**DISCLAIMER: This article was first published in July of 2020**
It seems that former First Lady Melania Trump was caught stretching the truth when it came to the fine print regarding the legality of her immigration to the United States.
Americans have often wondered how Melania Knauss-turned-Trump landed an Einstein visa — a visa reserved for “those with extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics which has been demonstrated by sustained national or international acclaim and whose achievements have been recognized in the field through extensive documentation” — for her alleged success in modeling.
Things got even muddier when it appeared as though the future First Lady had actually worked in the United States illegally. Melania, of course, claims that she did everything by the book. Yet, a report from Politico seemed to all but disprove that, indicating that the nude photo shoot featured on the cover of the New York Times was, in fact, done when Melania was working in the States illegally.
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Thanks to some uncovered transcripts, it appears as though there was an extra lie buried within the scandal surrounding the coveted Einstein visa that the future First Lady was somehow able to secure.
According to records obtained by the now-defunct Racked, in a deposition regarding a lawsuit against her failed skincare line in 2013, Melania lied under oath about her level of education.
Melania stated, under oath, that she graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture.
The future First Lady did eventually come clean about her educational past and admitted that she was essentially nothing more than a college dropout — ultimately stating that she “paused her studies,” never to pick them back up again.
However, this uncovered transcript from the deposition begs a very important question — what is on Melania’s immigration forms?
Einstein visas are very specifically reserved for the best of the best. There’s absolutely no doubt that the application features questions regarding your education level.
If Melania lied in a deposition in 2013, is there perhaps a good chance that the truth is nowhere to be found on that immigration application, as well?
And if that’s the case, Melania should be held to the same standards and consequences her husband has held all other immigrants else to.
Featured image via Wikimedia Commons/The White House
