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Trump and his regime can try every distraction that they want, but it ain't working on the people at the no Kings protest. I saw a lot of signs of people asking the right types of questions right now and putting this issue front and center. Donald Trump's disgusting predatory past. Donald Trump the sexual abuser. Donald Trump the felon. Donald Trump the bankrupter. Donald Trump Donald Trump Epstein's close friend who said Epstein was a great guy. Signs like this stand by your man. A photo of Donald Trump clubbing and partying with Epstein. A sign like this Trump killed Epstein your next. That's what that sign says. That's not what I'm saying, but that's what that sign says. Or how about Daniel who goes do you like my protest sign? It says Gulf of Donald J. Trump was friends with Jeffrey Epstein for 2025 years I like that sign. Daniel, how about this sign right here? Trump partying with Epstein. Sick. Simple tyrant. Or this sign? Release the Epstein files. Phase two, Just release the files. Remember what they said? Phase one where they had all those right wing influencers, what four months ago at this point, hold up the binders and said we got it, here were the files. And it was actually just Epstein's like call list and Donald Trump's name was actually on it. And that was released several years ago. We know Donald Trump's name is on the Epstein files and the list based on the files and the lists that had been previously released in other court cases. But we want to see the whole files because DONALD Trump is Doe 172 in that. I want to see what Doe 172 was up to, don't you? I want to see what was going down at Mar a Lago. Because we know Virginia Giuffre, for example, who unalived herself recently. She died by suicide in Australia. She was an underage girl, she was previously homeless, somehow got a job at Mar a Lago and she was recruited there by Epstein through Ghislaine Maxwell, who went there, brought her to Epstein from Mar a Lago. And then Donald Trump at the sex trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell wished her well at that same sex trafficking criminal trial. A woman, someone who's now a woman at the time was an underage girl, was 14 years old, said that she was introduced to Trump by Epstein when she was a 14 year old girl. Release the damn files. Donald Trump is all over Epstein's flight log based on what's been released, all over deposition transcripts of what's been released. Epstein was on Trump's plane before we know that. Release the files. Here's another sign right here. Give no cover to convicts. Trump partying with Epstein. More signs. Release the Epstein list. I saw a ton of signs like this when I was at the protest here in Pasadena. What's really interesting and really telling as well are those right wing podcasters who Donald Trump has now made the head of his FBI and the deputy FBI director, Cash Patel and Dan Bongino respectively. They were like some of the top purveyors of the Release the Epstein list. We're going to get the Epstein list. So interesting that the people who were saying release the list, we need to get this out there were made by Donald Trump to be the frickin head of the FBI. And when they were positioned there, they're now saying that they're not going to release it. Or it's just going to take some time and it's not being released. They want to distract us and they think this is just going to go away. Or they're trying to redact and hide information. I mean, the New York Times finally did a story on it once. Champions of fringe causes to say it, Trump's friendship with Epstein and more than that. Now, in a trap of their own making, the top leaders at the Justice Department and FBI are struggling to fulfill Trump campaign promises, often rooted in misinformation and conspiracy theories. It's a weird way of framing it. Just release the freaking Epstein files. You said you were going to release it. So remember. So remember what? It's end of last week or middle of last week when you had Cash Patel go on Joe Rogan and said, you know what? There's not a lot of footage actually on the Epstein island. Not a lot of footage. And then he tries to act like, we don't want to release this stuff because we don't want to re victimize the people. That's why we don't want to release it. Here's what he says here, play this clip.
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The narrative has always been that there's video. But what about the video from the island? Again, we're going to give you everything we can. And people have to remember we're not going to re victimize women. We're not going to put that shit back out there. It's not happening because then he wins. Not doing it. You want to hate me for it, fine. Again, logical play out. If there was a video of some guy or gal committing felonies on an island and I'm in charge, don't you think you'd see it? Right. If you have it. Right. But you can't say that you have it. No, we're giving you everything we have. And is there video from the island? Not of what you want. So this narrative might not be accurate that there's video of these guys doing this. Exactly. Have you guys reviewed everything that you have? Almost like we're. That's. I mean, yes, we have. And now we're figuring out how to. Right. Put it out. But is there footage? If there was ever, if there was footage of anyone doing anything else, we would have opened a case. Yeah. And it's all but little kids. If there was a video of some guy or gal committing felonies on an island and I'm in charge, don't you think you'd see it?
