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What's up, everyone? And welcome to another episode of the Epstein Chronicles. Over the weekend, we had quite the adventurous time at the White House correspondence dinner in D.C. not only did some madman show up with a gun and a whole lot of bad intentions, thankfully nothing came of it. And thankfully, he was taken down by security or Secret Service or whatever and arrested. Listen, folks, violence is not the answer. You're walking right into their trap. When you do something like that, they want you to be violent. They want you to react in a manner where they can clamp down on you and everybody else and feel justified for doing so. And look, I understand that people are angry. I get it. But there's only one way to victory here, folks, and that's by pushing for a special counsel. And if you want me to shut up about this topic, that's how you get me to shut up. A fair, robust investigation with no stone left unturned, no door left unkicked in, and no bush left unshaken. And if they do all of that, and then they come to the conclusion that there's nothing left to see here. Okay, cool. Show me your work. It has to be a transparent process, right? Because they've lost the benefit of the doubt. Now it's up to them to be completely transparent and show us step by step what's going on. So not only am I calling for a special counsel, I'm calling for public, transparent hearings. And I think that anybody that is against that has something to hide or they're trying to protect somebody that's important to them one way or the other. Because I don't see how any sane person could be against a special counsel. And I'm not talking about a special counsel like Robert Mueller or Jack Smith. I'm talking about a truly independent special counsel, someone brought in from the outside. Somebody like an Andrew Brettler or an Alan Jackson or a Mark Agnifilo or a Tenny Garagos, somebody like that. And that's well within the purview of the doj. The person that's the special counsel has to have a good grasp on federal law. They have to be a lawyer, and they have to understand how the federal law works. And all of those lawyers that I named, they most certainly do. And at least in my mind, that's the only way we could ever have a truly fair look at what's happening here and what happened before. Because we can't trust the Justice Department to investigate themselves. We've been down this road before. Well, we're going to trust the OIG to actually shoot us straight this time. Zero chance that's going to ever happen. That's not their goal. Look at them like hr, right? When you go to hr, they're not there to protect you. HR is there to protect the company. And it's the same with the oig. How can we act like we're doing something while we protect the bureaucracy at the same time? That's their role. That's always been their role. And, and that's always going to be the OIG's role. And if that wasn't enough insanity for one event, how about this Michael Tracy, you know, the journalist who runs around running his fat yap about Epstein survivors being liars and, well, him and Jim Acosta, another absolute tool, almost got into a fight at the White House Correspondents Dinner. And I guess Michael Tracy was being rude to Julie K. Brown and Jim Acosta stepped in and that led to Acosta and Tracy exchanging words. And I guess Acosta asked Tracy to go outside so they could have a fight, but nothing ever came of it. Now afterwards, Michael Tracy went on this big rant on Twitter talking about how he'd fight Jim Acosta, giving Jim Acosta his address, talking about, come to the hotel, let's get it on. As if Michael Tracy has ever thrown a punch in a fight. Let's be real serious right now. This dude was getting swirlies and getting wedgies his whole life. Don't be out here acting like you're hard, bro. Maybe because it's Jim Acosta, you felt comfortable in the real world. You run your mouth like that, homie, you're getting chin checked and we're not stepping outside. I'll just serve you up right in the building. So it's always funny to me when people like this talk tough. You got both of these dudes acting like they're from the street when neither of these dudes has ever probably been in a real fight. Maybe when they were little kids and getting picked on, but never a real scrap. It's easy to talk like you're hard. It's a whole ass other thing to actually be hard. Today's article is from Media Week and Headline Step outside. Journalists almost come to blows over Epstein reporter. This article was authored by Nama Winston journalists Jim Acosta and Michael Tracy appear to have almost come to blows after the White House Correspondent's Dinner. Acosta accused Tracy of bullying Epstein investigator Julie K. Brown. According to post by Tracy, ex CNN host Acosta threatened to fight him at the substack party. And after the official event. Well, why you bullying women, dude? This dude has a habit of doing that, doesn't he? Loves to show up at these events, loves to pop off at the lip, loves to act like he's tough. Bro, take a shower, worry about your hygiene and take it easy for five minutes. You're not a tough guy and you're not even a good journalist. And you're certainly not about that life. Tracy posted about the threat on X that then in a somewhat unhinged thread, provided further details, including claims of Acosta saying let's step outside and then accusing him of having his security do his dirty work. Instead. Tracy then explained, he wanted to fight me over Epstein. I