Epstein files detonate as damage control launches
The David Pakman Show - December 23, 2025
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A newly released handwritten letter attributed to Jeffrey Epstein has reignited the Epstein scandal by directly implicating Donald Trump. Written in August 2019, days before Epstein’s death, the letter was addressed to Larry Nassar, the disgraced former USA Gymnastics doctor. Epstein grotesquely claims that “our president” shared his and Nassar’s sexual interest in young women, strongly pointing to Trump given the timing and their documented social relationship.
A newly released Justice Department document shows that Donald Trump flew on Jeffrey Epstein’s private jet multiple times in the 1990s, including a 1993 flight with only Epstein, Trump, and a then-20-year-old woman. The disclosure comes from a 2020 internal email from a senior federal prosecutor, citing at least eight flights between 1993 and 1996.
As more Epstein-related documents emerged, the Trump Justice Department responded with a preemptive disinformation campaign, releasing records while warning the public not to believe them. The DOJ claimed transparency in releasing nearly 30,000 pages but insisted some documents contain “untrue and sensationalist” allegations against Trump.
The Department of Justice briefly posted and then removed a video purportedly showing Epstein taking his own life, but the clip is not real. The short, time-stamped video appeared in the latest Epstein document release and initially sparked confusion because officials had maintained there was no functioning camera in Epstein’s cell. It was quickly determined to be a fake recreation.
At a press appearance in Palm Beach, Trump visibly unraveled when questioned about Epstein. He rambled, contradicted himself, and showed irritation that the topic persists as new documents place him in Epstein’s flight records. He denied visiting Epstein’s island despite records showing he flew alone with Epstein and, on another occasion, with Epstein and a 20-year-old woman.
As the Epstein leaks became more damaging, Trump spiraled into a public meltdown, posting angry messages overnight. In a near-1 a.m. Truth Social post, he lashed out at the New York Times as an “enemy of the people,” falsely claimed tariffs produced great economic numbers, and urged supporters to “pray for the Supreme Court.”
At an impromptu press appearance at Mar-a-Lago, Trump delivered a rambling and incoherent performance. He veered from a fixation on acquiring Greenland to confused and false claims about technology, economics, and foreign oil. He insisted the U.S. “needs” Greenland for national security and bizarrely suggested Americans visited Greenland 300 years ago.
Finally, Donald Trump’s $1,776 “warrior dividend” for service members is not actually new money and did not come from tariffs. It is a reallocation of funds already approved for tax-free housing subsidies, now converted into a taxable cash bonus. While Trump can claim he is giving troops extra money, they may end up worse off because the payout is taxable.
On today’s bonus show:
More than 50 lawmakers announce retirements, the Justice Department halts funding for sex trafficking survivors, Trump pauses offshore wind projects, and much more…
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Let’s say somebody makes a movie about this and it’s a Quentin Tarantino kind of movie where they show the alternate ending to a real thing. That movie would show a criminal justice system in America that actually follows the law. It would show everybody associated with Jeffrey Epstein rounded up And interrogated. Of course they will all lawyer up but they will start singing when they are locked up on suspicion of rape and they all are guilty of Misprision of Felony. They could all be arrested and detained indefinitely under international law.
The rich are above the law and if you forget that you should remember that the rich are above the law. If you still have any doubts remember this, the United States is not a country of laws as a country of corporations that are above the law.
He is f’ed. He knows the house of cards is crumbling!