moreover claimed the aircraft was commissioned by a vendor the marketing campaign has used previously. Flight information revealed the craft is owned by a California-based firm, Threshold Aviation Group, which affords non-public charters.
The ex-president was allegedly unable to make use of his typical 757 resulting from mechanical points, which pressured the marketing campaign to land in Billings, Montana, as an alternative of close by Bozeman, the place he held a current rally.
After the Bozeman occasion, Trump took Epstein’s aircraft to fly to Jackson Gap for one more marketing campaign engagement. The marketing campaign spokesperson claimed the ex-president used the controversial plane for under someday.