would have fought him if security didn't intervene. Oh, Michael Tracy's a real badass. We got ourselves a real badass here, folks. A dude that's never busted a grape in a food fight is talking about how hard he is and about how he's beating someone's ass. I assure you nobody's intimidated by either of these clowns and both of them are a sideshow. Tracy developed a reputation as an outspoken critic of so called conspiracy theories and accusations about convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Acosta, however, is a detractor of Donald Trump and his associates. Now look, we need skeptics. We need people out there that are going to question the narrative no matter which way the narrative goes. But Tracy takes it too far. He's abrasive, he's a. And he's nowhere near as tough as he thinks he is. And there's a lot of people out there like that boy. I'll tell you what, and it's another reason that I don't get involved in the social media. I'm not built like that. I'm from a different place in a different time. And where I'm from, you're responsible for the you say, whether it's on the Internet or off of it. And it's always real obvious to me who grew up in the burbs and who wasn't taught life lessons early on running the streets. And it's always very apparent who those people are. And Jim Acosta and Michael Tracy, neither of these dudes are about that life. Reportedly, after his confrontation with Acosta at the substack party, Tracy invited him to meet outside of a Washington D.C. hampton Inn to finish what he had started. Well, I'll give Tracy credit for that. At least he was willing to meet up with Acosta to scrap him. Acosta, on the other hand, you know, he's not throwing down Mr. Big Shot, Mr. Big Mouth. All fun and games until somebody wants to throw them hands, right? Then it's a whole different scenario, a whole different ball game. And Hampton Inn? That's the best you guys can do? The Hampton Inn? I'm certainly not some big shot Internet personality or Mr. Big Shot Journalist. I'm not staying in no Hampton in. Tracy later added on X still have no idea whatever went on with Trump tonight. Referring to the security threat, just know that Jim Acosta threw a hissy fit. Jim, meet me in front of the Hampton Inn. Tracy followed that up with yet another post that included a picture of the Hampton Inn with caption jim, I'm literally waiting for you right now, you piece of. And I find it absolutely hilarious that Acosta is getting his card pulled by a guy like Michael Tracy. Maybe we are living in a simulation. You know how people say that this is a simulation we're living in? Like this makes me wonder. Acosta responded only to Tracy's original post. That's because you're trash. But the next morning, he explained, we saw what you did at the substack party. You're bullying at Julie K. Brown in a menacing way. It will not let her walk away from you. Your behavior was shameful and ugly. Well, I have to tell you, if I was there, I would have told him the same thing. And if he wanted to step outside at that point, he would have just caught those hands right then and there and that would have been the end of it. Look, I'm not some tough guy, right? Certainly not at my age. I mean, let's be real. There's nothing cool about getting punched in the face, but certain people are just begging for it. And for the past decade or so, I've tried to be more like Sun Tzu. But every now and then, the Machiavelli in me creeps back up. And while your boy can contain it, most times, every now and then he gets launched into orbit. And it's one thing to disagree with Julie K. Brown. Hell, I've disagreed with Julie on numerous occasions. But to attack her personally, to go after her and try and intimidate her, those are the actions of a coward. Those are not the actions of a man. You can challenge what she says without being an absolute Neanderthal. You know, it's possible, right? So, yes, I stepped in, as did several other people, including security, to escort Brown away from you. Brown later spoke out about the incident. Atacosta was a true gentleman who came to my aid last night after Tracy began screaming and blocking me from trying to leave the event. Real tough guy shit. Threaten a woman, intimidate her, real tough guy shit. Actually, he threatened two women. Acosta and Julie K. Brown. Acosta and several other men had to stand in his way to stop him from following me. He's been harassing Epstein victims for a long time, even to the point of showing up at Virginia's vigil yesterday. Bro, why would you do that? Why the would you show up at Virginia's vigil? Like, what's the point in that? Where's the journalistic integrity? What are you trying to accomplish? Okay, we get it. You don't believe the story. Cool. So you show up at the vigil, you harass the people that love her, the people that are trying to remember her. I don't understand what the motivation is besides being a. And if that's the motivation, buddy, you're hitting all the marks. But I think at the end of the day, when you chop it all up, what this shows you is that there's a lot of people out there that have latched on to this story because it drives engagement for them. And Michael Tracy's no different. And neither is Jim Acosta. Neither of these ever talked about this story previously. But now that it drives engagement, that's like a dinner bell to all the grifters. And what do we know about grifters? Well, grifters are gonna grift. All the information that goes with this episode can be found in the description box.

