Podcasts about Epstein

Joined by his live show panelists, Jimmy examines allegations surrounding Donald Trump's extensive stock trading activity while in office, focusing on ethics filings that revealed thousands of trades involving hundreds of millions of dollars. The group questions potential conflicts of interest by highlighting trades that coincided with government announcements or actions affecting companies in Trump's portfolio, while also mocking financial commentator Jim Cramer's reaction when asked about the issue.  Jimmy argues that neither major political party is likely to aggressively investigate presidential stock trading and connects the discussion to broader allegations involving Trump's cryptocurrency ventures and political influence, including several unsubstantiated claims. The segment concludes with Dore criticizing what he describes as systemic political corruption. Plus segments on Thomas Massie naming names of Epstein co-conspirators on the House floor, actor Mark Ruffalo calling out the Paramount-Oracle merger, Benjamin Netanyahu telling Israelis that he controls the United States and Bill Gates newest project: AI-based deadly viruses. Also featuring Sam Tripoli, Stef Zamorano and Bobby Miyamoto!

The Karen Read case helped create a toxic blueprint for modern true-crime culture, where serious criminal proceedings are treated like team sports and public opinion is manipulated through repetition, outrage, harassment, and absolute certainty untethered from actual evidence. What happened in Canton went far beyond ordinary disagreement about guilt or innocence. Witnesses were turned into villains, critics were attacked, speculation was elevated into fact, and social-media personalities helped transform a homicide prosecution into an entertainment ecosystem built around loyalty, monetization, and tribal warfare. The most dangerous part of that legacy is how easily the formula can now be transferred to other cases: choose a side early, construct a simple counter-narrative, punish dissent, flood the public with emotionally charged claims, and hope the resulting pressure reaches far beyond the internet. None of that is skepticism or citizen journalism. It is a culture where popularity begins competing with evidence and where people convince themselves that screaming louder somehow makes their version of events more credible.Years of covering Jeffrey Epstein have only made that behavior more intolerable because Epstein's history provides legitimate reasons to distrust powerful institutions without requiring anyone to invent facts. Prosecutors can fail, police can make mistakes, governments can lie, and wealthy people can receive extraordinary treatment, but none of that means every rumor becomes true or every preferred theory deserves to be treated as established fact. Serious scrutiny demands the same skepticism toward your own conclusions that you apply to prosecutors, investigators, and institutions, and that standard disappears once criminal cases become fandom. Victims become props, defendants become mascots, witnesses become targets, and tragedy becomes content for people whose audiences reward outrage over accuracy. The Karen Read circus did not teach people to question authority; it demonstrated how easily public certainty can be manufactured before factual certainty has been earned. If that blueprint continues spreading, the justice system risks becoming another spectator sport driven by algorithms, personalities, money, and whichever crowd can scream the loudest.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

Dave Smith brings you the latest in politics! On this episode of Part Of The Problem, Dave is joined by Congressman Thomas Massie! They discuss Massie's proposal of a new Epstein files transparency act, his feelings about being unseated in Congress, the war in Syria compared to Iran, and more.Find Lauren Smith's book "Healthy Hibernation" here: https://a.co/d/0g2UnnikSupport Our Sponsors:BodyBrain - Go to BodyBrainCoffee.com, use code DAVE20 for 20% off your first order!Hexclad - Find your forever cookware @hexclad and get10% off at https://hexclad.com/PROBLEM! #hexcladpartnerPrize Picks - Visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/POTP and use code POTP and get $150 if you win your first $5 lineup! Superpower - Head to Superpower.com and use code PROBLEM at checkout for $20 off your membership. Unlock your new health intelligence. 100+ biomarkers. Every year. Detect early signs of 1,000+ conditions. #superpowerpodPart Of The Problem is available for early pre-release at https://partoftheproblem.com as well as an exclusive episode on Thursday!PORCH TOUR DATES HERE:https://robbernsteincomedy.com/eventsFind Run Your Mouth here:YouTube - http://youtube.com/@RunYourMouthiTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/run-your-mouth-podcast/id1211469807Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4ka50RAKTxFTxbtyPP8AHmFollow the show on social media:X:http://x.com/ComicDaveSmithhttp://x.com/RobbieTheFireInstagram:http://instagram.com/theproblemdavesmithhttp://instagram.com/robbiethefire#libertarian See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In breaking news, Katie Phang's lawyers just caught the DOJ and Todd Blanche lying to a federal judge about the Epstein Files again, and particularly about continuing to hide dozens of pages of handwritten FBI interview notes about a victim who claims Trump assaulted her when she was 13, and trying to pass of a cover letter as a detailed log of each of the 200,000 pages of withheld documents and the reason for them being withheld. Popok reports on the bad things that are coming for Blanche as the Judge is in a position to appoint a special master to review ALL of the documents, produced and unproduced, and take the DOJ out of the equation. Spring Sleep: See if it's right for you. Get eXciteOSA at https://springsleep.com/LEGALAF, and use code LEGALAF for 20% off. Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast Legal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af Sidebar with Katie Phang: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sidebar-with-katie-phang/id1886801652 The Parnas Perspective: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-parnas-perspective/id1869165949 The Intersection with Michael Popok: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok/id1818863274 MissTrial: https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trial The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast The Ken Harbaugh Show: https://meidasnews.com/tag/the-ken-harbaugh-show The Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show Burn the Boats: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/burn-the-boats Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54 On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman Uncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered Five Minute News: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/five-minute-news/id1471715443 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heading into the midterms, what actually beats Trumpism — and is the two-party establishment even capable of it? Chris Cuomo brings together three of the sharpest and most different voices in American politics to argue over what's really broken and what actually wins. Marjorie Taylor Greene (former U.S. Representative for Georgia's 14th Congressional District) details the falling-out that ended her alliance with Donald Trump — the White House phone call in which she says he warned her "friends are going to get hurt" if the Epstein files came out, the death threats against her family, and the loyalty demands that led her to conclude the movement had become a cult and the whole system is broken. James Carville (Democratic strategist and political commentator) makes the case that Trump is an existential threat that calls for scorched-earth tactics, and spars with Cuomo over the better path to a majority — hammering Trump as the most destructive figure in the country, or winning back voters by telling them "you're right about what's wrong, and here's who actually fixes it." Brian Tyler Cohen (YouTube and podcast host, "No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen," and author, "The Day After: How to Wield Power in a Post-Trump World") argues Democrats are institutionalists to a fault — too precious about the filibuster and the norms while the other side barrels through them — and that the only way to beat the fear-mongering is to seize power and actually deliver for people. Join The Chris Cuomo Project on YouTube for ad-free episodes, early releases, exclusive access to Chris, and more: https://www.youtube.com/@chriscuomo/join Follow and subscribe to The Chris Cuomo Project on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube for new episodes every Tuesday and Thursday: https://linktr.ee/cuomoproject Upgrade your everyday—go to https://quince.com/cuomo for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns, now available in Canada and the UK. NOBL gives you real travel peace of mind — security, design, and convenience all in one. Head to https://NOBLTravel.com for 46% off your entire order! #NOBL #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's Headlines: Iran accused the US of a war crime after strikes hit a wedding killing four civilians, the US denied targeting civilians, Iran responded by launching missiles at US bases in Jordan, Kuwait, Iraq, and Bahrain — so the ceasefire is going great. The USS Abraham Lincoln's 5,000-person crew finally docked in Thailand after nearly nine months at sea, were told by the military not to speak to journalists about the conditions they endured, and local authorities in Pattaya preemptively cracked down on prostitution ahead of their arrival. And to absolutely no one's surprise, Apple caved to Trump and changed Lake Ontario to Lake America on Apple Maps following his personal request, which is a remarkable display of corporate spine from a company worth $3 trillion. It's been a while but on the Epstein beat, Congressman Thomas Massie proposed the Epstein Files Transparency Act II, reading the names of 14 Epstein associates he believes need to be investigated — notably not mentioning the one person referenced in the files more than anyone else. In tech, GoPro is pivoting to AI, defense, and national security after merging with an optical company, its stock shot up 40%, and Dyson announced a $499 AI toothbrush with a built-in camera that can livestream your brushing to an app, which no one asked for. Google avoided being broken up despite being found guilty of antitrust violations, getting instead a vague requirement to make unspecified changes to its ad business. Meanwhile, a new study from San Diego State found that fewer women are creating TV shows for streamers than a decade ago, female directors of broadcast programs have declined, and the majority of speaking roles for women skew toward their 20s and 30s while men's roles don't drop off until their 50s. And finally, Milo Yiannopoulos told Piers Morgan that being detained and deported by ICE was humiliating and frightening, and that if he'd known this was possible he would never have supported Trump. Resources/Articles mentioned: AP News: Iran fires on its Gulf neighbors, retaliating for US strikes after a wedding was hit The Guardian: USS Abraham Lincoln's crew of 5,000 arrive at notorious Thai resort after 270 days at sea | US military The Independent: Thailand issues prostitution warning as USS Abraham Lincoln docks in tourist town after 200 days at sea Axios: Apple joins Google in renaming Lake Ontario to "Lake America" PBS News: WATCH: Massie names 14 Epstein associates to 'shame' DOJ CNBC: GoPro joins AI bonanza with pivot into data centers as shares skyrocket 40% The Rundown: Dyson puts AI in a $499 toothbrush Yahoo: Google won't be forced to break up its ads business The Hollywood Reporter: Fewer Women Are Creating TV Shows Now Than They Were Nearly a Decade Ago, Study Finds Mediate: Milo Yiannopoulos Tells Piers Morgan He's 'Very Ashamed' of Supporting Trump Following ICE Arrest Subscribe to the Betches News Room and join the Morning Announcements group chat. Go to: betchesnews.substack.com Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage and edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 3, 2026 – 5am:Iran fires on Gulf neighbors after U.S. strikesTrump floats renaming Strait of Hormuz to the ‘Trump Strait'WSJ: Hegseth extends Mideast deployments into 2027Trump, White House preparing for Democratic congress, investigations: ReportsDan Driscoll says yesterday was his last day as U.S. Army SecretarySen. Tillis (R-NC) calls on trump to replace HegsethJudge blocks Trump's bid against birthright citizenshipTarrant County, Texas votes to reduce polling sites by 30%GOP leaders sound the alarm on Texas Senate raceSecy. Bessent claims Ukraine is causing high gas pricesU.S. trade rep huddles with GOP amid Canada trade warOne year since Epstein survivors spoke out at rally on Capitol HillMile-long stretch of the National mall closed until 2027 To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Plus: Leon Black sues House Committee over Epstein probe. And feminist icon Gloria Steinem dies at 92. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for WSJ's free What's News newsletter. An artificial-intelligence tool assisted in the making of this episode by creating summaries that were based on Wall Street Journal reporting and reviewed and adapted by an editor. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Sarah Longwell and George Conway discuss Trump's attempt to overhaul mail-in voting before the midterms—and why Conway thinks the administration's chaotic new USPS system is likely to lose when it gets back to the Supreme Court. They also cover SCOTUS letting Trump continue construction on his ballroom, the possibility that Democrats could stop the project in January, and the Epstein questions that still aren't getting enough attention.Ready to reach your weight loss goals? Weight Loss by Hers offers access to personalized, affordable care, including FDA-approved GLP-1 medications such as the Wegovy® pill and Wegovy® pen. Visit https://www.forhers.com/illegalnews to get started and learn more, including important safety information, clinical study information, and restrictions. Weight Loss by Hers is not available in all 50 states. Wegovy® is the registered trademark of Novo Nordisk A/S.Factor makes chef-crafted, dietitian-designed meals that are ready in two minutes, with no prep or cleanup. Head to https://FactorMeals.com/illegalnews50off and use code illegalnews50off to get 50% off and 1 free breakfast item per box for 1 year, while supplies last until 10/31/2026.

