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Donald Trump caught using Jeffrey Epstein’s plane for campaign trips
Donald Trump flies across the country on a plane previously owned by a disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
An eagle-eyed internet sleuth noticed that the Trump campaign was using a different plane than his usual Boeing 757 — and further digging revealed that the plane’s serial number matched that of Epstein’s former private jet, RadarOnline.com can reveal.
The Gulfstream G550 was then spotted the Republican candidate landed in Aspen, Colorado, and Jackson Hole, Wyoming, for campaign events. MAGA fans who flocked to airports hoping to catch a glimpse of Trump reportedly expressed disappointment to local media at not being able to fly the ex-president’s usual Boeing 757, which he has dubbed Trump Force One had seen.
Although the much smaller blue plane was marked “Trump 2024,” the serial number could not be disguised, revealing that its former owner was Epstein..
The deceased financier pleaded guilty to recruiting underage girls at his Florida mansion in 2008 – years before he was charged with sex trafficking. Awaiting trial, Epstein hanged himself in his Manhattan jail cell in 2019.
While Trump has tried to distance himself from his past well-documented friendship For Epstein, the use of his private jet raised eyebrows and put the Republican’s presidential campaign under scrutiny.
Epstein owned the plane until his death — and even used the private jet for his final flight, in which he traveled from Paris to New Jersey, where FBI agents awaited his arrival to arrest him on sex trafficking charges.
According to Federal Aviation Administration records, the craft’s serial number — 5173 — matched the serial number of Epstein’s plane. It is reportedly common for private jet owners to keep the same “N number” when registering a leased or recently purchased vessel. According to Business Insider, Epstein used his initials, JE, along with the serial number to register his plane.
It has also been reported that it was not the same private jet owned by Epstein that carried the “Lolita Express”. That plane has now been destroyed.
In a recent statement, a Trump spokesperson emphasized that the campaign did not know the history of the plane.
The representative said: “The campaign was not aware that the charter plane was owned by Mr. Epstein. We heard about the former owner through the media.”
Trump’s camp also claimed that the plane was commissioned by a supplier that the campaign had used in the past. Flight records showed the vessel is owned by a California-based company, Threshold Aviation Group, which offers private charters.
The ex-president would not be able to fly his signature 757 due to mechanical problems, forcing the campaign to land in Billings, Montana, instead of nearby Bozeman, where he recently held a rally.
After the Bozeman event, Trump took Epstein’s plane to fly to Jackson Hole for another campaign. The campaign spokesman claimed the ex-president only used the controversial plane for one day.