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The Epstein Chronicles

Episode: Epstein Coverage Sparks Near Brawl at D.C. Event

Host: Bobby Capucci
Date: July 30, 2026

Episode Overview

This episode centers on heated incidents at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D.C., where coverage of the Jeffrey Epstein case became the trigger for a highly charged altercation between journalists Michael Tracy and Jim Acosta. Bobby Capucci delivers sharp commentary on the failure of mainstream institutions to fairly investigate Epstein’s crimes, calls for a truly independent special counsel, and dissects the media drama, while also scrutinizing the motives and conduct of high-profile journalists involved.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Security Incident at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner

[00:00–01:04]

The episode opens with Capucci recounting a dramatic incident: a man showed up at the White House Correspondents' Dinner with a gun. Security handled it, and thankfully, no one was harmed.
Capucci warns against resorting to violence as a reaction—“You’re walking right into their trap. They want you to be violent so they can clamp down on you and everyone else.” (00:22)

2. Demand for Special Counsel and Transparency in Epstein Investigation

[01:05–04:11]

Capucci strongly calls for the appointment of a truly independent special counsel—not the likes of Robert Mueller or Jack Smith, but someone from outside the establishment (suggests: Andrew Brettler, Alan Jackson, Marc Agnifilo, Tenny Garagos).
Expresses deep distrust in the Justice Department investigating itself or the effectiveness of the Office of Inspector General (OIG):

“We can’t trust the Justice Department to investigate themselves. We've been down this road before…Look at [the OIG] like HR…they’re not there to protect you. HR is there to protect the company.” (03:07)
Insists on public, transparent hearings: “Show me your work. It has to be a transparent process because they've lost the benefit of the doubt.” (01:46)
Concludes: only transparency and real outside investigation will satisfy the public and bring closure to the Epstein saga.

3. Media Drama: Michael Tracy vs. Jim Acosta Over Epstein Coverage

[04:12–14:04]

Capucci summarizes the near-physical altercation between journalist Michael Tracy (skeptical of some Epstein survivor accounts) and Jim Acosta (CNN), stemming from Tracy’s aggressive confrontation of Epstein investigator Julie K. Brown.
Reads from Nama Winston’s Media Week article about the incident:
- Acosta confronted Tracy after he was reportedly verbally bullying Brown, telling Tracy to “step outside.”
- Tracy later escalated the feud on social media, offering to fight Acosta outside a Hampton Inn and sharing both a location and taunts online.
Capucci injects humor and disdain:

“As if Michael Tracy has ever thrown a punch in a fight. Let’s be real serious right now. This dude was getting swirlies and wedgies his whole life.” (06:27)
“Both of these dudes are a sideshow.” (08:00)

4. Criticism of Journalistic Integrity and Tone

[08:01–12:40]

Capucci provides perspective on Tracy’s pattern of harassing Epstein victims and survivors, particularly calling out his presence at a vigil for Virginia Giuffre:

“Bro, why would you show up at Virginia’s vigil? Like, what's the point in that? Where's the journalistic integrity?” (12:18)
Criticizes both Tracy and Acosta for leveraging Epstein coverage for engagement, labeling them “grifters.”