Gary returns with Brad, a military veteran and former law enforcement officer, for a chaotic dive into conspiracy theories, military stories, government surveillance, and the mysteries hiding behind everyday reality. From JFK and 9/11 to Epstein, Roswell, simulation theory, voice-to-skull technology, and whether the moon might actually be watching us, no theory is off limits.Along the way, they get into Bigfoot, hunting in Arizona, bodybuilding, psychedelics, sleep paralysis, nicotine, and Brad's experiences serving in Iraq. It's conspiracy, paranormal mystery, dark comedy, and completely unnecessary questions about Bigfoot all rolled into one.Join the conversation at www.TerriblePerson.co.

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Vice President JD Vance holds a White House news conference and is asked about the war with Iran and rising fuel prices ahead of the Labor Day holiday weekend, when millions of Americans will be traveling; Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney responds to U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's assertion that the Canadians cut off trade talks with the U.S. because of internal Canadian politics; State Department launches the Foundry School, which the administration says is 'a national program to train the entrepreneurs, engineers, technicians, and industrial leaders needed to rebuild American manufacturing'; House passes a bill to cut off federal student aid to colleges that support boycotts of Israel; Billionaire Leon Black defies a Congressional subpoena in the Oversight Committee's investigation of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein; President Trump says next week's Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas in the lead up to the November midterm elections is 'big stuff'. We will talk about the convention with Dallas Morning News Washington Bureau Chief Joseph Morton, who plans to be there (47); Feminist activist Gloria Steinem dies at age 92. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The State's rebuttal to defense expert Matthew Noedel focused on challenging the significance of his conclusions about the absence of victim blood or other victim-linked biological material in Bryan Kohberger's car and residence. Noedel had emphasized that investigators conducted an extensive search of Kohberger's vehicle and apartment and did not find blood tied to Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle or Ethan Chapin. Prosecutors responded that the absence of detectable victim blood did not establish that Kohberger had not been inside the King Road house, nor did it prove that biological material could not have been removed, degraded or simply never transferred in a recoverable quantity. The rebuttal also cautioned against treating a negative finding as affirmative proof of innocence, arguing that forensic testing can establish what was detected in a particular sample but cannot necessarily reconstruct every transfer event that did or did not occur.The State also pushed back on Noedel's interpretation of secondary transfer and contamination issues, arguing that his report went beyond what the laboratory results could reliably support. Prosecutors stressed that transfer of DNA or blood is highly dependent on variables such as the amount of biological material present, the surfaces involved, subsequent cleaning, time, environmental conditions and the way evidence was handled. In other words, they argued that Noedel was using the lack of victim DNA in Kohberger's vehicle and apartment to suggest a broader exculpatory conclusion that the science itself did not require. The rebuttal was therefore less about disputing the raw laboratory results and more about disputing the inference Noedel drew from them: everyone agreed that victim blood was not found in the car or apartment, but the State argued that this fact alone did not meaningfully exclude Kohberger from the murders or undermine the prosecution's larger evidentiary case.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:030326+REDACTED+Exhibits+S-1+through+S-13+to+States+Amended+Supp+Resp+to+Rqst+for+Disc+RE+Expert+Testimony.pdf

The Karen Read case helped create a toxic blueprint for modern true-crime culture, where serious criminal proceedings are treated like team sports and public opinion is manipulated through repetition, outrage, harassment, and absolute certainty untethered from actual evidence. What happened in Canton went far beyond ordinary disagreement about guilt or innocence. Witnesses were turned into villains, critics were attacked, speculation was elevated into fact, and social-media personalities helped transform a homicide prosecution into an entertainment ecosystem built around loyalty, monetization, and tribal warfare. The most dangerous part of that legacy is how easily the formula can now be transferred to other cases: choose a side early, construct a simple counter-narrative, punish dissent, flood the public with emotionally charged claims, and hope the resulting pressure reaches far beyond the internet. None of that is skepticism or citizen journalism. It is a culture where popularity begins competing with evidence and where people convince themselves that screaming louder somehow makes their version of events more credible.Years of covering Jeffrey Epstein have only made that behavior more intolerable because Epstein's history provides legitimate reasons to distrust powerful institutions without requiring anyone to invent facts. Prosecutors can fail, police can make mistakes, governments can lie, and wealthy people can receive extraordinary treatment, but none of that means every rumor becomes true or every preferred theory deserves to be treated as established fact. Serious scrutiny demands the same skepticism toward your own conclusions that you apply to prosecutors, investigators, and institutions, and that standard disappears once criminal cases become fandom. Victims become props, defendants become mascots, witnesses become targets, and tragedy becomes content for people whose audiences reward outrage over accuracy. The Karen Read circus did not teach people to question authority; it demonstrated how easily public certainty can be manufactured before factual certainty has been earned. If that blueprint continues spreading, the justice system risks becoming another spectator sport driven by algorithms, personalities, money, and whichever crowd can scream the loudest.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

