Kenny Meiselas, the father of the three brothers who founded the MeidasTouch group, was introduced to his current wife by Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, a.k.a. Puff Daddy, the hip hop mogul now accused of sexual assault and sex trafficking.
Meiselas — whose sons Ben, Brett, and Jordy started the “bloodbath” hoax and are described by Joe Biden’s White House as the “front lines” of the campaign against Donald Trump — is a celebrity attorney and has worked with Combs for decades.
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Combs reportedly played a highly active role in pairing him with Beth Katz Meiselas, a publicist to the likes of Jennifer Lopez. He took the attorney shopping for Cartier sunglasses and Versace suits to help make the match.
Combs also played a crucial role in paving the way for Ben Meiselas, Kenny’s son from a previous marriage, to enter politics. He took the younger Meiselas on as an intern, where he worked with Combs’s team on a voter registration drive in 2004 and attended the Democratic convention.
Ben eventually parlayed this nepotistic posting into an internship with then-Senator Hillary Clinton.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: U.S. District Court Judge Henry Wingate, appointed by Ronald Reagan, issued a temporary restraining order blocking Mississippi’s anti-DEI law last week. However, lawyers with the Mississippi Attorney General’s office have subsequently raised questions regarding the validity of the ruling, which is riddled with errors and fabricated case citations.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Judge Henry Wingate, Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: The initial restraining order was issued on July 20, 2025, with a corrected order issued just days later.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Our attorneys have never seen anything like this.” — Mississippi Attorney General’s office
🎯IMPACT: The error-filled ruling is raising concerns about the use of artificial intelligence tools by attorneys and judges, and calls into question the validity of Judge Wingate’s restraining order.
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A federal judge in Mississippi, who blocked the state’s law barring diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs from public schools and universities, is facing allegations that he used artificial intelligence (AI) to write the temporary restraining order. The National Pulse reported last week that U.S. District Court Judge Henry Wingate, who is black, issued a temporary restraining order blocking Mississippi’s anti-DEI law. However, lawyers with the Mississippi Attorney General’s office have subsequently raised questions regarding the validity of the ruling, which is riddled with errors and fabricated case citations.
The Mississippi Attorney General’s office asked Judge Wingate to clarify his ruling after it was discovered that it contained quotes from state laws that do not exist, fabricated case citations for rulings that have never happened, and even listed plaintiffs not party to the lawsuit. The request for clarification resulted in Judge Wingate quietly replacing the order on the public docket with a revised version. Notably, the erroneous order is no longer available to the public.
“Our attorneys have never seen anything like this,” a spokesman for the Mississippi Attorney General’s office said. Other attorneys who reviewed the original order believe that artificial intelligence may have been used, which would explain the fabrication of case precedent and state law.
A similar situation arose in March 2024 when disgraced anti-Trump attorney Michael Cohen was exposed for having used AI to write court filings that cited fake cases and fabricated precedent-setting rulings. While Cohen faced possible legal sanctions for his actions, he was ultimately only chastised by Judge Jesse Furman, who called Cohen’s actions “embarrassing and certainly negligent.” Judge Furman explained at the time that he believed Cohen’s excuse that he did not fully understand how artificial intelligence language models function and that the fake case citations were not in “bad faith.”
Concerningly, even Judge Wingate’s corrected order appears to have significant citation errors. The order cites a 1974 ruling attributed to the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals. However, the case, Cousins v. School Board of City of Norfolk, does not appear to exist. In fact, Judge Wingate—or the artificial intelligence—seems to confuse a historic incident involving 15-year-old Louis Cousins Sr. and high school desegregation in Norfolk, Virginia, in 1959, and Cousins et al. v. The School Board of Orange County et al., which was a 2022 free speech challenge to Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” law. Where the 1974 date for the fake Cousins case comes from is unclear.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: More than 500 migrants attempted to cross the English Channel from France to the United Kingdom in small boats, leading to chaotic scenes at sea and a large-scale rescue response.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Britain’s Border Force, French border patrol vessels, and boat migrants.
📍WHEN & WHERE: The English Channel, with incidents reported throughout the past week, culminating in a significant surge today.
💬KEY QUOTE: “It’s clear yet again, Border Force just can’t cope with the numbers attempting to cross today. They’ve had to call on very significant resources from the lifeboat service.” — a senior maritime security source
🎯IMPACT: If these crossings are successful, the total number of illegal migrants crossing this year will surpass 25,000, presenting a significant challenge to UK authorities.
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British Border Force vessels were reportedly overwhelmed on July 30 by the sheer number of migrant boats attempting to cross the English Channel from France. Multiple lifeboats from Dover, Ramsgate, Walmer, and Dungeness were called to assist Border Force vessels. This follows President Donald J. Trump’s warning on a trip to Scotland that Europe must “get [its] act together” on illegal immigration or be irrevocably transformed.
French border patrol vessels and lifeboats were observed escorting several migrant dinghies towards Britain—instead of towing them back—despite changeable weather conditions in the Channel over the past week, with choppy waters that have caused drowning in the past.