“Neither of these ever talked about this story previously. But now that it drives engagement, that's like a dinner bell to all the grifters.” (13:45)

5. Defending Julie K. Brown and Condemning Intimidation

[11:00–14:00]

Capucci condemns Tracy’s actions, reiterates support for journalist Julie K. Brown (who has extensively reported on Epstein’s case):

“To attack her personally, to go after her and try and intimidate her, those are the actions of a coward. Those are not the actions of a man.” (11:25)
Shares Brown’s own praise for Acosta, who intervened on her behalf:

“Acosta was a true gentleman who came to my aid last night after Tracy began screaming and blocking me from trying to leave the event.” [Recalling Julie K. Brown’s statement] (12:00)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

On Violence and Advocacy:

“Violence is not the answer. You're walking right into their trap.” (00:22, Capucci)
On the Need for Special Counsel:

“If you want me to shut up about this topic, that's how you get me to shut up: a fair, robust investigation with no stone left unturned.” (01:19, Capucci)
On OIG and Bureaucracy:

“Look at [the OIG] like HR…they’re not there to protect you. HR is there to protect the company. And it’s the same with the OIG.” (03:10, Capucci)
On the Media Brawl:

“As if Michael Tracy has ever thrown a punch in a fight. Let’s be real serious right now. This dude was getting swirlies and wedgies his whole life.” (06:27, Capucci)
“Both of these dudes are a sideshow.” (08:00, Capucci)
On Journalistic Integrity:

“You can challenge what she [Julie K. Brown] says without being an absolute Neanderthal. You know, it's possible, right?” (11:35, Capucci)
On Social Media & Real World Accountability:

“Where I’m from, you’re responsible for the [stuff] you say, whether it’s on the Internet or off of it.” (09:28, Capucci)

Important Segment Timestamps

00:00–01:04: Security threat at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, warning against violence.
01:05–04:11: Call for an independent special counsel and transparency.
04:12–09:30: The Michael Tracy & Jim Acosta altercation over Epstein coverage.
09:31–12:00: Capucci’s criticism of modern media personalities and internet bravado.
12:01–14:04: Condemnation of Tracy’s behavior at the Epstein vigil, defense of Julie K. Brown, and the problem of “grifter” journalism.

Conclusion

Bobby Capucci wraps up by reiterating the need for real, independent investigation into Epstein’s crimes and those complicit in the cover-up. He highlights the media circus surrounding the story and urges listeners to reject opportunists in favor of genuine journalism and transparency.

For references and supporting articles, listeners are directed to the episode’s description box.

