
Tartaglione says that Maurene Comey — the federal prosecutor handling his case (and previously working in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York) — pressured or promised Jeffrey Epstein some form of preferential treatment or...
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What's up, everyone? And welcome to another episode of the Epstein Chronicles. According to Nicholas Tartaglioni, you know, the guy that was in the jail cell with Jeffrey Epstein when he allegedly tried to kill himself the first time around. Well, according to that guy, Jeffrey Epstein was approached by Maureen Comey, who allegedly offered Jeffrey Epstein freedom if he would roll over on Trump. Now that's a pretty highly charged statement to make, right? The problem is there's nothing to back that up. And keeping it 100, I don't really believe anything Nicholas Tartaglioni has to say. I think that he was the message sender. And I think that what Jeffrey Epstein said about Tartaglioni in that jail cell is true. I think that Tartaglioni assaulted Epstein in that cell. And one of my working theories is he was put in that cell on purpose to pass on that message. Either you do it or we will. And Epstein obviously got the message, right? One way or the other, he got the message. Either he did it himself or somebody else did it. But I don't think he did it of his own volition. I don't think he woke up one day and was like, you know what? Today is the day I'm going to end my life. Because when you talk to all the people that were around them, that's not what they say. And Jeffrey Epstein, from everything we know, isn't the kind of guy that's gonna pack it in. He thought he was gonna win this case. He thought that he was gonna beat this. So I have a hard time believing the narrative that he just woke up one day and decided to call it quits. I just don't think that happened. Now, look, that doesn't mean that that isn't what went down. I just have a hard time believing it. From everything else we know, from all the other people we talk to, very difficult to believe that this man, with his hubris, with his arrogance, with his thoughts of being better than everybody else, thought that he was actually going to be sunk, especially considering all of the information that he had on other people. So considering all of that, I'm gonna need some concrete proof of what Mr. Tartaglioni's telling us here. And unfortunately for him and for us, all we have to go on is what Nicholas Tartaglioni, a four time murderer, has to say. Not exactly what I'd call a reliable narrator. All right, today's article is from the New York Post. And the headline, jeffrey Epstein claimed prosecutors offered his freedom if he agreed to implicate Donald Trump according to his ex cellmate. This article was authored by Andy Tillet. How long before they're showing up at Nicholas Tartaglioni's jail to give him all kinds of special favors? Oh, yeah. Well, come on, Nicholas. Come on down to the other facility. Have yourself a chick fil a too. Jeffrey Epstein claimed New York federal prosecutors told him that he could walk free if he agreed to implicate Donald Trump according to his ex cellmate. Well, there it is, folks. We can pack it all in and we can just forget about the investigation. You know, Nicholas Tartaglioni told us what was up. After his arrest on child sex trafficking charges In July of 2019, Epstein was transferred to the Metropolitan Correctional center and in Manhattan, where he shared a cell with ex cop Nicholas Tartaglioni, who was awaiting trial before being convicted on a quadruple murder charge. That should be what the article is about right there. Why was Jeffrey Epstein in the cell with Tartaglioni in the first place? Who made that decision? Why they make that decision, and how come that person has Never come forward. Because even in the lowest rent cop dramas on tv, they're not going to put a guy like Jeffrey Epstein in a cell or with somebody like Nicholas Tartaglioni. Why would they do that? What's the purpose? What's the point? You're going to put Epstein in there with other white collar people, you're going to put them in there with other people that are facing the same kind of charges. What you're not going to do is put one of the most, or should be one of the most protected inmates in the whole entire system in with a guy that's facing four murders. Who came up with that idea and why? That should be what this article's about. Not pitching this bullshit. That tart Taglioni has some inside information. These motherfuckers will do anything besides talk to the survivors, huh? Tar Taglioni, 57, now claims that Epstein, who died a month after being arrested, told him prosecutors had offered to cut a deal if he'd snitch on President Trump, who was then in his first term. Breaking news. Epstein would have rolled over faster than you can say jump. But what do you think? He had loyalty to Donald Trump? You think Jeffrey Epstein had loyalty to anybody? He had loyalty to himself. That's it. Not to Ghislaine Maxwell, not to any of his other friends, nobody to himself, and certainly not to America or Israel. This was the most self serving man maybe in the history of the world. Prosecutors told Epstein that if he said President Trump was involved with Epstein's crimes, he would walk free if a petition to be pardoned. Tartaglioni claims in a pardon application filed in July and obtained by the Post. Oh, no shit, huh? Trying to get a pardon from Donald Trump and using this as the bait. And knowing Trump, he'll probably bite. Well, that Nicholas Tartaglioni, he really cleared me. And you know, he caught a raw deal. He only killed four drug dealers, so, you know, he shouldn't