A senior maritime security source described the current situation as “complete chaos.” Reports indicate that approximately 1,000 migrants have made the illegal journey over the past seven days, with today marking a significant spike due to improved weather conditions overnight.
The total number of illegal crossings this year is now approaching over 25,000, despite Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer recently assuring President Trump that the British authorities were making progress against smuggling gangs.
Starmer had promised to “smash the gangs” when entering office in mid-2024, but the number of illegal entries has only increased. Many migrants end up in taxpayer-funded hotels once they arrive, which has also been a significant source of controversy in recent weeks. In Epping, protests erupted following the arrest of an illegal immigrant from Africa accused of multiple sexual assaults of children. The man had been in Britain for less than a month before his arrest.
“Europe is a much different place than it was just five years ago, 10 years ago,” President Trump said of the “horrible invasion” across the continent on Monday. “They’ve got to get their act together. If they don’t, you’re not going to have Europe anymore, as you know it.”
❓WHAT HAPPENED: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel uncovered a secret room within FBI headquarters containing “burn bags” filled with sensitive documents, including material related to the Trump–Russia probe.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Kash Patel, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director John Ratcliffe, Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA).
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📍WHEN & WHERE: Discovered at FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C., during Patel’s tenure as FBI Director. Documents are currently being reviewed for declassification.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Just think about this. Me, as Director of the FBI, the former ‘Russiagate guy,’ when I first got to the bureau, found a room that Comey and others hid from the world in the Hoover Building.” – Kash Patel
🎯IMPACT: The discovery has reignited scrutiny of the FBI’s handling of the Trump–Russia probe and could lead to further revelations about government malfeasance.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel found “burn bags” filled with sensitive documents, including materials tied to the Trump–Russia investigation, in a secret room at FBI HQ. Such burn bags are typically used to destroy classified or highly sensitive records.
Among the findings was a classified annex to Special Counsel John Durham’s final report on Russiagate, containing underlying intelligence from the investigation. Patel is collaborating with Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director John Ratcliffe, Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and National Security Agency (NSA) Director William Hartman to declassify this annex, which is slated for transmission to Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), President pro tempore of the United States Senate and Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, for public release.
Sources disclosed that the annex includes intelligence indicating the FBI contributed to spreading the Trump–Russia collusion narrative prior to its Crossfire Hurricane probe. One source familiar with the annex remarked that the intelligence “predicted the FBI’s next move with alarming specificity,” stating, “It’s really hard to see how [former CIA Director John] Brennan, [former DNI James] Clapper, and [former FBI Director James] Comey are going to be able to explain this away.”
In a June interview with podcast host Joe Rogan, Patel described the room in the Hoover Building, saying, “Me, as Director of the FBI, the former ‘Russiagate guy,’ when I first got to the bureau, found a room that Comey and others hid from the world… full of documents and computer hard drives that no one had ever seen or heard of.”
The documents are under review in response to an investigative request from Senator Grassley, who has been seeking details about Durham’s probe, which determined the Trump-Russia investigation had been baseless and biased but was criticized by America First figures such as then-Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) for failing to push for any real consequences.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Senate narrowly confirmed Emil Bove to the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in a 50-49 vote.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Emil Bove, Senate Republicans, Senate Democrats, and Attorney General Pam Bondi.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: The confirmation vote took place on Tuesday in the U.S. Senate.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Congratulations to our dear friend Emil Bove on his confirmation to serve on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals! This is a GREAT day for our country.” – Attorney General Pam Bondi
🎯IMPACT: The confirmation solidifies a key judicial appointment by President Donald J. Trump despite heavy Democrat opposition.
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Emil Bove, a former member of President Donald J. Trump‘s legal defense team and senior Department of Justice (DOJ) official, was confirmed to the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals late Tuesday night despite two GOP Senate defections. Senators Lisa Murkowski (AK) and Susan Collins (ME) joined Senate Democrats in opposing Bove’s nomination, which was ultimately approved on a 50 to 49 vote.
“Congratulations to our dear friend Emil Bove on his confirmation to serve on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals! This is a GREAT day for our country,” U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter). “I cannot thank Emil enough for his tireless work and support at [the Justice Department]. He will be missed—and he will be an outstanding judge.”
Before Trump’s return to the White House, Bove served alongside now-Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche as one of President Trump’s defense attorneys, representing the America First leader in several high-profile cases involving alleged mishandling of classified documents and election interference. Bove’s judicial nomination faced stiff opposition from Democrats, with Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) having what was widely described as a meltdown on the Senate floor just prior to the confirmation vote.
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Democrats claimed that whistleblower complaints alleging Bove instructed DOJ officials to ignore judicial orders were disqualifying. However, Bove and other DOJ officials have emphatically disputed the allegations, pointing out that there is no material evidence to support them. Additionally, Senate Democrats attacked Bove over his role in dismissing a number of January 6 riot prosecutions and the case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
Despite the Democrat fueled allegations, Bove received a “Well Qualified” rating from the American Bar Association (ABA). “He has a strong legal background and has served his country honorably. I believe he will be a diligent, capable, and fair jurist,” Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) said, while accusing Democrats’ “vicious rhetoric” and “unfair accusations” of having broken bipartisan norms.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Dr. Vinay Prasad, a top Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official appointed during President Donald J. Trump’s administration, has resigned less than three months into his tenure after it was revealed he had made numerous anti-Trump comments including claims he stabbed a voodoo doll to “curse” the America First leader.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Dr. Vinay Prasad, FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, Laura Loomer, and former Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA).