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But remember when Donald Trump about a year ago, regarding the Epstein files, Trump said a year ago that he would not release them. So remember what he said during this interview Here, play this clip.
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Would you declassify the Epstein files? Yeah, yeah, I would. All right. I guess I would. I think that less so because, you know, you don't know it. You don't want to affect people's lives if it's phony stuff in there, because there's a lot of phony stuff with that whole world. But I think I would, or at least do you think that would restore trust, Help restore trust? Yeah. I don't know about Epstein so much as I do the others, certainly about the way he died. It would be interesting to find out what happened there because that was a weird situation and the cameras didn't happen to be working, et cetera, et cetera. But yeah, I'd go a long way toward that one.
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The other stuff I would Now, Anna Paulina Luna, who literally, she's like as MAGA as you get. She's as trumped up as you get. She has a whole task force in Congress of release the Epstein files. That's like her subcommittee. She's like the Epstein subcommittee. Here's what she had to say on April 8th. Play this clip.
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The one thing I've been very frustrated with, Matt, is that I have tried very hard to obtain the Jeffrey Epstein files. I have been contacting the Department of Justice. I've even chased down the FBI, and I keep getting the same thing. We are reviewing documents. I don't believe that the process has been as good as the JFK rollout and the MLK and RFK rollout will be. And so I'm going to continue to put pressure on the DOJ to release that information. Look, there's bad people that haven't been charged for doing really horrible things with underage people. And frankly, has the DOJ given you any timeline on that, Anna? No. In fact, I haven't really gotten any communication from the DOJ.
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And here's what she had to say on March 1, 2025. Play this clip.
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What's going on with the Epstein files, Congresswoman? Well, you know, I'm really actually happy that you asked that question. So I was tasked with the task force on declassification to look forward and investigate the files once they are released from the Attorney General's office. Now, I want to be clear about something. What we found in the last couple of weeks and what's definitely apparent is there's absolutely a war taking place in the intelligence agencies, Right. We saw the CIA was reporting that they're worried about their own people leaking secrets to foreign countries. And we were also notified last week that there was a whistleblower that came forward stating that there was evidence being destroyed at the FBI. As soon as the FBI found out President Trump won the election, they started their deep state nonsense. And so I have full faith in Kash Patel and AG Bondi to deliver those files. But I want to be very clear about something. The American people want the truth. We don't want redactions. And although we are same team, I'm going to continue to press for that transparency because that is exactly what the American people asked for when they elected President Trump.
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Today the Attorney General Pam Bondi released phase one of the Epstein files. That's transparency. There are a lot of names in there and Epstein was obviously a star chaser who wanted to hang out with people that are famous, people with money. So Let me be very clear at the start here, and I've said this on my radio show today, people, because they're in the Rolodex, they're on the list, does not mean they did anything wrong on this show. And we have done it over and over again. We don't rush to judgment. We believe in the presumption of innocence. And I am appealing to people not to rush to judgment. Even though these names are now public information, there are names that I'm certain were not involved or knowledgeable of this. I could be certain of it. Among the documents are flight logs in which President Donald Trump is named several times. According to the records, Trump flew on Epstein's private jets repeatedly back in the 1990s. Now, this isn't new information as it had previously been made public.
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And here's what Charlie Kirk had to say.
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Let's play it now, 10 years later. We're supposed to believe there's going to be a smoking gun of something in the Epstein files. But what is in the Epstein files is, yes, President Donald Trump has probably mentioned, he was mentioned in the Epstein file dump back in February. You know why? He lived in Palm Beach. There's probably thousands of names in the Epstein files. Was he part of the Epstein client list? Absolutely not. That is complete nonsense. But to say that Donald Trump is not releasing the Epstein files because he's in them in some incriminating way. Yes, it's very clear that if you live in Palm beach, you might have been mentioned and caught up in some sort of conversation with Jeffrey Epstein.