Rep. Thomas Massie used a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to accuse Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor of committing sex crimes in the United States and to argue that he should be investigated and, if warranted, prosecuted. Massie named Andrew while calling out a broader group of people he described as alleged co-conspirators or participants in Jeffrey Epstein's network, saying the Justice Department had failed to deliver meaningful accountability. He tied his remarks to the continued fight over millions of Epstein-related records that remain unreleased and said exposing more of that material could help survivors and force federal authorities to act. Massie's remarks were especially pointed because he made them under congressional privilege, allowing him to state the accusation from the House floor while pressing the DOJ to pursue the underlying allegations rather than leave them buried in civil litigation and document dumps.The allegation centered on claims long made by Virginia Giuffre, who said Epstein trafficked her to Andrew for sex on multiple occasions when she was 17, including at Epstein's Manhattan townhouse and on Little Saint James in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Andrew has repeatedly denied sexually abusing Giuffre and denied wrongdoing, and he settled her civil lawsuit in 2022 without admitting liability. What made Massie's speech significant was that a sitting member of Congress was no longer treating Andrew merely as an embarrassing Epstein associate; he was publicly framing him as someone who should face direct criminal scrutiny in the United States. Massie also used the moment to argue that the government's handling of the Epstein files remains incomplete, saying millions of documents are still being withheld and suggesting that naming powerful figures publicly may be one of the only ways to pressure the Justice Department into taking further action.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is accused of 'committing sex crimes in the US' by congressman | Daily Mail Online

For years, the Epstein story has been defined as much by the people who never seem to face meaningful scrutiny as by the two people who actually went to prison. That is why Thomas Massie's decision to name fourteen alleged Epstein co-conspirators on the floor of Congress matters. The list includes Jes Staley, Leon Black, Les Wexner, David Copperfield, Thomas Pritzker, Glenn Dubin, Jean-Luc Brunel, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Lesley Groff and several figures tied to the modeling industry, all of whom intersect with Epstein through money, banking, social access, scheduling, introductions, testimony or allegations. Staley's extensive relationship with Epstein, Black's massive payments for financial advice, Wexner's extraordinary decision to place sweeping financial authority in Epstein's hands, and Groff's years spent managing Epstein's daily affairs all continue to raise questions about how much the people around him knew and why so many of those questions remain unresolved. Other names, including Copperfield, Pritzker, Dubin and Andrew, surface in testimony, investigative records or allegations that have kept pressure on authorities to explain what was investigated and what was not.What emerges is a pattern that has become impossible to ignore: highly sophisticated people repeatedly claim they saw very little, knew very little and understood even less while continuing to do business with Epstein, socialize with him or allegedly help bring women into his orbit. Those explanations become even harder to stomach after Epstein's 2008 conviction, when his status as a sex offender was public and any continued relationship with him became a conscious choice. Massie's list now puts fresh pressure on the Justice Department to stop treating these names like background noise and start confronting the money, communications, travel, introductions and testimony connected to each of them. The real question is not whether Epstein knew powerful people. Everyone already knows that. The question is why so many people deeply embedded in his life have spent years offering explanations while the government has offered so few answers.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

For years, the Epstein story has been defined as much by the people who never seem to face meaningful scrutiny as by the two people who actually went to prison. That is why Thomas Massie's decision to name fourteen alleged Epstein co-conspirators on the floor of Congress matters. The list includes Jes Staley, Leon Black, Les Wexner, David Copperfield, Thomas Pritzker, Glenn Dubin, Jean-Luc Brunel, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Lesley Groff and several figures tied to the modeling industry, all of whom intersect with Epstein through money, banking, social access, scheduling, introductions, testimony or allegations. Staley's extensive relationship with Epstein, Black's massive payments for financial advice, Wexner's extraordinary decision to place sweeping financial authority in Epstein's hands, and Groff's years spent managing Epstein's daily affairs all continue to raise questions about how much the people around him knew and why so many of those questions remain unresolved. Other names, including Copperfield, Pritzker, Dubin and Andrew, surface in testimony, investigative records or allegations that have kept pressure on authorities to explain what was investigated and what was not.What emerges is a pattern that has become impossible to ignore: highly sophisticated people repeatedly claim they saw very little, knew very little and understood even less while continuing to do business with Epstein, socialize with him or allegedly help bring women into his orbit. Those explanations become even harder to stomach after Epstein's 2008 conviction, when his status as a sex offender was public and any continued relationship with him became a conscious choice. Massie's list now puts fresh pressure on the Justice Department to stop treating these names like background noise and start confronting the money, communications, travel, introductions and testimony connected to each of them. The real question is not whether Epstein knew powerful people. Everyone already knows that. The question is why so many people deeply embedded in his life have spent years offering explanations while the government has offered so few answers.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

For years, the Epstein story has been defined as much by the people who never seem to face meaningful scrutiny as by the two people who actually went to prison. That is why Thomas Massie's decision to name fourteen alleged Epstein co-conspirators on the floor of Congress matters. The list includes Jes Staley, Leon Black, Les Wexner, David Copperfield, Thomas Pritzker, Glenn Dubin, Jean-Luc Brunel, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Lesley Groff and several figures tied to the modeling industry, all of whom intersect with Epstein through money, banking, social access, scheduling, introductions, testimony or allegations. Staley's extensive relationship with Epstein, Black's massive payments for financial advice, Wexner's extraordinary decision to place sweeping financial authority in Epstein's hands, and Groff's years spent managing Epstein's daily affairs all continue to raise questions about how much the people around him knew and why so many of those questions remain unresolved. Other names, including Copperfield, Pritzker, Dubin and Andrew, surface in testimony, investigative records or allegations that have kept pressure on authorities to explain what was investigated and what was not.What emerges is a pattern that has become impossible to ignore: highly sophisticated people repeatedly claim they saw very little, knew very little and understood even less while continuing to do business with Epstein, socialize with him or allegedly help bring women into his orbit. Those explanations become even harder to stomach after Epstein's 2008 conviction, when his status as a sex offender was public and any continued relationship with him became a conscious choice. Massie's list now puts fresh pressure on the Justice Department to stop treating these names like background noise and start confronting the money, communications, travel, introductions and testimony connected to each of them. The real question is not whether Epstein knew powerful people. Everyone already knows that. The question is why so many people deeply embedded in his life have spent years offering explanations while the government has offered so few answers.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

The transcripts from Jes Staley's July 24, 2026 interview with the House Oversight Committee revealed just how deep and personal his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein became, while also exposing contradictions in the way Staley had described that relationship publicly. Staley acknowledged visiting Epstein's Manhattan townhouse dozens of times, traveling to Little St. James on multiple occasions and exchanging roughly 1,200 communications with Epstein between 2008 and 2012. He admitted that he had shared confidential and potentially market-sensitive JPMorgan information with Epstein, including details about the bank's business, client relationships, pending transactions and even communications involving the Federal Reserve during the 2008 financial crisis. Staley also told investigators that he had discussed his own compensation with Epstein and sought his advice, despite previously portraying Epstein as having little or no connection to his professional life after the 2008 conviction. He further acknowledged having a sexual encounter with one of Epstein's assistants after meeting her through Epstein, while insisting that Epstein did not arrange it and that he had no knowledge that the woman had later accused Epstein of abuse.The committee also pressed Staley on some of the strangest and most troubling material in his correspondence with Epstein, including the notorious “Snow White” emails and other references to Disney characters. Staley denied having sex with a woman dressed as Snow White and said he could not explain the meaning of some of the messages, even when investigators confronted him with contemporaneous emails and photographs. He maintained that he did not know Epstein was continuing to abuse girls after his 2008 conviction, calling that revelation “incredible,” yet the transcripts also showed that Staley personally argued for JPMorgan to keep Epstein as a client even as internal concerns about Epstein's cash withdrawals and potential trafficking activity were mounting. Staley also said he had spoken with Jamie Dimon about Epstein, something Dimon and JPMorgan have disputed. Taken together, the testimony painted a picture of a relationship that was far closer, more intertwined with Staley's professional life and more difficult to reconcile with his earlier descriptions than he had previously acknowledged.to contact me:bobbycapuci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

