HOT TOPICS | The Shocking Epstein Bombshells Keep Dropping!
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- ❖The Department of Justice allegedly exposed 43 full names of Jeffrey Epstein's victims, including minors, in recent file releases, despite explicit requests for redaction and claims of victim protection.
- ❖Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanch's public statements, such as 'it is not a crime to party with Mr. Epstein,' are framed as dismissive and insulting to victims.
- ❖Miles Taylor, the original author of Executive Order 13848, asserts that DNI Tulsi Gabbard is misinterpreting the order to justify raiding election offices, an action it explicitly does not authorize.
- ❖A significant number of federal prosecutors in Minnesota have resigned due to alleged DOJ interference in local murder investigations and attempts to force investigations against victims' families.
- ❖A national coalition of local prosecutors is forming to address and potentially prosecute law-breaking federal agents, signaling a growing defiance against perceived federal overreach.
- ❖Calls for citizen action include a 'too big to rig' strategy for the 2026 midterms, emphasizing overwhelming voter turnout, and economic boycotts targeting entities perceived as supporting the administration.
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1DOJ Accused of Deliberately Exposing Epstein Victims and Shielding Elites
The Department of Justice is alleged to have intentionally exposed the full names of at least 43 Jeffrey Epstein victims, including minors, in recent file releases. This occurred despite explicit requests from victims' lawyers for redaction and the DOJ's public claims of protecting victims. The host suggests this action is a deliberate tactic to disincentivize victims from coming forward and to protect powerful individuals, including Donald Trump, who are implicated in the files. Evidence cited includes a Wall Street Journal review, the public release of a victim's driver's license photo, and the DOJ's alleged failure to conduct basic keyword searches for victim names.
The Wall Street Journal reviewed 47 victims' full names and found 43 unredacted (). Personal information, including a driver's license photo, of victim Anusa de Giorgio was made public (). Lawyers Brad Edwards and Britney Henderson provided 350 victim names, but the DOJ allegedly didn't use them for redaction (). The host explicitly states, 'They want to disincentivize them from coming public and for continuing to fight. They want to make it intentionally difficult so that Trump, his cabal of fellow pedophiles, and everybody else that they don't get exposed' ().
2Deputy AG Todd Blanch's Statements on Epstein Criticized as Insulting and Misleading
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanch, a former personal lawyer for Donald Trump, made public statements downplaying involvement with Jeffrey Epstein, asserting that 'it is not a crime to party with Mr. Epstein' or 'email with Mr. Epstein.' These remarks are heavily criticized by the host and guests as an insult to the American public's intelligence and a deliberate attempt to normalize behavior associated with Epstein's criminal enterprise. Blanch also claimed the review of Epstein files was 'over' and that only a minuscule percentage of names were unredacted, which the host vehemently disputes as a lie.
Todd Blanch stated, 'it is not a crime to party with Mr. Epstein and and so as horrible as it it's not a crime to email with Mr. Epstein' (). He later claimed that unredacted names constituted '0.0001%' of materials and that 'this review is is over' (, ). The host directly calls Blanch's statements 'just damage coming out of that man's mouth' () and 'a [__] lie' ().
3Executive Order 13848 Misused to Justify Election Meddling, Says Order's Author
DNI Tulsi Gabbard is accused of misinterpreting and misusing Executive Order 13848, signed in 2018, to justify raiding the Fulton County elections office and seizing ballots and voter rolls. Miles Taylor, who authored the executive order, explicitly states that it grants no such authority to the Director of National Intelligence. He clarifies that the order was designed to sanction foreign adversaries for election meddling and specifically includes language mandating a separation between intelligence and law enforcement, directly contradicting Gabbard's actions. Donald Trump has also reportedly cited this order as justification for seizing ballots.
Miles Taylor states, 'I wrote that executive order... It doesn't give the director of national intelligence authority to be there... The order was written to allow the president... to sanction foreign adversaries who meddle in our elections' (). He adds, 'we included the language in there specifically that says there must be a separation between intelligence and law enforcement' (). Taylor notes Trump has cited it 'as his justification to... seize ballots' ().
4Growing Resistance and Calls for Action Against Federal Overreach
A significant movement of resistance is emerging against perceived federal overreach and weaponization of government agencies. This includes an exodus of federal prosecutors in Minnesota protesting DOJ interference, and the formation of a national group of local prosecutors (FAFO - Fight Against Federal Overreach) planning an emergency meeting to discuss prosecuting law-breaking federal agents. Influential figures like Marjorie Taylor Green and Joe Rogan are also noted for their recent critical statements against the administration. Calls for action emphasize massive voter turnout in the 2026 midterms ('too big to rig'), economic boycotts, and active participation in local and national pro-democracy organizations.
Eight federal prosecutors quit in Minnesota (). Miles Taylor notes 'other institutions are pushing back' () and mentions an 'emergency meeting in DC this week, this Friday' of local prosecutors from Minneapolis, Dallas, Philadelphia, Northern Virginia 'to say, 'What do we do to prosecute law-breaking federal agents?'' (). He proposes 'Too big to rig' as the mantra for 2026 midterms (). Scott Galloway's 'resist and unsubscribe' initiative is mentioned (). Marjorie Taylor Green's statement that 'Maga is I think people are realizing it was all a lie' is discussed ().
Lessons
- Support independent journalists like Don Lemon and Georgia Fort by subscribing, liking, and boosting their content to counter alleged political persecution.
- Register to vote and ensure every eligible member of your household is registered via vote.org, then encourage your community to do the same to achieve overwhelming voter turnout in 2026 ('too big to rig').
- Engage in economic boycotts or 'unsubscribe' from services and companies that financially support or enable the current administration, as suggested by Scott Galloway's 'resist and unsubscribe' initiative.
- Join and actively participate in local and national pro-democracy organizations such as ACLU, NAACP, LDF, National Action Network, Defiance.org, or Black Voters Matter to collectively fight for democratic principles.
- Contact your congressional representatives via congress.gov, write to them, and visit their offices to demand accountability from government officials, including those in the Department of Justice.
Quotes
"This is an administration that doesn't care about victims or survivors and in fact it's all about retribution. So, they really want more victims across this country, which is why they're brutalizing us. Brutalizing us in the streets with ICE and brutalizing us in the courts with their weaponized DOJ."
"As you know it is not a crime to party with Mr. Epstein and and so as horrible as it it's not a crime to email with Mr. Epstein."
"What I heard that man say is, 'Yeah, it's not really a crime. And if you were there, oh well, because my job is to protect Donald Trump and keep you from being able to pin anything on him.'"
"The authority that Tulsi Gabbard is citing to do this, she is wrong. She does not understand it. She probably didn't even read it. But I did because I wrote it."
"If you want to lose, go beyond the team loser that says we're not taking anyone from MAGA. We're not taking anyone else. Well, guess what? That's how we got Donald Trump for two presidencies."
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