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Let's go back to last year. Democratic lawmakers Ted Lieu, Democratic Congressmember Ted Lieu. Here's what he said last year. Play the clip. So like Chair Maguire said, we hear.
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A lot from our constituents on different issues, but something I've heard that doesn't seem to be being covered are the Epstein files. These files were released and like Donald Trump, sort of all over this, right?
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There are pictures of him with Jeffrey Epstein.
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He's taking multiple plane flights with Epstein with young girls on board. He is in call logs with Epstein. One of the highest trending hashtags on.
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Twitter right now is about Trump and Epstein.
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I'm not going to repeat the hashtag because we're in a dignified setting. But yeah, you all might want to look at that because that's highly disturbing. And again, it shows that Donald Trump is unfit for office. And by the way, he was convicted in a civilian court for sexual assault, convicted in a separate court of 34 felonies. Donald Trump should drop out of the race.
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Here's what Democratic Congressmember Moskowitz said last year. Let's play that clip.
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And so, again, because the gentle lady from. From. The gentle lady from Georgia I know is such an advocate for women's rights, as she mentioned, and is so concerned about grooming, and apparently we don't have any standards here anymore. Again, I just want to remind. Remind my colleagues because, you know, I don't want them to forget about hypocrisy. Okay? I don't want them to forget about hypocrisy. But, you know, Donald Trump was asked about Jeffrey Epstein, and when he was asked, he said, you know, Jeffrey likes him young. How did the President know that? How did he know that Jeffrey Epstein likes him young? Perhaps some people are saying he was there, since you're so concerned. Right. But again, again, I bring this up. Not, not to make jest. I Bring it up, Mr. Chairman. I bring it up. I thought we weren't going to interrupt. We're going to stop the clock. We did this with Ms. Greene.
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State your point. Yeah, I'm just curious about the impugning of the former president's character that we.
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I don't have to do that. He does that himself. If we, if we basically throwing that rule out.
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I'm just curious, or are we going to follow that rule?
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Would you accept a pornographic photo of Bill Clinton? Yeah, we suspended the rule to the current president, but we didn't suspend it to the foreign. To the former president, by the way, please. So you're making the point that we can disparage Joe Biden but not Donald Trump. Please make that point to the American people. Please. Bill Clinton's not running for office.
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That's my point. And look, this is the footage. I mean, here's Donald Trump partying with Epstein. I mean, we know they partied together. And more than that. Here, play this clip.
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We're gonna get great ratings in your show. Trump is surrounded by women as music blares in the background. After a while, Trump goes to greet three new guests, among them, the financier Jeffrey Epstein. Come on in. Join us up. More than a decade before his guilty ple on state prostitution charges. Later in the footage, Trump is seen talking to Epstein and another man as women are dancing in front of them. Trump alternates between dancing and pointing out women to Epstein and the other man and telling Epstein about the cameras, though exactly what they say is difficult to understand. As they discuss the women and their appearances, Trump gestures to one and appears to say to Epstein. Look at her back there. She's hot. And then Trump says something else into Epstein's ear that makes him double over with laughter. But as the President says now, he never liked Epstein.
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I was not our friend. Congressmember Eric Swalwell makes a great point. Right. Here he goes. Trump's the most litigious guy. He sues everyone for everything. But he doesn't sue Elon Musk for saying that he's on the Epstein list. He doesn't sue Elon for that or go after Elon for that. Trump just takes it. Here, play this clip.
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Elon's been making a lot of bail threats against Trump. Some he's deleted, some he hasn't. He's talked whimsically about maybe sorting out a new party. But say for argument's sake, he wanted to come back to the Democrats where he originally was a supporter of the Democrats. And all the people that seem to hate Musk most in America right now used to love him. Would you welcome him back with open arms, Elon Musk, if he decided to go back to where he was originally politically? What I welcome right now, and I encourage others to welcome, is his honest criticism of Donald Trump. We were right to oppose doge cuts that fired cancer scientists or reduced, you know, air traffic controllers. But it's wrong if anybody wants to shut him down, as he is honestly bringing to light some of the corruption he saw at the White House. And in fact, there's probably no one in the world who lost more money in a single day than Elon Musk for what he said about Donald Trump. And what I say to the Epstein allegation that he made is Donald Trump is the most litigious person who's ever walked this earth. If Elon Musk tweeted at me and said that I was in the Epstein files, he would have a lawsuit on his desk within an hour. The fact that Donald Trump, the most litigious person in the world, has not yet sued Elon Musk for defamation is very, very telling and very alarming and a signal to Democrats that we need to understand at the Department of Justice. What exactly has Donald Trump ordered them to conceal from the American people?