The document is a sworn OIG interview transcript from June 15, 2021, involving the Bureau of Prisons captain who oversaw security operations at MCC New York during the period surrounding Jeffrey Epstein's death. The captain described the command structure inside the jail, including his role supervising lieutenants and reporting up to associate wardens or the warden, while investigators walked him through staffing, rosters, post assignments, suicide-watch procedures, SHU operations, and the chain of responsibility on August 9–10, 2019. The transcript is important because it does not present Epstein's death as a clean, orderly institutional event; instead, it shows a jail struggling with bad staffing, confusing handoffs, unfilled posts, questionable paperwork, and a command structure where critical responsibilities appear to have been either missed, misunderstood, or passed around.The most serious value of the interview is in the irregularities it surfaces. The captain reportedly discussed inaccurate rosters or logs, acknowledged questions around skipped SHU rounds, addressed the fact that Epstein had previously been on suicide watch, and said he would not necessarily have known in real time if officers were failing to conduct required checks. Even more troubling, he expressed concern that certain documents may have been deliberately removed from files that should have been reviewed or audited, and investigators also raised an inmate-count issue involving an inmate named Reyes, whose release may not have been properly reflected in the institution's count — something the captain treated as a protocol violation. Taken together, the transcript adds another layer to the larger Epstein death record: not a single clean explanation, but a bureaucratic mess of missing or questionable documentation, staffing failures, broken supervision, and institutional chaos at precisely the moment when the most high-profile federal inmate in America was supposed to be under careful control.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:EFTA00111830.pdfBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn were, in practical terms, Jeffrey Epstein's go-to pair whenever something needed to be handled in the worlds of law, money, corporations, trusts, property or estate planning. Indyke was the longtime lawyer who helped structure Epstein's legal affairs, form and manage entities, deal with contracts and trusts, and navigate the legal architecture around his wealth. Kahn was the financial operator, the accountant and money manager who tracked spending, handled payments, worked with banks and helped administer the financial side of Epstein's sprawling network. Between them, they covered the two systems Epstein relied on most to keep his world functioning: Indyke handled the legal framework, Kahn handled the financial plumbing. When something needed to be documented, transferred, paid, incorporated, protected or organized, one or both of them were often in the picture.That is why their roles have drawn so much scrutiny. Epstein's operation did not run on charisma and access alone; it depended on companies, bank accounts, trusts, property structures, legal instruments and people who knew how to make all of those pieces move. Indyke and Kahn were central to that machinery for years and later became co-executors of Epstein's estate, giving them extraordinary visibility into the same system they had helped maintain while he was alive. Both men have denied knowingly facilitating Epstein's crimes and neither has been criminally convicted for participating in his trafficking operation, but their importance to the infrastructure is undeniable. They were effectively Epstein's legal-and-accounting tandem: the pair who could turn his instructions into documents, payments, entities and transactions, and who helped keep the machine moving long after most outsiders would have had no idea how any of it was structured.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

Ghislaine Maxwell's treatment in federal custody has become increasingly difficult to explain as routine. After years at FCI Tallahassee, she was abruptly transferred in August 2025 to the minimum-security federal prison camp in Bryan, Texas, shortly after sitting for an unusual two-day interview with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. The move immediately raised eyebrows because Maxwell is a convicted sex offender serving a 20-year sentence, and inmates with that profile are not typically housed at a minimum-security camp. The questions only grew after former inmates described her receiving treatment they said was unavailable to others: meals and bottled water delivered to her room, private use of chapel or recreation space for visits, unusually accommodating handling of her mail, extra privacy protections and even changes to the physical setup around her living area. Other inmates have alleged that women who complained about Maxwell or spoke to reporters about her were reprimanded or transferred to higher-security facilities. Maxwell's lawyers have denied that she is receiving improper favors, but the pattern has been unusual enough to draw congressional scrutinyThe strangest part is that the transfer itself still has no clear public explanation. In June 2026, congressional staff visited the Bryan camp looking for answers, and lawmakers later said the warden could not explain why Maxwell had been moved there and acknowledged that she was the only convicted sex offender among more than 600 women at the facility. That does not prove the transfer was a reward for cooperation, but the timing has made that suspicion impossible to ignore: Maxwell met with Blanche, then almost immediately landed in a dramatically less restrictive environment. The Bureau of Prisons has not publicly provided a specific rationale that resolves the question, and that vacuum has only fueled suspicion that someone high up intervened on her behalf. For a prisoner convicted of helping Jeffrey Epstein recruit and groom underage girls, the combination of a mysterious security downgrade, alleged preferential treatment and apparent consequences for inmates who complained about it is extraordinary.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

Eleven Jeffrey Epstein survivors voluntarily dismissed their lawsuit against Leslie Wexner, the Wexner Foundation and Nine East 71st Street Corporation after a prolonged fight over whether the case belonged in state or federal court. The lawsuit was originally filed in New York Supreme Court under the city's Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Act, accusing Wexner and related entities of helping enable Epstein through financial support, control over his finances and access to the Manhattan townhouse later associated with his abuse. Wexner and the foundation moved the case into federal court, where the dispute quickly became centered on jurisdiction rather than the substance of the allegations. The key fight involved whether complete diversity existed between the parties, particularly because plaintiff Andrea Sterling said she had been living in Tulum, Mexico, while defense lawyers pointed to public material suggesting she still had ties to Miami. After Nine East sought discovery into Sterling's domicile and opposed sending the case back to state court, the plaintiffs moved to dismiss the action.The dismissal was without prejudice, which means the survivors did not lose on the merits and are not necessarily barred from bringing the claims again. That distinction is important because the allegations against Wexner were never adjudicated; the case ended, for now, because of the jurisdictional battle rather than because a judge found the claims insufficient after a full merits review. Wexner has denied knowing about Epstein's abuse, has not been criminally charged, and his representatives have argued that the complaint failed to provide a factual basis for holding him responsible. But the filing window created by New York City law remains open into 2027, leaving the possibility that the survivors could refile under a different procedural posture. So the immediate result is not an exoneration of Wexner or a defeat of the underlying allegations, but a tactical withdrawal after the case became bogged down in a fight over where it should be heard.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Epstein Abuse Claimants Withdraw Wexner Foundation Suit Without Prejudice After Federal Venue Fight | IBTimes UKBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

Seven women have filed a civil lawsuit in New York accusing celebrity hairstylist Frédéric Fekkai and employee Patrick Coombs of helping groom them for Jeffrey Epstein, including by altering their appearance to suit Epstein's preferences. According to the complaint, Epstein allegedly sent young women and girls to Fekkai's Manhattan salon, where their hair was bleached blond and they were styled to look “as young as possible,” with the plaintiffs describing the salon as a central part of the grooming process. Five of the seven women are proceeding anonymously, while the named plaintiffs include former model Kersti Ferguson and former Playboy Playmate Audra Christiansen. The lawsuit was filed under New York's Gender-Motivated Violence Act and alleges that Fekkai and his salon were part of a broader network that helped manipulate and prepare women for Epstein's abuse. Those allegations have not been proven in court, and Fekkai has denied wrongdoing in connection with separate Epstein-related accusations.The lawsuit also places Fekkai's business relationship with Epstein under scrutiny, alleging that Epstein helped boost Fekkai's commercial success while Fekkai, in turn, provided services that benefited Epstein's operation. The plaintiffs claim Epstein's connections helped Fekkai's products gain access to major retailers, including Victoria's Secret, which was then controlled by Leslie Wexner, and they argue that Fekkai's salon became intertwined with Epstein's broader social and trafficking network. The case comes amid renewed congressional attention to Fekkai after Sarah Kellen reportedly accused him during a closed-door House interview of sexually assaulting her years earlier, an allegation Fekkai has denied. Rep. Thomas Massie has also publicly named Fekkai among people he believes should face further investigation. The new lawsuit therefore pushes Fekkai from being merely another name associated with Epstein into a direct civil defendant accused of helping shape and groom women for Epstein's benefit.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Jeffrey Epstein's Celebrity Hairstylist Frédéric Fekkai Accused of Bleaching Girls Blond and Grooming Them 'Like Dolls' | IBTimes UKBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

