Uh let me start with you uh Christina Maxwell says Trump did nothing wrong but she was being interviewed by Trump's former personal criminal defense attorney uh and now the deputy attorney general. Your thoughts. So there are a few few thoughts.One I think that she's trying to do whatever she can to make sure that she does not spend the rest of her life behind bars. Uh two, I think you know Row and I were talking about this earlier. Uh they've got a bit of a conundrum in the sense that the Republican party ...

Far conspiracy theorist Alex Jones may soon be forced to finally close up shop over at Infowars once and for all. I say may because it's quite the ongoing saga. I mean, to recap, Alex Jones's online media empire, Infowars, has long been a cesspool of fringe far-right conspiracies and fake news.And among the most egregious conspiracies he has platformed was the claim that the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting was a giant hoax. Families of the victims of that mass shooting sued Jones for defamat ...

The claim is outlandish that the government can control the weather. It can't. But the conspiracy theory appears to have gone mainstream in some conservative districts, fueled in part by a very real uptick in extreme weather, partly due to the impacts of climate change.The spread of those conspiracy theories has now prompted some local officials and congressional Republicans to push for legislation to ban quote weather modification. An NBC News analysis found that GOP lawmakers in nearly 20 state legislatur ...

Joining us now, Wired, senior writer and author of Wired's newsletter, Inner Loop, Jake Lut, senior reporter for The Bull Work and author of Trust the Plan: The Rise of Qanon and the Conspiracy that reshaped the world, Will Summer, and senior editor at The Atlantic and host of Radio Atlantic, Hana Rosen. Jake, they have all the evidence. They could just come out and say, "Yeah, yeah, Donald Trump's in it, but it's a nothing burger. He's in address books. he's mentioned um as somebody who lives in Palm Beach ...

Meanwhile, in Washington, the House Oversight Committee will subpoena the DOJ to release all unredacted files pertaining to Epstein. The move comes after three Republicans on the Federal Law Enforcement Subcommittee join Democrats in an 8-2 vote to approve the motion to compel the DOJ to release those files tied to Epstein. The subpoena would request the redaction of names of victims and files would be reviewed internally by the committee and not released to the public.That's important. At the same time, th ...

Welcome back. It's only 2025, but one of the big puzzle pieces for the 2026 midterms just clicked into place. New York Republican Congressman Mike Lawler announced today he will run for reelection, ending speculation that he would run for governor of New York.Lawler is one of the few Republicans to carry a district one by former Vice President Harris, and his 2026 race will be one of the key battlegrounds for control of the House. His decision seemingly clears the field for his House Republican colleague El ...

He has said that he wants all the credible files related to Epstein to be released. He's um asked the uh the attorney general to request the grand jury files of the court. All of that is in process right now. My belief is we need the administration to have the space to do what it is doing and if further congressional action is necessary or appropriate then we'll look at that. But I don't think we're at that point right now because we agree with the president. So, no vote, no vote on this resolution before. ...

Jeremy, I'll begin with you. You've you cover Republicans. You've written extensively about the Trump base.You have said uh correctly that conspiracy theories are sort of coin of the realm for a lot in uh Trump's orbit. Um but now the shoe's on the other foot. And it's interesting.I mean, we've heard from Trump a lot on social media, but he has not fielded a question from a single reporter uh since the Wall Street Journal story broke Thursday evening. He had some events Friday. He ignored shadow questions.W ...

Joining us now, Wired senior writer Jake Lut, staff writer for the Atlantic and author of its newsletter galaxy brain, Charlie Wartzell, and former communications director for the RNC and Republican strategist Doug Hy. Gentlemen, Jake, I'm going to begin with you. This Epstein stuff is not going away.The administration is trying to put it away. Donald Trump is demanding A. G.Bondi release um the grand jury testimony, but that is up to a court and it could be heavily redacted even if it is released. And yet ...

Public Opinion & Political Impact - Reuters polling indicates 62% of Republicans believe the Trump administration is concealing information about Epstein's clients, and this figure rises to 70% among all Americans [4] - The situation is perceived by some within the MAGA base as a betrayal, leading to distrust of Donald Trump [3][9] - Trump's unusual anger towards his base and the base's rare anger towards him raises concerns within his administration [6][10] - The controversy surrounding the Epstein files has the potential to damage Trump's relationship with his base [14][17] Trump's Involvement & Response - There are suspicions that Trump is concealing something related to the Epstein files, possibly due to their past close relationship [7] - Trump's attempts to dismiss the Epstein issue are being met with resistance from his supporters [2][13] - Trump's past association with Epstein, including the numerous phone numbers listed in Epstein's phone book, is being scrutinized [7][8] Media & Public Discourse - Right-wing radio is amplifying concerns about the Epstein files and potential cover-ups [2][3][12] - The Epstein story has inherent interest beyond Trump's base and may have lasting ramifications [16][17]