LIVE: Ben Meiselas RESPONDS to BREAKING NEWS!! 2/26/2026

The Midas Touch Network's 'People's State of the Union' event, focusing on real people's stories and legislative impact, attracted over 2.1 million digital viewers, exceeding the viewership of major cable and corporate news networks airing the official State of the Union. This indicates a significant public appetite for alternative, people-centric political commentary.

The event had over 2.1 million viewers on digital, beating every cable and corporate news network that was airing the State of the Union.

Ben Meiselas claims that the 'Trump regime' is covering up FBI investigative reports (302 reports) that involve accusations of Donald Trump sexually assaulting a minor. These reports, mentioned in a manifest document, have not been produced, despite extensive reporting by independent journalists and NPR.

There are 38,000 references to Trump in the Epstein files, and the regime is covering up 302 reports (FBI investigative reports) that involve accusations of Donald Trump sexually assaulting a minor. These have not been produced, as reported by Roger Sollenberger and NPR.

Hillary Clinton offered to conduct her deposition publicly, inviting cameras and media to ensure transparency, especially after a Republican representative was caught taking photos. However, James Comer and other MAGA representatives insisted on a private, secret deposition, which Meiselas interprets as an attempt to avoid public embarrassment and maintain a narrative without factual scrutiny.

Hillary Clinton said, 'Let's do it in public. Let's do a hearing where all of you Republicans... question me in front of the world.' Republicans, including James Comer, said, 'No, we want to do it in private.'

Meiselas argues there is an international movement of authoritarians, an 'Epstein class,' that uses a consistent playbook to dismantle liberal democracies. This playbook involves using sex trafficking as a currency for blackmail, creating chaos to justify authoritarian intervention, and manipulating information through social media and AI to brainwash populations. He connects this to figures like Putin, Orbán, and Trump, citing examples from the Epstein files where world leaders discussed financial manipulations (shorting the ruble before Crimea annexation) and political strategies (Brexit messaging, propping up Bolsonaro).

The Epstein files show an 'international Epstein class' of authoritarians who use sex trafficking as currency to blackmail each other and employ a common playbook to 'rip to shreds a world order' and profit from destruction. Examples include discussions about shorting the ruble before Crimea, Bitcoin with Putin, propping up Bolsonaro, and Brexit messaging. Orbán in Hungary is using a similar playbook to Trump in Fulton County, seizing voter signatures and intimidating voters.

Meiselas asserts that the Department of Justice's antitrust department has been effectively dismantled, with its top two leaders forced out due to pressure from 'Big Tech.' He claims that despite Trump initially hiring an antitrust head to challenge Big Tech, the administration ultimately allowed tech companies to avoid regulatory scrutiny by offering 'gold nuggets' and 'fake medals' to Trump, enabling monopolies.

The DOJ doesn't really have an antitrust department anymore. Their leadership, the number one and number two, were forced out recently because Big Tech told Donald Trump they didn't like what was being done by the head of antitrust.