be in prison. Let's let him out. Why don't we move him to Camp Bryant as well? The absurdity of it all makes me ill. Epstein told me that lead prosecutor Maureen Comey said that he didn't have to prove anything as long as President Trump's people could not disprove it. According to Marine Comey, the FBI were her people, not his. President Trump's, the filing states. Well, Maureen Comey wasn't the lead prosecutor on the case. The lead prosecutor on the case was Allison Mo. So that's the first tell right there. Yeah, Comey was involved in it, but she wasn't making the decisions. She wasn't the one making the final call. And to be honest with you, as much as I'm not a fan of Maureen Comey, I highly doubt that this story is true. Now, I won't say it's not true 100%, because that would be a lie. I don't know. I wasn't in the cell, but I'd lean 99% towards the side of things that never happened. The papers don't specify what crimes Trust Trump would have been implicated in at the time of his death. Epstein was charged with sex trafficking and conspiracy, but it was also suspected in a laundry list of other crimes, from financial misdealing to money laundering and blackmail. That's the stuff that's real dangerous for a lot of these people, because, remember, the vast majority of people that were around Jeffrey Epstein weren't engaging in the abuse, but the vast majority of people that were around them were engaging in. In a whole host of financial crimes. And that's why I've said from the beginning we should focus on that, because once you open that door, it's going to open the door to everything else. And that's why they haven't focused on it. That's why we never saw rico. That's why we've never seen a full accounting, forensically speaking, of anything Epstein was up to. And that's why we're never going to see that, in my opinion, because that's the path to victory, that's the path to transparency, and that's the path to. To justice. Comey, who acted as lead prosecutor in Tartaglioni's case, was fired by the Justice Department in July, and attempts to reach her for comment were unsuccessful, while the Department of Justice did not respond to a request for comment. Now, look, one thing I will say is that Clayton Howard, one of the guys from the Diddy case, also had some pretty interesting things to say about Maureen Comey. So, I mean, you can do with that as you will, but I have a hard time believing that Marine Comey offered Epstein some kind of deal, because I think that if she offered Epstein that kind of deal, Epstein and his lawyers would have jumped at it, because then they would have had the hammer hanging over the administration's head, as well as controlling the story when it comes to the Department of Justice. That would have been the perfect situation for Jeffrey Epstein. And we know that he's not going to let a situation like that pass him by. So it just doesn't pass the sniff test. Tarot Taglioni added in his petition that Epstein told him President Trump was not involved in Epstein's crimes. Well, that's convenient as you're looking to get a pardon, huh? Nah, Donald Trump. Never heard of the guy. What do you mean? He's a construction guy. He's never built anything. He never wrote a book called Art of the Deal. He was never on tv. Who's Donald Trump? That's the kind of shit we're hearing from Tartaglioni over here as he's trying to get a pardon. And. And look, I get it. I'd be saying anything too. Yeah, Donald Trump. Guy cured cancer. You didn't hear? Ah, Donald Trump. 18ft tall and hung like a bull. Whatever it takes to get me the fuck out of jail is what I'd be saying too.
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Spin Quest is a free to play social casino void where prohibited. Visit spinquest.com for more details. The two men shared a bunk into Epstein's first suicide attempt. Allegedly. They just call it a suicide attempt. Really? We don't know if it's a suicide attempt. On July 23, 2019, when he was discovered in his cell with bruising on his neck. He was then placed on suicide watch in a secure unit and given a different cellmate when he returned. No mention that Epstein said that this dude attacked him, that he assaulted him? That was what Epstein said. Why are we recreating history? Why are we trying to make this dude look like he's some kind of good guy here? We're talking about a corrupt cop, a corrupt police officer who murdered four people. Now, if you want to take stock in anything he has to say and listen to him, that's cool. Me, on the other hand, not believing a single word that this dude has to say. His death was ruled a suicide. But lapses in security and protocol at the correctional facility and the lack of evidence collected at the time of his death have led to many questions. You mean like the question you're ignoring in this article? The question about what happened that first time around in the cell? Because we all know that Jeffrey Epstein didn't try and kill himself that first time? Around. We all know that Nicholas Tartaglioni assaulted him. And I don't care what anybody says. I don't believe any of the stuff that we've heard from the jail. The investigation into what happened was Epstein says that Tartaglioni assaulted him. Tartaglioni denies it. I believe what Epstein had to say. It makes the most sense. A former canine officer in Westchester, Tartaglioni was convicted of killing four men after a 2016 cocaine deal went wrong, and he believed a worker at his animal sanctuary had stolen $230,000. The ex cop claims in his pardon bid that the prosecution was flawed and the evidence was manipulated by cops to frame him for the murders. Oh, yeah, you got framed, buddy. This dude is so