Furious World Leaders Blast Trump Over Epstein Files!!

Summary

Podcast Summary: Furious World Leaders Blast Trump Over Epstein Files!!

Podcast: The MeidasTouch Podcast
Hosts: Ben, Brett & Jordy Meiselas (collectively as "Midas Touch Host")
Episode Date: February 4, 2026

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Overview

In this episode, the Meiselas brothers dig into the global political aftermath of newly-released Epstein files, particularly how they connect to Donald Trump and implicate Moscow intelligence. They discuss the outrage sparked among world leaders—including Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk and the foreign ministers of Greenland and France—over Epstein’s alleged ties to Russian intelligence and Trump’s comments on Russia and Ukraine. The show features detailed breakdowns of public statements, official probes, recent attacks on Ukraine, and reactions from both supporters and critics of Trump.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Global Outrage: Epstein, Russia, and Trump

• The hosts introduce the episode by highlighting the “furious” response of world leaders to the latest revelations from the Epstein files.
• Prime Minister Donald Tusk of Poland alleges direct connections between Jeffrey Epstein’s global sex trafficking ring and Russian intelligence, explicitly naming Vladimir Putin as a central figure.
  • Quote: “It seems increasingly clear that the entire pedophilia ring of Jeffrey Epstein was connected to Moscow intelligence, that this all goes directly to Putin.”
    (Midas Touch Host quoting Tusk, 00:19)
• Tusk has launched a formal investigation in Poland into Russian involvement with Epstein and potential ties to activities in Europe and the US.
• Epstein’s files document “thousands of references to Putin” and suggest Epstein had communications and even potential collaborations with Putin.

2. Prime Minister Tusk’s Statement and Investigation

• The hosts play and analyze Tusk’s official remarks, emphasizing Poland’s commitment to investigating any involvement by its citizens and the larger implications for national security.
  • Quote (from Tusk):
    “We cannot allow any of the cases of Polish children exploited by the pedophile network and by the organizer of the satanic circle, Mr. Epstein, to be disregarded by anyone… suspicions concerning Epstein’s connections and that entire pedophile network with Russian special services are escalating daily, this issue must also be thoroughly investigated by us considering the national security of the Polish state.” (03:51–04:54)

3. Trump, Putin, and the Ukraine Betrayal

• The discussion shifts to Trump’s recent claim that Putin would pause attacks on Ukraine due to cold weather. Trump allegedly communicated this to Zelensky and Ukraine’s people—just before Russia launched some of its biggest attacks on Kyiv and Kharkiv.
  • Quote: “Remember what 48 hours ago, Donald Trump said he spoke with Putin… he said to Zelensky, you’re good. Tell the people of Ukraine everyone’s good right now… and then shortly thereafter, Putin launched one of his biggest attacks.” (Midas Touch Host, 01:35)
• The hosts highlight Zelensky’s public disappointment and condemnation of Russian attacks, emphasizing broken promises and the need for increased sanctions.
  • Quote (from Zelensky, read by Host):
    “This speaks volumes about Russia’s promises. If their word doesn’t hold even now, what can be expected next? … Russia must feel pressure so that it moves in negotiations towards peace.” (04:54–07:39)

4. Further Political Fallout and Trump’s Response

• The hosts connect Epstein-Russia revelations to broader concerns about Trump’s loyalty and the spread of Russian influence.
• Trump’s response to renewed Russian attacks, after his public reassurances, is played and dissected:
  • Quote (Trump):
    “It was Sunday, it was Sunday to Sunday and it opened up and he hit him hard last night. No, he, he kept his word on that. It was, it’s a lot… we’ll take anything because it’s really, really cold over there. But it was on Sunday and he went from Sunday to Sunday.” (10:11–10:31)
• Host commentary: “Everything with him is both sides because the real side that Donald on is Putin’s side… he’s a Putin bootlicker.” (10:36)

5. MAGA Response vs. Clinton Openness

• MAGA-aligned commentators like Caroline Levitt downplay Trump’s failed reassurances and accuse President Biden of weakness.
  • Quote (Caroline Levitt):
    “It started because of the weakness and incompetence of the previous president, Joe Biden.” (11:27–11:46)
• Congressional Republicans, particularly James Comer, continue to push for Bill and Hillary Clinton’s depositions regarding the Epstein files. The Clintons publicly express willingness: “let’s do it in public so the whole world can see.”
  • Quote:
    “President Trump’s name is mentioned more than a thousand times in these documents… Has Bill Clinton ever answered any questions on Epstein or Hillary Clinton? So this is going to be a new opportunity…” (12:07–12:30)