More than a dozen survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell publicly urged billionaire Leon Black to fully cooperate with the House Oversight Committee as lawmakers prepared to question him about his relationship with Epstein. In a letter released ahead of Black's scheduled deposition, the survivors called on him not only to appear, but also to comply with congressional subpoenas demanding records, including nondisclosure agreements in his possession. Black paid Epstein tens of millions of dollars for what he has described as tax and estate-planning services, and that enormous financial relationship has made him one of the most important figures in Congress's renewed investigation. The survivors argued that Black's use of NDAs deserved particular scrutiny because those agreements could help clarify the nature of his dealings with Epstein and others in Epstein's orbit.The pressure on Black was already escalating on Capitol Hill. House Oversight Chairman James Comer had threatened to hold him in contempt if he failed to cooperate, while Black had previously denied knowing about Epstein's broader criminal conduct until the 2019 sex-trafficking charges, despite acknowledging that he knew Epstein had pleaded guilty in 2008 to charges involving a minor. Rep. Thomas Massie also named Black from the House floor while calling for the Justice Department to investigate Epstein associates more aggressively. The survivors' message was therefore straightforward: Black's immense financial dealings with Epstein, his possession of potentially relevant agreements and his acknowledged knowledge of Epstein's 2008 conviction make full transparency necessary. They warned that if Black continued withholding records or resisted the committee's demands, Congress should use every enforcement tool available to compel his cooperation.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Epstein survivors urge billionaire Leon Black to cooperate with House panel | Jeffrey Epstein | The GuardianBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

The transcripts from Jes Staley's July 24, 2026 interview with the House Oversight Committee revealed just how deep and personal his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein became, while also exposing contradictions in the way Staley had described that relationship publicly. Staley acknowledged visiting Epstein's Manhattan townhouse dozens of times, traveling to Little St. James on multiple occasions and exchanging roughly 1,200 communications with Epstein between 2008 and 2012. He admitted that he had shared confidential and potentially market-sensitive JPMorgan information with Epstein, including details about the bank's business, client relationships, pending transactions and even communications involving the Federal Reserve during the 2008 financial crisis. Staley also told investigators that he had discussed his own compensation with Epstein and sought his advice, despite previously portraying Epstein as having little or no connection to his professional life after the 2008 conviction. He further acknowledged having a sexual encounter with one of Epstein's assistants after meeting her through Epstein, while insisting that Epstein did not arrange it and that he had no knowledge that the woman had later accused Epstein of abuse.The committee also pressed Staley on some of the strangest and most troubling material in his correspondence with Epstein, including the notorious “Snow White” emails and other references to Disney characters. Staley denied having sex with a woman dressed as Snow White and said he could not explain the meaning of some of the messages, even when investigators confronted him with contemporaneous emails and photographs. He maintained that he did not know Epstein was continuing to abuse girls after his 2008 conviction, calling that revelation “incredible,” yet the transcripts also showed that Staley personally argued for JPMorgan to keep Epstein as a client even as internal concerns about Epstein's cash withdrawals and potential trafficking activity were mounting. Staley also said he had spoken with Jamie Dimon about Epstein, something Dimon and JPMorgan have disputed. Taken together, the testimony painted a picture of a relationship that was far closer, more intertwined with Staley's professional life and more difficult to reconcile with his earlier descriptions than he had previously acknowledged.to contact me:bobbycapuci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, reportedly visited Jeffrey Epstein twice in 2009 while he was serving his Florida jail sentence for soliciting a minor for prostitution. The visits allegedly took place at the Palm Beach office Epstein used during his controversial work-release arrangement, which allowed him to leave jail for hours each day. Emails released by the Justice Department and reported by The Telegraph described Ferguson contacting Epstein during a Florida layover and arranging to meet him, including references to his driver picking her up and her bringing charity-related documents. The office was tied to the Florida Science Foundation, a company Epstein used as the basis for his work-release setup.The emails also showed Ferguson writing warmly to Epstein, calling him a “dear spectacular and special friend,” thanking him for looking after her, and continuing to discuss contact and assistance from him despite his conviction. The revelations added to earlier scrutiny over Epstein helping Ferguson financially, including the previously reported £15,000 payment she later called a “gigantic error of judgment.” The damaging part is the timing: Epstein was not merely a disgraced financier at that point, he was actively serving a sentence connected to a minor, yet Ferguson still allegedly met with him through a work-release loophole that has since become one of the most notorious examples of how Epstein received special treatment.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Sarah Ferguson visited Epstein TWICE at office for a bogus firm he set up while he was serving prison sentence for child sex offence | Daily Mail OnlineBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

Leon Black was subpoenaed by the House Oversight Committee in the middle of his closed-door testimony about Jeffrey Epstein after he refused to answer questions about possible non-disclosure agreements involving women connected to Epstein. Chairman James Comer said lawmakers wanted the NDAs to determine whether Epstein was involved in writing them, arranging them, funding them, or using them to silence women in his orbit. One subpoena demands the NDA records, and another requires Black to return for videotaped testimony under oath on July 16. Black's lawyer, Susan Estrich, blasted the move as a “planned political stunt” and said Epstein had no involvement with any NDAs, whether they exist or not.Black told lawmakers he had no role in Epstein's sex-trafficking crimes, no knowledge of Epstein's abuse, and never paid Epstein for access to women. He repeated that he hired Epstein for tax and estate planning work, saying Epstein “solved a massive estate problem” and that he believed the fees were partly tax-deductible, even though the total eventually came to about $158 million. Black said Epstein deceived him, describing the relationship as “I knew Jekyll” and “I didn't know Hyde,” while also pointing to an Apollo-commissioned Dechert review that found no evidence he participated in Epstein's crimes. The committee's focus, however, is now moving beyond the old explanation about tax advice and into whether Black's private legal arrangements with women intersected with Epstein's network.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:House committee subpoenas Leon Black during Jeffrey Epstein testimonyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

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Jimmy Dore and his live panel guests question the official narrative surrounding the investigation into Charlie Kirk's killing, focusing on conflicting claims about whether clear video exists showing the alleged shooter taking the shot. He highlights statements from figures including Benny Johnson, Jack Posobiec, and Buckley Carlson and argues that the descriptions of the available footage from the first two are inconsistent with testimony presented by the lead investigator.  Jimmy expands his criticism to include the FBI, Trump administration officials, media personalities, and commentators whom he accuses of promoting or defending the cover-up, while also discussing broader skepticism toward government investigations. The segment concludes with Jimmy questioning several political and media figures over their handling of the case, Israel-related issues, and the Epstein files, while framing skepticism toward official narratives as necessary. Plus segments on Trump renaming Lake Ontario, the scaremongering aroung the latest measles "outbreak" and Marjorie Taylor Greene's vindication over "Jewish Space Lasers." Also featuring Sam Tripoli, Stef Zamorano, Bobby Miyamoto and Mike MacRae. And a phone call from Jeff Bridges!