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What's up, everyone? And welcome to another episode of the Epstein Chronicles. Over the weekend, we had quite the adventurous time at the White House correspondence dinner in D.C. not only did some madman show up with a gun and a whole lot of bad intentions, thankfully nothing came of it. And thankfully, he was taken down by security or Secret Service or whatever and arrested. Listen, folks, violence is not the answer. You're walking right into their trap. When you do something like that, they want you to be violent. They want you to react in a manner where they can clamp down on you and everybody else and feel justified for doing so. And look, I understand that people are angry. I get it. But there's only one way to victory here, folks, and that's by pushing for a special counsel. And if you want me to shut up about this topic, that's how you get me to shut up. A fair, robust investigation with no stone left unturned, no door left unkicked in, and no bush left unshaken. And if they do all of that, and then they come to the conclusion that there's nothing left to see here. Okay, cool. Show me your work. It has to be a transparent process, right? Because they've lost the benefit of the doubt. Now it's up to them to be completely transparent and show us step by step what's going on. So not only am I calling for a special counsel, I'm calling for public, transparent hearings. And I think that anybody that is against that has something to hide or they're trying to protect somebody that's important to them one way or the other. Because I don't see how any sane person could be against a special counsel. And I'm not talking about a special counsel like Robert Mueller or Jack Smith. I'm talking about a truly independent special counsel, someone brought in from the outside. Somebody like an Andrew Brettler or an Alan Jackson or a Mark Agnifilo or a Tenny Garagos, somebody like that. And that's well within the purview of the doj. The person that's the special counsel has to have a good grasp on federal law. They have to be a lawyer, and they have to understand how the federal law works. And all of those lawyers that I named, they most certainly do. And at least in my mind, that's the only way we could ever have a truly fair look at what's happening here and what happened before. Because we can't trust the Justice Department to investigate themselves. We've been down this road before. Well, we're going to trust the OIG to actually shoot us straight this time. Zero chance that's going to ever happen. That's not their goal. Look at them like hr, right? When you go to hr, they're not there to protect you. HR is there to protect the company. And it's the same with the oig. How can we act like we're doing something while we protect the bureaucracy at the same time? That's their role. That's always been their role. And, and that's always going to be the OIG's role. And if that wasn't enough insanity for one event, how about this Michael Tracy, you know, the journalist who runs around running his fat yap about Epstein survivors being liars and, well, him and Jim Acosta, another absolute tool, almost got into a fight at the White House Correspondents Dinner. And I guess Michael Tracy was being rude to Julie K. Brown and Jim Acosta stepped in and that led to Acosta and Tracy exchanging words. And I guess Acosta asked Tracy to go outside so they could have a fight, but nothing ever came of it. Now afterwards, Michael Tracy went on this big rant on Twitter talking about how he'd fight Jim Acosta, giving Jim Acosta his address, talking about, come to the hotel, let's get it on. As if Michael Tracy has ever thrown a punch in a fight. Let's be real serious right now. This dude was getting swirlies and getting wedgies his whole life. Don't be out here acting like you're hard, bro. Maybe because it's Jim Acosta, you felt comfortable in the real world. You run your mouth like that, homie, you're getting chin checked and we're not stepping outside. I'll just serve you up right in the building. So it's always funny to me when people like this talk tough. You got both of these dudes acting like they're from the street when neither of these dudes has ever probably been in a real fight. Maybe when they were little kids and getting picked on, but never a real scrap. It's easy to talk like you're hard. It's a whole ass other thing to actually be hard. Today's article is from Media Week and Headline Step outside. Journalists almost come to blows over Epstein reporter. This article was authored by Nama Winston journalists Jim Acosta and Michael Tracy appear to have almost come to blows after the White House Correspondent's Dinner. Acosta accused Tracy of bullying Epstein investigator Julie K. Brown. According to post by Tracy, ex CNN host Acosta threatened to fight him at the substack party. And after the official event. Well, why you bullying women, dude? This dude has a habit of doing that, doesn't he? Loves to show up at these events, loves to pop off at the lip, loves to act like he's tough. Bro, take a shower, worry about your hygiene and take it easy for five minutes. You're not a tough guy and you're not even a good journalist. And you're certainly not about that life. Tracy posted about the threat on X that then in a somewhat unhinged thread, provided further details, including claims of Acosta saying let's step outside and then accusing him of having his security do his dirty work. Instead. Tracy then explained, he wanted to fight me over