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But then Anna Paulina Luna, who's on the Epstein task force, she posts the following. This is what she posted yesterday. Happy birthday to the greatest president of my lifetime. America's lucky and blessed to have this man leading our great nation. And then she tries to spread a conspiracy that Vance Bolter, the assassin who killed the Democratic state representative and tried to kill the Democratic state senator and had a list where he tried to kill all these Democratic politicians and all these pro choice people and all these Democratic people and had a no King sign because he was going to try to potentially kill people. At the no Kings protest, Anna Paulina Luna acts like this guy's a Democrat and she tries to spread that, you know, that this guy was out there and oh, he's Governor Tim Walls friend, you know, and all the misinformation that came from the right wing because this guy was on a holdover Vance, this murdering guy, this murderer assassin Vance Bolter. He was on a committee that was previously in the Republican administration with like dozens of people on it that just rolled over into the Walz administration. They tried to act like, oh, this was like Walls friend when that's not the case at all. Was a radicalized, far right wing, extremist Trump supporter type of person who and we know he's a Trump supporter because his roommate talked about that he's a Trump supporter. His views were like Timothy McVeigh style views. But Anna Paulina Loon is now on that conspiracy and she's moved away of talking about Epstein because well, well, well, Donald Trump doesn't want that to be the topic. But the people know, hence the signs. Tell me what you think. Hit subscribe let's get to 5 million subscribers. New Midas Merch drop. Check out the latest pro democracy sticker packs. T shirts, hats, sweatshirts and more all@store.midas touch.com.
Podcast Summary: "Trump’s Dark Past Is Exposed by Protestors Who Remember"
Podcast Information:
In this episode, the Meiselas brothers delve into the ongoing protests targeting former President Donald Trump, specifically highlighting the resurgence of scrutiny surrounding his associations with Jeffrey Epstein. The discussion centers on the protestors' efforts to bring Trump's alleged dark past to the forefront, examining both the evidence presented and the political ramifications.
The episode opens with vivid descriptions of protest signs encountered at demonstrations in Pasadena. These signs accuse Trump of being involved in Epstein's misconduct and call for transparency regarding his interactions with the disgraced financier.
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These slogans reflect a growing movement among protestors who demand accountability and transparency from Trump regarding his relationship with Epstein.
A significant portion of the episode discusses the demand for the full release of Epstein's files, which allegedly contain incriminating evidence against Trump and other high-profile individuals.
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The podcast examines the paradox of right-wing figures, some appointed to key positions in the FBI and Department of Justice by Trump, who are now either withholding the Epstein files or diverting attention away from them.
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The episode contrasts the narratives presented by conservative media figures like Sean Hannity and Charlie Kirk against those of Democratic lawmakers who are advocating for the release of the Epstein files.
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The brothers analyze available footage from Epstein's parties, showcasing Trump's interactions with Epstein and other prominent figures.
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The episode highlights the internal conflicts within Congress regarding the release of Epstein's files, with some members advocating for transparency while others cite concerns over re-victimization.
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The Meiselas brothers conclude by emphasizing the importance of holding Trump accountable for his past associations and the need for transparency to uphold democratic values. They encourage listeners to stay informed and support efforts to uncover the full extent of Trump's involvement with Epstein.
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Conclusion:
This episode of The MeidasTouch Podcast provides a comprehensive examination of the ongoing efforts to expose Donald Trump's alleged connections with Jeffrey Epstein. Through detailed analysis of protestor activities, media narratives, congressional actions, and available evidence, the Meiselas brothers present a compelling case for the necessity of transparency and accountability in the pursuit of justice and the preservation of democracy.