In breaking news, Katie Phang's team have just told Judge Sullivan that Attorney General Todd Blanche and his legal team continue to mislead the Court and hide FBI handwritten file notes about Trump and his alleged sex abuse victim from the public, and they demand immediate justice! Popok breaks it down in real time. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal AF YouTube community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgZJZZbnLFPr5GJdCuIwpA/join Become a member of the Legal AF Substack: https://michaelpopok.substack.com/20off Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Subscribe to the Intersection with Michael Popok podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok/id1818863274 Subscribe to Unprecedented with Michael Popok and Dina Doll podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unprecedented-by-legal-af/id1867023089 Subscribe to Court of History with Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-court-of-history/id1867022920 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In case you need any more proof that Todd Blanche and Donald Trump's dirty DOJ leadership are protecting the Epstein class and in the process continuing to victimize the Epstein survivors, the Attorney General for the state of New Mexico - Raul Torrez, who is trying to investigate crimes committed at Epstein's Zorro Ranch in New Mexico, sued Blanche and the Department of Justice for "stonewalling, blocking and obstructing" the New Mexico investigation. Glenn reviews the lawsuit AG Torrez filed against Blanche and DOJ.Find Glenn on Substack: glennkirscner.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

New developments in the Epstein files raise fresh questions about the powerful people in his orbit. Plus, the escalating war with Iran is pushing both sides toward a devastating outcome—with no clear off-ramp in sight. We break down the latest on today's morning edition of the Rush Hour Podcast.

Rep. Thomas Massie read 14 names into the record on the House floor, identifying them as Epstein co-conspirators. Among the names: David Copperfield, Tom Pritzker, Leon Black, Frederic Fekkai. Dave Rubin returns LIVE to discuss the latest Epstein releases, the jury in the Lindsay Clancy case entering day 4 of deadlocked deliberations, and GSK's plan to launch a Phase 3 trial for mRNA-based flu vaccines. Then pollster Rich Baris, director of Big Data Poll and host of Inside the Numbers with the People's Pundit, discusses the midterms and the data behind his new book with Joshua Lisec “Burn It Down: What the Polls Say Young Americans Really Want.” Baris says his polling shows a generation that does not want to reform American institutions but replace them, and that commentators calling Gen-Z “more conservative” are reading the numbers wrong. Dave Rubin is the creator and host of The Rubin Report, with over two billion views and more than three million subscribers worldwide. Rubin founded Locals, a subscription-based platform acquired by Rumble in 2021. He is a New York Times bestselling author of Don't Burn This Book and Don't Burn This Country, and launched Copal 22 Reposado Tequila in 2025. Follow at https://x.com/RubinReport Rich Baris is the director of Big Data Poll and host of Inside the Numbers with the People's Pundit. He is the only national and state pollster to correctly forecast Donald J. Trump's 2016 win with 306 electoral votes, and was again the most accurate national pollster of 2024, projecting Trump's 312-vote win. Follow at https://x.com/Peoples_Pundit 「 SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS 」 • BIOPRO - BioPro+® is a natural formula of growth factors and peptides that support how you look, feel & perform. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://drdrew.com/biopro⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • FATTY15 – The future of essential fatty acids is here! Strengthen your cells against age-related breakdown with Fatty15. Get 15% off a 90-day Starter Kit Subscription at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://drdrew.com/fatty15⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • PALEOVALLEY - "Paleovalley has a wide variety of extraordinary products that are both healthful and delicious,” says Dr. Drew. "I am a huge fan of this brand and know you'll love it too!” Get 15% off your first order at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://drdrew.com/paleovalley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • THE WELLNESS COMPANY - Counteract harmful spike proteins with TWC's Signature Series Spike Support Formula containing nattokinase and selenium. Learn more about TWC's supplements at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twc.health/drew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 「 ABOUT THE SHOW 」 This show is for entertainment and/or informational purposes only, and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Executive Producers • Kaleb Nation - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kalebnation.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Susan Pinsky - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/firstladyoflove⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Content Producer • Emily Barsh - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/emilytvproducer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Creating election chaos could pay off big-time for Trump. He doesn't need to win every legal battle over mail-in ballots, gerrymandering, election monitors or voter confusion, he only needs the mess itself. Confusion becomes the weapon.Confusion suppresses turnout. Uncertainty over voting procedures and information discourages participation. A smaller, more demoralized electorate works in his favor. We'll talk elections with presidential historian and host of Around the Political World. John Rothmann will join us in the first hour. Political analyst and author Jared Yates Sexton will stop through to talk politics. His brilliant insight on the issues will make you seek out his writing. He's that good. Find Jared at : https://www.jysexton.com/books https://jaredyatessexton.substack.com/ Then, we are off to save the planet with amazing eco- journalist, Belinda Waymouth. She'll explain how a mining company fell to opposition from Native American tribes. The Mark Thompson Show 9/2/26 Patreon subscribers are the backbone of the show! If you'd like to help, here's our Patreon Link: https://www.patreon.com/themarkthompsonshow Maybe you're more into PayPal. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=PVBS3R7KJXV24 And you'll find everything on our website: https://www.themarkthompsonshow.com The Mark Thompson Show has an official new Facebook page. Please join! Here's the link: https://m.facebook.com/TheMarkThompsonShow/ Show sponsors: coachellavalleycoffee.com - use code MarkT at check out to save 10%

A jury can't decide what to do about a woman who killed her three kids, so the women of TikTok have solved it for them: it was the husband, because husbands don't go to CVS. And given the Pluto placement that day, no Leo would have done this. It defies the science of all astrology.Also in this one: Trump renames Lake Ontario to Lake America and somebody's getting rich printing the new maps. The Venezuela oil deal broken down as what it really is — a headline with no article attached — including the $80/barrel break-even, the $100 billion buildout, and the five-to-seven years before any of it reaches the market, set against the $150 billion already spent on Iran. The Supreme Court greenlights the ballroom without ruling on whether it was legal, because the wrong person asked. Massie's second attempt at the Epstein files. A Fauci email that was supposed to be deleted twice. And a full Tales From The Flock: felony charges over a fake camera, drones over the Flock convention, Hawley's investigation, and the Officer of the Year whose award didn't survive his ex-girlfriend.Live porch shows: porchstore.comMerch: robbernsteinmerch.comPaywalled after-show, $5/mo: robbernsteincomedy.com

Bryan Kohberger's newest attorney, Jason Goldman, says the immediate focus of the defense is whether Kohberger's 2025 guilty plea was constitutionally valid and truly entered knowingly and voluntarily. Kohberger pleaded guilty to murdering Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin in exchange for avoiding the death penalty, but he is now seeking post-conviction relief and attempting to withdraw that plea. In a handwritten petition filed in July, Kohberger claimed his former attorneys provided ineffective assistance and that his plea was induced by promises that were not kept and threats allegedly made by members of his own defense team. Goldman says an amended petition and possible evidentiary hearing could finally expose what happened during the critical days leading up to the plea, including circumstances that have not yet been made public. Judge Steven Hippler has given Kohberger's attorneys until November 13 to file the more detailed amended petition, while prosecutors are pushing to have the challenge dismissed.The new defense team is also attacking the structure of the proceedings themselves. Idaho attorney Greg Rauch, who was appointed to represent Kohberger, has asked that Hippler be removed from the case and that the proceedings be transferred back to Moscow, arguing that questions surrounding the judge's impartiality must be resolved before Kohberger's constitutional claims are heard. The motion points to Hippler's earlier refusal to give Kohberger's trial attorneys additional preparation time and to unusually harsh comments the judge made about Kohberger at sentencing. Prosecutors, meanwhile, have requested the transcript of Kohberger's July 2025 plea hearing, apparently preparing to use Kohberger's own sworn statements in court to undermine his new assertion that the plea was involuntary. What had appeared to be a closed case after Kohberger admitted responsibility and received four consecutive life sentences has therefore reopened into a significant post-conviction battle, with his new attorneys signaling that the circumstances surrounding the plea, his former defense team and potentially previously undisclosed information could become central issues in court.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Bryan Kohberger's new lawyer targets guilty plea constitutionality | Fox News

