DOJ's Shifting Sands on Epstein (with Mimi Rocah, Elie Honig & Asha Rangappa)
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Over the last few weeks, Donald Trump and the Justice Department are at the center of bipartisan furor over the case files of Jeffrey Epstein, and the administration’s about-face on publicly releasing them.
Now, the latest developments are raising more questions than answers about the inner workings of the Justice Department. From convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell's Supreme Court appeal to her seemingly out-of-the-blue meeting with the Deputy Attorney General, the narrative around the Epstein files is getting more bizarre—and, to the public, more conspiratorial—by the day.
On this week's Stay Tuned episode, Preet is joined by an expert panel of former DOJ officials: Asha Rangappa, Mimi Rocah, and Elie Honig. They analyze the DOJ’s latest moves and the political forces driving them. Then, they dig into Ghislaine Maxwell's involvement in Epstein’s crimes, her conviction, and the renewed attention she appears to be receiving from authorities.
"There is a slowly growing, subtle—becoming less subtle—effort to soften some of the edges around who Ghislaine Maxwell is," warns Elie Honig, pointing to a troubling shift in public and government perception of a woman convicted of child sex trafficking.
Mimi Rocah highlights the bizarre nature of the meeting between Maxwell and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche: "I don't think [he] cares about whether she's truthful or not.”
The panel also revisits the infamous sweetheart nonprosecution deal Epstein received in 2008, and its lasting impact. Asha Rangappa underscores a crucial point: "If anyone is on board with the idea that Ghislaine Maxwell should not have been prosecuted...they are also conceding that Jeffrey Epstein should never have been prosecuted."
Become a member to get exclusive bonus content from the Stay Tuned podcast. On this week’s bonus, the panelists discuss the intense political backlash surrounding the Jeffrey Epstein files. Democrats—and some Republicans—in Congress are pushing to release all documents related to DOJ’s Epstein cases.
Could Congress Release the Epstein Files? (with Mimi Rocah, Elie Honig, and Asha Rangappa)
In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet is joined by former DOJ officials Mimi Rocah, Elie Honig, and Asha Rangappa to discuss the intense political backlash surrounding the Jeffrey Epstein files. Democrats—and some Republicans—in Congress are pushing to release all documents related to DOJ’s Epstein cases.
NEXT WEEK ON STAY TUNED
Preet will be joined by Joe Kennedy III to talk about this moment in politics, the Kennedy family’s political legacy, and where he sees the future of the Democratic Party. Tune in next Thursday.
Why can't someone obtain the files/records the Virgin Islands authorities have from their investigation of Epstein?
Why hasn't more been said about trump's relationship with Russian oligarch Rybolovlev and the mansion in Fla that journalist MIchael Wolfe contends was the reason for the trump/Epstien split?
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