6. International Pushback: Greenland and France

• Greenland’s Foreign Minister Vivian Moatsfeld delivers a powerful speech in Norway about the impact of Trump-era US foreign policy and the challenges faced by Greenland.
  • Quote (Moatsfeld):
    “What we are dealing with, what we are defending is greater than just the issue of Greenland and our future. This is as much about principles that we all care about...” (13:03–15:43)
• France executes a search warrant at the X/Twitter offices over child protection, pushing back on Elon Musk’s complaints about French law and MAGA-aligned content online.
  • Quote:
    “France was like, yeah, we agree with the First Amendment, but what this stuff is, ain’t that. And they would push back.” (Midas Touch Host, 02:30)

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Notable Quotes and Memorable Moments

• “There is a special place in hell for those who took part, for those who kept quiet and those who tried to conceal it regarding Jeffrey Epstein.”
  (Prime Minister Tusk via Host, 08:51)
• “He’s a Putin bootlicker…”
  (Midas Touch Host on Trump, 10:36)
• “Let’s do it in public so the whole world can see.”
  (Bill and Hillary Clinton’s stance on talking about Epstein files, paraphrased by Host, 12:07)
• “This is as much about principles that we all care about… Times like these call for cooperation, dialogue and respect, dialogue among states and peoples.”
  (Vivian Moatsfeld, Greenland Foreign Minister, 13:41)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• 00:00–03:30 — Recap of Epstein files, global leader statements, overview of Putin/Epstein/Trump connections
• 03:51–04:54 — Prime Minister Tusk’s announcement and strong words on probing Epstein-Moscow links
• 04:54–07:39 — Zelensky’s reaction to renewed Russian attacks, U.S. diplomatic failure, and calls for sanctions
• 10:03–10:36 — Trump’s response to Russian attacks after his warm reassurances
• 11:13–11:46 — MAGA spokesperson Caroline Levitt’s blame-shifting on Ukraine war
• 12:07–12:30 — Republican push for public Clinton testimony on Epstein, with the Clintons agreeing
• 13:03–15:43 — Greenland Foreign Minister Moatsfeld’s speech on resisting U.S. pressure and upholding democratic values

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Tone and Style

This episode shows the brothers’ signature mix of detailed news breakdown, passionate pro-democracy commentary, and pointed banter, maintaining their direct, sometimes biting style. They emphasize the seriousness of international investigations and Trump’s controversial stance, balancing direct quotes, fact-based reporting, and their own interpretations.

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For Listeners Who Missed the Episode

This episode provides a comprehensive picture of mounting world leader outrage over the Trump/Epstein/Russia web, highlights Europe’s pushback on U.S. right-wing influence, and showcases the Meiselas brothers’ skill at connecting current events to questions of democracy, loyalty, and morality on the global stage.

Transcript

[Midas Touch Host]

Furious world leaders are calling out Donald Trump, both expressly and impliedly, for what has been uncovered in the Epstein files. As Prime Minister Tusk of Poland has said yesterday, it seems increasingly clear that the entire pedophilia ring of Jeffrey Epstein was connected to Moscow intelligence, that this all goes directly to Putin. You have the Prime Minister of Poland saying that, and Prime Minister Tusk says that he is launching an investigation in Poland to determine the ties with which Russian intelligence was responsible for Epstein's child sex trafficking ring in Poland, in Europe, in the United States. We did a whole video here on the Midas Touch Network about the thousands of references to Putin in the Epstein files and how Epstein was talking about meetings with Putin with the highest level government officials, coordinating moves, talking about pitching bitcoin to Putin, saying how Putin wanted to meet with him on certain occasions, describing in detail and implying grave potential influence with American politics as well. I want to share with you what Prime Minister Tusk said yesterday as he announced this official investigation by Poland into Putin's involvement in Epstein's sex trafficking ring. And again, go back and watch the full video where I break down all of these specific communications that Epstein had with world leaders about Putin and its connection to the first Trump administration and its connection to the Trump regime. Right now you also have world leaders calling out Donald Trump for his ultimate betrayal as it also relates to Putin. Remember what 48 hours ago, Donald Trump said he spoke with Putin, which would be right after those Epstein files dropped. And Donald Trump said that Putin promised him that he was not going to be attacking Ukraine because of the cold weather. And Trump said to Zelinsky, you're good. Tell the people of Ukraine everyone's good right now. Putin said there won't be attacks because of the cold weather in Ukraine. And then shortly thereafter, Putin launched one of his biggest attacks on Ukraine in Kyiv, Kharkiv and the surrounding areas, killing people. And people were lured out by Donald Trump's statements. I want to talk about that. You also have Greenland's foreign minister speaking in Norway, giving a powerful speech against the Trump regime. I want to share that as well. And then we should talk also about in France, French President Emmanuel Macron and the French rapid response social media accounts hitting back at MAGA every single day. You know, there was basically a search warrant executed at the Twitter or X offices in France for violations or potential violations of French law regarding the types of content that in France they say, look, we have free speech here, but you can engage in certain types of conduct that's deemed unlawful. Predatorial, harmful to children. And then Elon Musk whined about it and France was like, yeah, we agree with the First Amendment, but what this stuff is, ain't that. And they would push back.