Pam Bondi effectively placed responsibility for the Justice Department's troubled handling of the Epstein files on Todd Blanche when she testified before House investigators in May 2026. Bondi said she did not personally conduct the document review and repeatedly emphasized that Blanche had been “in charge of the process and the entire release of the Epstein files.” She acknowledged that redaction errors occurred, including failures involving sensitive survivor information, while distancing herself from the mechanics of how the review and release were carried out. Democratic lawmakers came away from the questioning saying Bondi was clearly pointing to Blanche as the official responsible for the mistakes, although Bondi later pushed back publicly and insisted she was not trying to blame him. Even so, the transcript showed her drawing a clear line between her own role and Blanche's, praising him personally while simultaneously identifying him as the person who managed the process that produced the botched redactions, incomplete disclosures and broader controversy surrounding the release.Epstein survivors have been even more direct in blaming Blanche. After meeting with him in July 2026, more than two dozen accusers urged senators not to confirm him as attorney general, describing the meeting as an exercise in deflection and saying he showed no remorse for a release process that exposed survivors' names, identifying information and deeply personal material while other names remained redacted. Annie Farmer called Blanche abrasive, condescending and intentionally noncommittal, while other survivors said the meeting felt like a box-checking exercise arranged only because his confirmation was in jeopardy. They also criticized his handling of Ghislaine Maxwell, his apparent reluctance to pursue additional investigative leads and what they saw as a broader failure to center survivors in decisions about the Epstein records. Taken together, Bondi's testimony and the survivors' statements put Blanche at the center of the Epstein-files fiasco from two very different directions: his former boss identified him as the official overseeing the release, while the people most directly harmed by Epstein accused him of mishandling that responsibility and then failing to meaningfully answer for it.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

A newly released Bureau of Prisons document sheds more light on Ghislaine Maxwell's controversial transfer to a minimum-security federal prison, but it stops short of answering the biggest question surrounding the move: why it happened. Bloomberg reporter Jason Leopold obtained Maxwell's prison transfer form after a yearlong Freedom of Information Act battle with the Bureau of Prisons. The form confirms that prison officials documented and approved the transfer, but the agency redacted the portion explaining the rationale for moving Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year sentence for helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse and traffic underage girls. That omission leaves the central justification hidden from the public even as the transfer itself continues to generate scrutiny because of Maxwell's high-profile conviction and the unusual attention surrounding her incarceration.The release therefore provides documentation without providing transparency where it matters most. Maxwell's move to a lower-security facility has already fueled questions about whether she received preferential treatment, whether her cooperation with federal authorities played any role, and what internal factors the Bureau of Prisons considered before approving the transfer. The newly obtained form does not establish that any improper deal or special arrangement occurred, but the decision to conceal the government's stated reasoning guarantees that those questions will continue. Instead of resolving the controversy, the document underscores the same problem that has repeatedly surrounded the Epstein and Maxwell cases: records eventually emerge, but crucial portions remain withheld, leaving the public with proof that a consequential decision was made while the explanation for that decision remains behind black ink.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Ghislaine Maxwell's Prison Transfer Form Released - Bloomberg

Rep. Thomas Massie escalated his push for accountability in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal by naming 14 people on the House floor whom he described as Epstein “co-conspirators” who should be investigated and potentially prosecuted. The names included Jes Staley, Leon Black, Les Wexner, David Copperfield, Lapo Elkann, Tom Pritzker, Glenn Dubin, Frédéric Fekkai, Edoardo Teodorani, Jean-Luc Brunel, Daniel Siad, Ramsey Elkholy, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, and Lesley Groff. Massie's statements were allegations made in Congress, not criminal findings, and several of those named have never been charged with crimes connected to Epstein. Still, his speech placed renewed focus on the wider network of wealthy businessmen, financiers, employees, social figures and associates who surrounded Epstein, and on the question of whether federal authorities adequately investigated everyone who may have played a role in his operation.At the same time, Massie launched a discharge petition aimed at forcing a House vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act II, legislation designed to strengthen the disclosure requirements Congress imposed in 2025. The proposal would give Epstein survivors, state and local prosecutors and members of Congress greater power to obtain unredacted federal records and sue the attorney general when they believe documents have been improperly withheld, concealed, delayed or redacted. Members of Congress would be entitled to request complete records, while victims could seek files concerning themselves and prosecutors could obtain information necessary for ongoing criminal investigations. Massie and other supporters maintain that the Justice Department continues to withhold millions of pages or maintain unjustified redactions despite the original transparency law, while DOJ insists it complied after releasing roughly 3.5 million pages along with thousands of videos and images. Massie now needs 218 House signatures on the discharge petition to bypass leadership and force the legislation onto the floor for a vote.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Thomas Massie Names 14 People as Epstein ‘Co-Conspirators,' Moves to Force House Vote | Law Commentary

The transcripts from Jes Staley's July 24, 2026 interview with the House Oversight Committee revealed just how deep and personal his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein became, while also exposing contradictions in the way Staley had described that relationship publicly. Staley acknowledged visiting Epstein's Manhattan townhouse dozens of times, traveling to Little St. James on multiple occasions and exchanging roughly 1,200 communications with Epstein between 2008 and 2012. He admitted that he had shared confidential and potentially market-sensitive JPMorgan information with Epstein, including details about the bank's business, client relationships, pending transactions and even communications involving the Federal Reserve during the 2008 financial crisis. Staley also told investigators that he had discussed his own compensation with Epstein and sought his advice, despite previously portraying Epstein as having little or no connection to his professional life after the 2008 conviction. He further acknowledged having a sexual encounter with one of Epstein's assistants after meeting her through Epstein, while insisting that Epstein did not arrange it and that he had no knowledge that the woman had later accused Epstein of abuse.The committee also pressed Staley on some of the strangest and most troubling material in his correspondence with Epstein, including the notorious “Snow White” emails and other references to Disney characters. Staley denied having sex with a woman dressed as Snow White and said he could not explain the meaning of some of the messages, even when investigators confronted him with contemporaneous emails and photographs. He maintained that he did not know Epstein was continuing to abuse girls after his 2008 conviction, calling that revelation “incredible,” yet the transcripts also showed that Staley personally argued for JPMorgan to keep Epstein as a client even as internal concerns about Epstein's cash withdrawals and potential trafficking activity were mounting. Staley also said he had spoken with Jamie Dimon about Epstein, something Dimon and JPMorgan have disputed. Taken together, the testimony painted a picture of a relationship that was far closer, more intertwined with Staley's professional life and more difficult to reconcile with his earlier descriptions than he had previously acknowledged.to contact me:bobbycapuci@protonmail.com

The transcripts from Jes Staley's July 24, 2026 interview with the House Oversight Committee revealed just how deep and personal his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein became, while also exposing contradictions in the way Staley had described that relationship publicly. Staley acknowledged visiting Epstein's Manhattan townhouse dozens of times, traveling to Little St. James on multiple occasions and exchanging roughly 1,200 communications with Epstein between 2008 and 2012. He admitted that he had shared confidential and potentially market-sensitive JPMorgan information with Epstein, including details about the bank's business, client relationships, pending transactions and even communications involving the Federal Reserve during the 2008 financial crisis. Staley also told investigators that he had discussed his own compensation with Epstein and sought his advice, despite previously portraying Epstein as having little or no connection to his professional life after the 2008 conviction. He further acknowledged having a sexual encounter with one of Epstein's assistants after meeting her through Epstein, while insisting that Epstein did not arrange it and that he had no knowledge that the woman had later accused Epstein of abuse.The committee also pressed Staley on some of the strangest and most troubling material in his correspondence with Epstein, including the notorious “Snow White” emails and other references to Disney characters. Staley denied having sex with a woman dressed as Snow White and said he could not explain the meaning of some of the messages, even when investigators confronted him with contemporaneous emails and photographs. He maintained that he did not know Epstein was continuing to abuse girls after his 2008 conviction, calling that revelation “incredible,” yet the transcripts also showed that Staley personally argued for JPMorgan to keep Epstein as a client even as internal concerns about Epstein's cash withdrawals and potential trafficking activity were mounting. Staley also said he had spoken with Jamie Dimon about Epstein, something Dimon and JPMorgan have disputed. Taken together, the testimony painted a picture of a relationship that was far closer, more intertwined with Staley's professional life and more difficult to reconcile with his earlier descriptions than he had previously acknowledged.to contact me:bobbycapuci@protonmail.com

