EFTA02600424.pdf

From: Richard Kahn Sent: Wednesday, August 1, 2018 1:34 PM To: Jeffrey Epstein Subject: Congressional candidate compares Melania Trump to prostitute https://nypost.com/2018=07/31/congressional-candidate-compares-melania-trump-to- prostitute/?utm_sou=ce=maropost&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nypdaily&utm_co=tent=20180801&mpweb= 755-7157445-719004712 <https://nypost.com/201407/31/congressional-candidate-compares-melania-trump-to- prostitute/?utm_so=rce=maropost&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nypdaily&utm_c=ntent=20180801&mpweb=7 55-7157445.719004712> By Chris Perez=/a> <https://nypost.com/author/chris-per=z/> <https://thenypost.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/melania-trump-m=ke- roberts.jpg?quality=80&strip=all&w=618&h=410&cro==1> A congressional candidate from Oregon has caused an uproar on social medi= after comparing first lady Melania Trump to a prostitute. "Did you know the First lady works by t=e hour?" tweeted independent House candidate Mark Roberts <https://twitter.com/RobertsforCD2/status/102397=572315451392> on M=nday, using the hashtags "#thinkdirty" and "Shoebag=" Twitter users were quick to blast the politici=n for his crude comment, with some calling on him to pull out of the 2nd Co=gressional District race for Republican incumbent Greg Walden's sea=. "Very unprofessional on your part,*=9D tweeted one person. "Grow up and stick to the issues, so the vot=rs in your district can decide on your stand regarding the issues."=/p> Another added, "Wow no class Mark. You=E2.4>re definitely using liberal tactics and it makes me wonder if you r=ally are a conservative at all." Roberts sparked the social media storm on Mond=y afternoon after replying to a tweet from Charlie Kirk <https://twitter.com/charliekirk11/=tatus/1023914799732862976> , president of=the right-wing youth organization Turning Point USA. Kirk had compared Mela=ia's staff numbers to those of former first lady Michelle Obama. "Did you know: There are thirty-nine f=wer staffers dedicated to The First Lady of the United States (FLOTUS) than=under Obama," Kirk tweeted, referencing data reported in January.</=> "There are only five staffers dedicate= to Melania Trump vs. forty-four staffers who served Michelle Obama,"=he said. Political experts told The Oregonian <https://www.orego=live.com/expo/news/erry-2018/07/eff3bf3f895726/oregon- independent-calls-mel=n.html> on Tuesday that Roberts' reply c=mpletely railroaded his chances of unseating Walden in a race that was alre=dy said to be a longshot. EFTA_R1_01787429 EFTA02600424 "If he wins, I'll sell my hous= and donate to charity," joked Jim Moore, political science profess=r at Pacific University. Roberts is apparently known for making crude a=d outlandish remarks on Twitter, most of which have been aimed at politicia=s. "#NikkiHaley very hot," he onc= tweeted, in reference to a N appearance she made last year. "Important stuff," Roberts add=d. Describing Illinois Democratic Sen. Kamala Har=is, the independent candidate tweeted: "Hot, tough & smart!4>=9D Commenting on a video featuring President Trum=, he said: "It looks like he's morphing into a woman, get t=at man a haircut and non fat chocolate cake!" In response to the social media backlash he4,=804>s been receiving, Roberts refused to apologize and instead cited the C=nstitution. "It's that whole 1st amendment=thing," he tweeted on Tuesday <https://twitter.com/RobertsforCD2/status/1024306=64982249472> , along with an official explana=ion from Twitter as to why his tweet about Melania hasn't been take= down. "We have investigated the reported con=ent and could not identify any violations," a spokesperson said. 4)=800Accordingly, we have not taken any action at this time." Richard Kahn HBRK Associates Inc. 575 Lexington Avenue, 4th Floor New York, NY 10022 Phone- Fa Cell 2 EFTA_R1_01787430 EFTA02600425