[Donald Trump]

Let.

[Midas Touch Host]

Let's tie this all together, shall we? So first, let me show you what Prime Minister Tusk said as he announced this investigation into the links between Putin, Moscow and Epstein and the influence operations that can be run in Poland and across the world. Here, play this clip.

[Prime Minister Donald Tusk]

We cannot allow any of the cases of Polish children exploited by the pedophile network and by the organizer of the satanic circle, Mr. Epstein, to be disregarded by anyone. The first reports have emerged concerning individuals who, for example, informed, informed Mr. Epstein from Krakow that they already had a group of Polish women or girls. We, along with the Minister of Justice, the Prosecutor General and the Minister Coordinator for Special Services, have jointly decided to establish an analytical team and potentially launch an investigation if analysis confirms our concerns regarding the pedophilia scandal in the United States. The very well known Scottish journalist Andrew Marr yesterday posed truly crucial questions and these pertain to every government across the globe. These are questions regarding what we intend to do about this. Given that suspicions concerning Epstein's connections and that entire pedophile network with Russian special services are escalating daily, this issue must also be thoroughly investigated by us considering the national security of the Polish state.

[Midas Touch Host]

You heard him for yourself, what he had to say there. Now I want to pivot and talk about Zelensky being betrayed yet again by Donald Trump. So here's what Zelinsky posted as Russia launched one of its biggest Shahi drone ballistic missiles. Cruise missile attacks on Ukraine. When Donald Trump said, you have nothing to worry about Ukraine, I spoke with Putin. Everyone's good. Here's what Zelinsky writes. We await the reaction of America to the Russian strikes. It was the US proposal to halt strikes on energy during diplomacy and severe winter weather. The President of the United States made the request personally. Russia. Russia responded with a record number of ballistic missiles. This speaks volumes about Russia's promises. If their word doesn't hold even now, what can be expected next? They're encourageable in Moscow, trying to take advantage of the cold because they cannot subdue Ukraine through assaults. Russia's bet on war must receive a response. And the US Congress has long been working on a new sanctions bill and it is important that there be progress on it. European partners can take decisive steps regarding Russian oil tankers earning for the war. Russia must feel pressure so that it moves in negotiations towards peace. And Zelinsky also wrote, there is an important initiative in the US Congress that could provide more tools for the right pressure on Russia. Now is the best time to pass the Sanction Russia Act. Strong sanctions can support diplomatic efforts and together ensure necessary outcomes. Everyone in the world can see that Moscow is not listening to words and requests and is not responding to them reasonably. While America America is investing so much time and effort in diplomacy. Russia continues to invest only in its missiles and drones and carries on with attacks despite requests from our America partners to refrain from doing so for a week. Last night saw a record breaking attack in the number of ballistic missiles fired. 43 missiles of various types approaching their targets along a ballistic trajectory. There were also 28 cruise missiles and 450 attack drones. The Russians deliberately waited for the coldest days and and launched this attack when many of our cities were at negative 20 degrees Celsius or negative 4 degrees Fahrenheit. All Russian targets in Ukraine are energy facilities exclusively. This also means that human lives and the diplomatic process are effectively targets for the Russians as well. We must pressure Russia so that invest not in war, not in escalation, but in ending the war that it started in the first place. We thank everyone who supports Ukraine. We thank everyone who helps protect lives.

