The MeidasTouch Podcast

Episode: Epstein NM Ranch Demolished After Investigation Starts?!!
Date: February 19, 2026
Hosts: Ben, Brett, and Jordy Meiselas
Main Theme:
A deep exploration and sharp critique of the recent developments at Jeffrey Epstein’s infamous Zorro Ranch in New Mexico, now purchased by MAGA Republican Don Huffines. The episode unpacks alarming timing of demolition/construction work at the ranch just as the New Mexico legislature launches a Truth Commission into crimes alleged to have taken place there. The hosts scrutinize Don Huffines’s stated plan to create a Christian children’s retreat on the site, and detail the historical failures of federal and state authorities to investigate sex trafficking and related crimes at the ranch.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Zorro Ranch Purchase and Unfolding Developments

• Epstein’s Zorro Ranch in New Mexico was recently purchased (2023) by Texas MAGA politician Don Huffines, who is now “demolishing and doing construction work” to convert it into a Christian retreat for children.
  • [00:18] “This is deeply disturbing. The MAGA Republican politician who purchased Epstein's Zorro ranch...just gave an interview...and says he's already basically demolishing and doing construction work...because he says he's turning the ranch into a Christian retreat for children.”
• This move comes immediately after the New Mexico legislature voted unanimously to create a Truth Commission to investigate the ranch.
  • Concerns arise about possible evidence destruction at an alleged crime scene.

2. Hosts Call Out Suspicious Timing & Political Motivations

• The hosts express incredulity at the timing and motivations:
  • Is it appropriate to begin demolition/construction while a criminal investigation is impending?
  • Speculation around cover-up attempts is heightened by the lack of public awareness about the purchase, use of an LLC to buy the property, and vague claims about victim restitution.

Quote:

• [03:37] Ben (paraphrasing): “What in the world...Isn't it a location where there's an investigation taking place? ...Aren't...there an issue that people have questions about whether bodies are being buried there? ...And you're doing construction there right now and you're announcing that right after the Truth Commission was created?”

3. Don Huffines’s Public Statements & Justifications

• On Matt Gaetz’s show (OAN), Don Huffines claims his motivation is to “put light in a dark place,” explicitly stating Christian intentions and referencing the renaming to “San Rafael” after the archangel.
  • [04:50] Don Huffines:

    “That is the main reason I bought the property. This was obviously a dark place, and we wanted to put light in a dark place...My faith is so strong in Jesus, and it really is...to make this property into a Christian retreat...that’s why we named it San Rafael...an archangel...healing and blessing...and we think that's really germane to this property.”

• The brothers and host question the credibility and optics of making this announcement on a show hosted by Matt Gaetz, who himself has been embroiled in allegations of sex crimes.

4. New Mexico Truth Commission & Rep. Andrea Romero’s Role

• State Rep. Andrea Romero, co-sponsor of the Truth Commission, explains the sweeping and horrifying allegations regarding Zorro Ranch:
  • [07:22] Romero:

    “We know there are allegations that the Zorro Ranch hosted numerous occasions of not only child sex abuse, human trafficking, but other heinous potential crimes...And so the allegations at this ranch are horrifying for what we already know.”

  • [08:14] Romero:

    “We are learning that there may have been reports to the FBI back in 2019 or prior…of bodies being buried, of folks being trafficked…It's absolutely horrifying…We're going to be doing a thorough investigation on everything that we can uncover about what happened at the ranch.”

5. Failures of Federal and State Authorities to Investigate

• The hosts detail a pattern of law enforcement inaction:
  • FBI was kicked out of the ranch in 2006/2007 by house managers under apparent pressure from above.
  • Federal prosecutors and the New Mexico AG’s Office agreed not to pursue sex trafficking investigations at the site in 2019 (during the Trump administration).
    • [14:33] “And we have not searched the New Mexico property...Why didn't you search the New Mexico property?...they agreed to cease any investigation into sex trafficking...”
    • [16:51] “Several high ranking officials...have confirmed he had sexual relations with trafficked underage minors...”
  • Emails and FBI notes suggest possible burial of bodies, destruction or withholding of evidence, and detailed records of alleged criminal activity.

6. Alleged Crimes, Evidence & Unanswered Questions

• Epstein allegedly sought to “seed all of the human race with his DNA” at this ranch—a reference to his transhumanist ambitions.
  • [10:43] “This was the ranch where Epstein hoped to seed all of the human race with his DNA...that’s one of the ways it was described.”
• Unconfirmed but deeply disturbing accounts from former staffers and emails document murder, buried bodies, and hidden video evidence.
  • [16:51] “Did you know that somewhere in the hills outside of Zorro two foreign girls were buried on orders of Jeffrey and Madam Garrison? Both died of strangulation during rough fetish sex...”

Quote:

• [16:51] Podcast Host (summarizing a whistleblower’s email):

  “What is damning about Jeffrey Epstein is yet to be written. Did you know that somewhere in the hills outside of Zorro two foreign girls were buried on orders of Jeffrey and Madam Garrison? Both died of strangulation during rough fetish sex.”

Notable Quotes & Moments

• Suspicious Timing:

  • [03:37] “Isn't there an issue that people have questions about whether bodies are being buried there and what's...And you're doing construction there right now and you're announcing that right after the Truth Commission was created to issue subpoenas?”

• Don Huffines’s Justification:

  • [04:50] “My faith is...so strong in Jesus...the plan all along is to make this property into a Christian retreat...That’s why we named it San Rafael...We think that's really germane to this property.”

• On History of Failures to Investigate:

  • [14:33] “Why didn't you do the sex trafficking investigation? Why didn't you issue subpoenas? Why didn't you get the surveillance cameras? Why didn't you execute a search warrant and confiscate the stuff there and the files and things that were there? Why didn't you do anything?”

• Andrea Romero on the Truth Commission:

  • [07:22] “We know there are allegations that the Zorro Ranch hosted numerous occasions of not only child sex abuse, human trafficking, but other heinous potential crimes at the ranch...And so the allegations at this ranch are horrifying...”

Timestamps for Key Segments

• Zorro Ranch Purchase & Immediate Construction: [00:18]-[04:50]
• Don Huffines Interview Clip on OAN with Matt Gaetz: [04:50]-[05:43]
• Discussion and skepticism about Huffines’s intentions: [03:36]-[07:11]
• Interview with Rep. Andrea Romero (New Mexico Truth Commission): [07:11]-[08:56]
• Don Huffines Official Statement & Hosts’ Critique: [10:43]-[14:33]
• Revelations about Law Enforcement Failures: [14:33]-[16:51]
• Summary of Alleged Crimes & Evidence: [16:51]-[19:45]

Tone and Takeaways

• The hosts maintain a tone of incredulity, deep skepticism, and righteous anger, questioning the motives and integrity of GOP figures involved, and the US justice system’s history of inertia around Epstein’s assets.
• The show's signature brotherly banter and combative support for democracy is present, but this episode is particularly somber and urgent given the subject matter.

In Summary

This episode delivers a pointed dissection of the alarming confluence of political influence, criminal cover-up, and redevelopment at Epstein's Zorro Ranch. The MeidasTouch brothers link the failure of authorities to investigate past crimes to the suspiciously-timed construction being carried out by Don Huffines under the guise of religious rejuvenation. The podcast forcefully argues for the public’s right to know the truth—and for investigative transparency—while warning that the demolition of the site could erase evidence of some of America’s darkest crimes.