Jane Doe No. 6 filed suit against Jeffrey Epstein in federal court in South Florida in September 2008, accusing him of sexual assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and coercion and enticement to sexual activity. Her allegations described the same broader system that appeared throughout the Epstein cases: economically vulnerable teenage girls were brought into his Palm Beach home under the guise of providing massages, only for those encounters to become sexual. Doe No. 6 sought to pursue the case without publicly revealing her identity, arguing that forcing her name into the open would expose an alleged sexual-abuse victim to humiliation, unwanted attention, and further intrusion into intensely private details of her life. The request for anonymity was therefore not simply about avoiding publicity; it was about allowing her to confront an extraordinarily wealthy and powerful defendant without making her identity another piece of information available for public consumption.The importance of that protection became even clearer as the litigation progressed. Doe No. 6 later told the court that an investigator had appeared at the office of her former employer and asked personal questions about her, leaving her worried that people who did not know she was suing Epstein would discover both her identity and the nature of the sexual-abuse allegations. She specifically expressed concern that investigators working on Epstein's behalf would continue contacting people in her life and effectively disclose that she was a plaintiff in a sexual-abuse lawsuit. Her effort to remain Jane Doe No. 6 thus illustrated the enormous imbalance facing Epstein's accusers: pursuing accountability could mean exposing not only the alleged abuse itself, but their employment history, relationships, personal lives, and identities to investigation and scrutiny. Anonymity offered Doe No. 6 a measure of protection while still forcing Epstein to answer the allegations against him in court.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

In case you need any more proof that Todd Blanche and Donald Trump's dirty DOJ leadership are protecting the Epstein class and in the process continuing to victimize the Epstein survivors, the Attorney General for the state of New Mexico - Raul Torrez, who is trying to investigate crimes committed at Epstein's Zorro Ranch in New Mexico, sued Blanche and the Department of Justice for "stonewalling, blocking and obstructing" the New Mexico investigation. Glenn reviews the lawsuit AG Torrez filed against Blanche and DOJ.Find Glenn on Substack: glennkirscner.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

For years, the Epstein story has been defined as much by the people who never seem to face meaningful scrutiny as by the two people who actually went to prison. That is why Thomas Massie's decision to name fourteen alleged Epstein co-conspirators on the floor of Congress matters. The list includes Jes Staley, Leon Black, Les Wexner, David Copperfield, Thomas Pritzker, Glenn Dubin, Jean-Luc Brunel, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Lesley Groff and several figures tied to the modeling industry, all of whom intersect with Epstein through money, banking, social access, scheduling, introductions, testimony or allegations. Staley's extensive relationship with Epstein, Black's massive payments for financial advice, Wexner's extraordinary decision to place sweeping financial authority in Epstein's hands, and Groff's years spent managing Epstein's daily affairs all continue to raise questions about how much the people around him knew and why so many of those questions remain unresolved. Other names, including Copperfield, Pritzker, Dubin and Andrew, surface in testimony, investigative records or allegations that have kept pressure on authorities to explain what was investigated and what was not.What emerges is a pattern that has become impossible to ignore: highly sophisticated people repeatedly claim they saw very little, knew very little and understood even less while continuing to do business with Epstein, socialize with him or allegedly help bring women into his orbit. Those explanations become even harder to stomach after Epstein's 2008 conviction, when his status as a sex offender was public and any continued relationship with him became a conscious choice. Massie's list now puts fresh pressure on the Justice Department to stop treating these names like background noise and start confronting the money, communications, travel, introductions and testimony connected to each of them. The real question is not whether Epstein knew powerful people. Everyone already knows that. The question is why so many people deeply embedded in his life have spent years offering explanations while the government has offered so few answers.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

For years, the Epstein story has been defined as much by the people who never seem to face meaningful scrutiny as by the two people who actually went to prison. That is why Thomas Massie's decision to name fourteen alleged Epstein co-conspirators on the floor of Congress matters. The list includes Jes Staley, Leon Black, Les Wexner, David Copperfield, Thomas Pritzker, Glenn Dubin, Jean-Luc Brunel, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Lesley Groff and several figures tied to the modeling industry, all of whom intersect with Epstein through money, banking, social access, scheduling, introductions, testimony or allegations. Staley's extensive relationship with Epstein, Black's massive payments for financial advice, Wexner's extraordinary decision to place sweeping financial authority in Epstein's hands, and Groff's years spent managing Epstein's daily affairs all continue to raise questions about how much the people around him knew and why so many of those questions remain unresolved. Other names, including Copperfield, Pritzker, Dubin and Andrew, surface in testimony, investigative records or allegations that have kept pressure on authorities to explain what was investigated and what was not.What emerges is a pattern that has become impossible to ignore: highly sophisticated people repeatedly claim they saw very little, knew very little and understood even less while continuing to do business with Epstein, socialize with him or allegedly help bring women into his orbit. Those explanations become even harder to stomach after Epstein's 2008 conviction, when his status as a sex offender was public and any continued relationship with him became a conscious choice. Massie's list now puts fresh pressure on the Justice Department to stop treating these names like background noise and start confronting the money, communications, travel, introductions and testimony connected to each of them. The real question is not whether Epstein knew powerful people. Everyone already knows that. The question is why so many people deeply embedded in his life have spent years offering explanations while the government has offered so few answers.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

Congress increasingly focused on Richard Kahn because he was not some distant accountant who occasionally handled Jeffrey Epstein's taxes; he spent years inside the machinery of Epstein's finances and later became a co-executor of his estate. The House Oversight Committee subpoenaed Kahn and questioned him behind closed doors in March 2026 about the companies, payments, gifts, financial transactions and estate operations that surrounded Epstein. Kahn told lawmakers that he had no knowledge of Epstein's abuse or trafficking and said he saw nothing suspicious in the spending he managed, even though he tracked Epstein's expenditures closely and authorized payments involving women connected to Epstein. Lawmakers were particularly interested in the web of companies Kahn helped administer, the movement of money through Epstein's accounts, his role in dealing with banks and the extent to which financial infrastructure helped sustain Epstein's operation. Oversight Democrats were openly skeptical of Kahn's claim that he remained unaware, arguing that someone with such intimate knowledge of Epstein's money deserved far more scrutiny over what he saw, approved and facilitated.The questioning became even more significant when Kahn made admissions that lawmakers said raised additional questions rather than resolving them. Democratic members said Kahn acknowledged helping facilitate a sham marriage involving women connected to Epstein and admitted that he had impersonated Epstein in communications with banks. Congress also zeroed in on Kahn's role as co-executor of the estate, including settlements paid to survivors and questions about a particular claimant referred to as “Jane Doe 4.” Kahn initially appeared to say that the woman had received a settlement, only for his attorney to later retreat from that account, first saying no settlement existed and then saying he could neither confirm nor deny one. That shifting explanation prompted lawmakers Robert Garcia and Ro Khanna to demand written clarification. The larger congressional focus on Kahn reflected a broader effort to move beyond Epstein's famous friends and examine the people who actually managed the money, companies and payments that kept his world functioning. Kahn has not been criminally charged and has denied knowingly facilitating Epstein's crimes, but Congress clearly treated him as one of the central financial figures capable of explaining how Epstein's operation worked for so long.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump's Iran war is at a stalemate with 64 days until midterms. Also, the Supreme Court allows Trump to continue his ballroom construction. Plus, Trump prioritizes vanity projects as Americans struggle. And a new discharge petition on the Epstein files goes live. Sen. Chris Coons, Joyce Vance, Rep. Joyce Beatty, and Rep. Ro Khanna join Jonathan Capehart. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

September 1, 2026; 6pm; The Trump DOJ is facing new questions over its handling of the Epstein case. MS NOW's Ari Melber reports and is joined by Bloomberg's Jason Leopold. Plus, legendary strategist James Carville joins to discuss the latest from the Trump White House and the upcoming midterm elections. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.