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[Midas Touch Host]

You hear there what Zelensky saying, by the way, Prime Minister Donald Tusk of Poland also wrote there is a special place in hell for those who took part, for those who kept quiet and those who tried to conceal it regarding Jeffrey Epstein. Conceal it, keep it quiet, knew about it. Think he's referring to Donald Trump right there in my opinion. Tell me what you said in your opinion as they investigate the links between Epstein, Russian intelligence, election interference in Poland and abroad. It's written about in the Polish papers, it's written about in Reuters, Poland to probe possible links between Epstein and Russia. Prime Minister Tusk says right there, well, how's Donald Trump responding to all of this? When a reporter asked Donald Trump this was yesterday, so this was referring to on, on Monday, which was Monday you were talking about how Putin agreed to pause attacks on Ukraine during the cold weather, but overnight the attack started again. Donald Trump, what's your response? Here, play this clip on Ukraine.

[Interviewer/Reporter]

Mr. President, yesterday you were talking about how Vladimir Putin had agreed to pause during the cold weather. Overnight those attacks have started up again.

[Donald Trump]

It was Sunday, it was Sunday to Sunday and it opened up and he hit him hard last night. No, he, he kept his word on that. It was, it's a lot, you know, one week is we'll take anything because it's really, really cold over there. But it was on Sunday and he went from Sunday to Sunday.

[Interviewer/Reporter]

You just wanted, he didn't go further.

[Donald Trump]

Or go I would like him to, I want him to end the war.

[Midas Touch Host]

And again you see everything with him is both sides because the real side that Donald on is Putin's side. That's why he both sides it because he's really on Putin's side. He's a Putin bootlicker. And when you go through the files, the Epstein files, in my opinion, you also see where some of the origin around some of this stuff may be. Again, I'm just giving you first amendment opinion speech right here. Right. That's my disclaimer. Caroline Levitt right here said the following as well about Donald Trump saying that Putin promised that there weren't going to be more attacks. Here's what she said. Let's play it.

[Interviewer/Reporter]

President Trump was talking yesterday about how President Putin had agreed to a week long halt on attacks on Ukraine because of the cold weather. But today we've seen that Russia has launched some of the heaviest attacks this month. What's your reaction?

[Caroline Levitt]

Yeah, I spoke with the President about it this morning and his reaction was unfortunately unsurprised. These are two countries who have been engaged in a very brutal war for several years, a war that would have never started if the president were still in office. It started because of the weakness and incompetence of the previous president, Joe Biden.

[Midas Touch Host]

And then here you have, though, Donald Trump sycophants like James Comer, maga, Republican Congress member, continuing to talk about taking Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton's deposition, by the way, Bill and Hillary Clinton, former President Clinton, former Secretary of State Clinton, saying we're okay. You want us to talk about the Epstein files, let's do it in public so the whole world can see here, play this clip.

[Interviewer/Reporter]

President Trump's name is mentioned more than a thousand times in these documents.

[Donald Trump]

Why not try to get more information.

[Interviewer/Reporter]

From him, try to get him to testify.

[Donald Trump]

Well, I've note, well, I've noticed that every time you all do a gaggle like this with President Trump, somebody asked him about Epstein. So he's been answering questions about Epstein, not under oath. Well, has Bill Clinton ever answered any questions on Epstein or Hillary Clinton? So this is going to be a new opportunity and we'll go from there.

[Midas Touch Host]

And finally, as promised, I want to share with you a portion of that speech from Greenland's foreign minister, Minister Vivian Moatsfeld, a powerful speech about standing up to the Trump regime in Greenland. What that's like, how difficult it's been for Greenland as the Trump regime has been this predator, this predator country that the United States has become under Donald Trump. Here's the foreign minister of Greenland giving this incredible speech in Norway. Let's play a small portion of it.

[Vivian Moatsfeld, Greenland Foreign Minister]

What we have been going through have been intense and hectic and there still are. While we are working hard to address and solve the issues that has put Greenland on the global agenda, it is important to acknowledge and appreciate the support and solidarity with us. And my fellow panelists here are a good representation of that. What we are dealing with, what we are defending is greater than just the issue of Greenland and our future. This is as much about principles that we all care about these times. Times like these call for cooperation, dialogue and respect, dialogue among states and peoples. Through the established force, we have established respect for the fundamental principles of international law, territorial integrity, the right of self determination, democracy and respect of peoples. The state of affairs is something the people of Greenland feel closely these days, but it also echoes across the world. We are well aware where we are located on the map and we know that our climates, economies and people are closely connected with the rest of the world. That is also why we need each other in order to address the common challenges we face. We need allies and partnerships to continue to create a world that we all want to live in. Thank you to our fellow Inuit across Inuit, Nunat, our Sami friends, Norway, Sweden, Finland, also the European Union for your strong support. It means a lot to us to know you are backing us.

[Midas Touch Host]

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