Epstein. I would have fought him if security didn't intervene. Oh, Michael Tracy's a real badass. We got ourselves a real badass here, folks. A dude that's never busted a grape in a food fight is talking about how hard he is and about how he's beating someone's ass. I assure you nobody's intimidated by either of these clowns and both of them are a sideshow. Tracy developed a reputation as an outspoken critic of so called conspiracy theories and accusations about convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Acosta, however, is a detractor of Donald Trump and his associates. Now look, we need skeptics. We need people out there that are going to question the narrative no matter which way the narrative goes. But Tracy takes it too far. He's abrasive, he's a. And he's nowhere near as tough as he thinks he is. And there's a lot of people out there like that boy. I'll tell you what, and it's another reason that I don't get involved in the social media. I'm not built like that. I'm from a different place in a different time. And where I'm from, you're responsible for the you say, whether it's on the Internet or off of it. And it's always real obvious to me who grew up in the burbs and who wasn't taught life lessons early on running the streets. And it's always very apparent who those people are. And Jim Acosta and Michael Tracy, neither of these dudes are about that life. Reportedly, after his confrontation with Acosta at the substack party, Tracy invited him to meet outside of a Washington D.C. hampton Inn to finish what he had started. Well, I'll give Tracy credit for that. At least he was willing to meet up with Acosta to scrap him. Acosta, on the other hand, you know, he's not throwing down Mr. Big Shot, Mr. Big Mouth. All fun and games until somebody wants to throw them hands, right? Then it's a whole different scenario, a whole different ball game. And Hampton Inn? That's the best you guys can do? The Hampton Inn? I'm certainly not some big shot Internet personality or Mr. Big Shot Journalist. I'm not staying in no Hampton in. Tracy later added on X still have no idea whatever went on with Trump tonight. Referring to the security threat, just know that Jim Acosta threw a hissy fit. Jim, meet me in front of the Hampton Inn. Tracy followed that up with yet another post that included a picture of the Hampton Inn with caption jim, I'm literally waiting for you right now, you piece of. And I find it absolutely hilarious that Acosta is getting his card pulled by a guy like Michael Tracy. Maybe we are living in a simulation. You know how people say that this is a simulation we're living in? Like this makes me wonder. Acosta responded only to Tracy's original post. That's because you're trash. But the next morning, he explained, we saw what you did at the substack party. You're bullying at Julie K. Brown in a menacing way. It will not let her walk away from you. Your behavior was shameful and ugly. Well, I have to tell you, if I was there, I would have told him the same thing. And if he wanted to step outside at that point, he would have just caught those hands right then and there and that would have been the end of it. Look, I'm not some tough guy, right? Certainly not at my age. I mean, let's be real. There's nothing cool about getting punched in the face, but certain people are just begging for it. And for the past decade or so, I've tried to be more like Sun Tzu. But every now and then, the Machiavelli in me creeps back up. And while your boy can contain it, most times, every now and then he gets launched into orbit. And it's one thing to disagree with Julie K. Brown. Hell, I've disagreed with Julie on numerous occasions. But to attack her personally, to go after her and try and intimidate her, those are the actions of a coward. Those are not the actions of a man. You can challenge what she says without being an absolute Neanderthal. You know, it's possible, right? So, yes, I stepped in, as did several other people, including security, to escort Brown away from you. Brown later spoke out about the incident. Atacosta was a true gentleman who came to my aid last night after Tracy began screaming and blocking me from trying to leave the event. Real tough guy shit. Threaten a woman, intimidate her, real tough guy shit. Actually, he threatened two women. Acosta and Julie K. Brown. Acosta and several other men had to stand in his way to stop him from following me. He's been harassing Epstein victims for a long time, even to the point of showing up at Virginia's vigil yesterday. Bro, why would you do that? Why the would you show up at Virginia's vigil? Like, what's the point in that? Where's the journalistic integrity? What are you trying to accomplish? Okay, we get it. You don't believe the story. Cool. So you show up at the vigil, you harass the people that love her, the people that are trying to remember her. I don't understand what the motivation is besides being a. And if that's the motivation, buddy, you're hitting all the marks. But I think at the end of the day, when you chop it all up, what this shows you is that there's a lot of people out there that have latched on to this story because it drives engagement for them. And Michael Tracy's no different. And neither is Jim Acosta. Neither of these ever talked about this story previously. But now that it drives engagement, that's like a dinner bell to all the grifters. And what do we know about grifters? Well, grifters are gonna grift. All the information that goes with this episode can be found in the description box.