corrupt that it's not even funny. He's from my old neck in the woods. And there's no doubt about how corrupt Nicholas Tartaglioni is, was, and always will be. In his petition, he alleges a mobile phone involved with the case was tampered with to add his name as a contact after it had been confiscated. He and his lawyers claim video evidence was altered, spliced, mutilated, and destroyed to suit the prosecution. The pardon request claims the man who worked for Tartaglioni, Marcus Cruz, carried confessed to setting up the murders for a Mexican cartel, but was convinced by an investigator to change his story. Oh, yeah, that's exactly what went down, bro. We know what you did. We heard from the other people involved, and we know that you lured these people out to the spot and then killed them. Tar Taglioni also claims the star witness at trial, Joseph Biggs, a bodybuilder and school security guard, only implicated him after meeting with prosecutors 30 times and repeatedly lied and fabricated information on the stand. Everybody's a liar but Tartaglioni. You see the trend here. Biggs was sentenced to 17 years in 2024 for his role in the scheme after admitting to pulling the trigger of a gun which killed one of the men. He had been facing life, but his sentence was reduced due to his cooperation upon a jury finding him guilty. In 2024, a judge slammed Artaglioni, saying he cared more about animals than the people he killed, calling him delusional and racist and citing the overwhelming evidence against him, ABC News reported. Yeah, he was cooked. We followed the trial, bro. Was cooked. The evidence was irrefutable, and the fact that he's getting up here now and trying to use the Epstein case as some kind of fulcrum to get himself out of prison is foul. And that shit's gonna get challenged. Believe it. Because this dude's exactly where he belongs. Tara Taglioni claims there have been numerous attempts on his life since Epstein's death, leaving him injured with a metal plate in his head. Well, I'm sure that those attacks had nothing to do with the fact that you crossed the Mexican mafia, right? Nothing to do with the fact that you screwed the Sinaloa cartel. I'm sure that they took that kindly. I'm sure that they don't want any retribution. I'm sure they don't have anybody in the jails that you're at. Give me a break, dude. Enough with the nonsense, okay? Nicholas Tartaglioni. Not exactly a reliable narrator and frankly, I'm not buying any of it. But like usual, we'll follow along and we'll see where it all goes. All of the information that goes with this episode can be found in the description box.
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The Epstein Chronicles
Host: Bobby Capucci
Episode: Tartaglione’s Accusation: Did Maurene Comey Offer Epstein a Secret Bargain?
Date: June 21, 2026
This episode focuses on new claims by Nicholas Tartaglioni, Jeffrey Epstein’s notorious ex-cellmate, alleging that prosecutor Maureen Comey offered Epstein freedom if he would implicate then-President Donald Trump in his crimes. Host Bobby Capucci critically examines Tartaglioni’s credibility, the logistics and history of Epstein’s imprisonment, and why these claims don’t add up. The discussion dives into the shady handling of Epstein, Tartaglioni’s background and motives, and how these revelations fit into the broader web of the Epstein saga.
On Tartaglioni’s credibility:
“All we have to go on is what Nicholas Tartaglioni, a four time murderer, has to say. Not exactly what I'd call a reliable narrator.” — Bobby Capucci (04:04)
On Epstein’s potential to flip:
“Epstein would have rolled over faster than you can say jump...He had loyalty to himself. That's it.” — Bobby Capucci (05:28)
On misrepresentation in reporting:
“They just call it a suicide attempt. Really? We don't know if it's a suicide attempt...Why are we recreating history?...We all know that Nicholas Tartaglioni assaulted him.” — Bobby Capucci (11:10)
On special treatment and manipulation:
“Come on, Nicholas. Come on down to the other facility. Have yourself a chick fil a too.” — Bobby Capucci (04:54)
On clarity and investigative priorities:
“That should be what this article's about. Not pitching this bullshit that Tartaglioni has some inside information. These motherfuckers will do anything besides talk to the survivors, huh?” — Bobby Capucci (04:28)
Summing up Tartaglioni’s antics:
“Everybody's a liar but Tartaglioni. You see the trend here.” — Bobby Capucci (13:55)
On broader implications:
“We're never going to see [a forensic accounting of Epstein’s finances], in my opinion, because that's the path to victory, that's the path to transparency, and that's the path to...justice.” — Bobby Capucci (08:09)
Capucci’s tone throughout is skeptical, blunt, and at times irreverent, punctuated by sarcasm and frustration towards both the criminal justice system and legacy media. He uses strong language to drive home the absurdity and corruption surrounding both Epstein and Tartaglioni, while always positioning himself as a dogged pursuer of truth and justice for Epstein’s victims.
Bobby Capucci’s episode is a critical, no-nonsense take on Nicholas Tartaglioni’s claims about Maureen Comey, casting serious doubt on their veracity and urging listeners to focus instead on the more fundamental, unaddressed questions: the real motives behind Epstein’s cell assignments, the overlooked financial crimes, and the continual neglect of survivor testimonies. Tartaglioni’s story is painted as a last-ditch grab for freedom with little-to-no factual backing, and Capucci promises continued coverage of any developments.
Listeners seeking links or documents referenced should check the description box for this episode.