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📍WHEN & WHERE: Prasad’s resignation was announced less than three months after his appointment in May 2025.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Dr. Prasad did not want to be a distraction to the great work of the FDA in the Trump administration and has decided to return to California and spend more time with his family.” – HHS spokesman.
🎯IMPACT: Prasad’s resignation highlights internal tensions within the FDA and debates over its handling of emerging therapies and pandemic-era policies.
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Dr. Vinay Prasad, a hematologist-oncologist and critic of the pharmaceutical industry, has stepped down from his position as head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. Prasad, who was also the FDA’s chief medical and scientific officer, served in the role for less than three months after being appointed in May 2025.
The National Pulse reported on Tuesday that Dr. Prasad has a long history of making anti-Trump comments, including claims he stabbed a voodoo doll to “curse” the America First leader. Additionally, he has opposed key Trump administration policies like the Right to Try Act—championed by the President to expand treatment options for terminally ill patients.
“Dr. Prasad did not want to be a distraction to the great work of the FDA in the Trump administration and has decided to return to California and spend more time with his family,” a spokesman for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said. Notably, Prasad was the subject of intense scrutiny from investigative journalist Laura Loomer, who exposed a number of his anti-Trump comments and social media posts.
Joining Loomer in criticizing Prasad’s appointment was former Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA), who echoed the criticisms, calling Prasad “the man destroying President Donald Trump’s legacy for helping patients.”
However, FDA Commissioner Marty Makary defended Prasad, describing him as an “impeccable scientist” and “one of the greatest scientific minds of our generation.”
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump announced a 25 percent tariff on India starting August 1, alongside an unspecified penalty for trade and military equipment purchases from Russia.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Trump, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and the White House.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: The new tariff rate was announced by President Trump in a post on Truth Social on Wednesday, July 30, 2025.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Remember, while India is our friend, we have, over the years, done relatively little business with them because their Tariffs are far too high, among the highest in the World, and they have the most strenuous and obnoxious non-monetary Trade Barriers of any Country.” – President Trump
🎯IMPACT: The tariffs could affect U.S.-India trade relations and India’s economic ties with Russia.
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President Donald J. Trump announced a 25 percent tariff on India starting August 1, 2025, during a joint press conference with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the East Room of the White House. The tariff comes with an additional “penalty” in response to what Trump described as India’s unfair trade practices and its purchase of military equipment and energy from Russia. Notably, the 25 percent rate is slightly lower than the 26 percent tariff Trump had previously imposed on “Liberation Day.”
Trump explained his decision on Truth Social, stating, “Remember, while India is our friend, we have, over the years, done relatively little business with them because their Tariffs are far too high, among the highest in the World, and they have the most strenuous and obnoxious non-monetary Trade Barriers of any Country.” He continued: “Also, they have always bought a vast majority of their military equipment from Russia, and are Russia’s largest buyer of ENERGY, along with China, at a time when everyone wants Russia to STOP THE KILLING IN UKRAINE — ALL THINGS NOT GOOD! “
“INDIA WILL THEREFORE BE PAYING A TARIFF OF 25%, PLUS A PENALTY FOR THE ABOVE, STARTING ON AUGUST FIRST. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. MAGA!” Trump concluded.
The news of the tariff on Indian goods comes as the U.S. Department of Commerce announced on Wednesday that the American economy grew at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of three percent. This figure exceeded economists’ forecast of 2.4 percent. Additionally, the Commerce Department published data on Tuesday showing the trade gap in goods narrowed to $86.0 billion, down from $96.4 billion in May—suggesting that President Donald J. Trump’s tariffs are successfully rebalancing the economy in favor of American industry.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The U.S. economy grew at a 3% annual rate in the second quarter of 2025, bolstered by a sharp drop in imports following a tariff-related surge earlier in the year.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Donald Trump’s administration, U.S. businesses and consumers, and the Federal Reserve.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: Data reflects the second quarter of 2025, with the Commerce Department releasing its report on July 30.
🎯IMPACT: Higher consumer confidence, though establishment economists say growth will slow in the coming months.
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The U.S. economy grew at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3% in the second quarter of 2025, according to the Commerce Department’s July 30 report. This figure exceeded economists’ forecast of 2.4%, as surveyed by Bloomberg.
The growth was largely attributed to a 30.3% drop in imports, reversing a 37.9% surge in the first quarter. The earlier spike was driven by businesses stockpiling foreign goods ahead of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, which led to a contraction in GDP during the first quarter.
Consumer spending and business investment also increased.
Establishment economists, however, project growth to slow further in the second half of the year, blaming Trump’s tariffs which fuelled the current surge and have already helped raise government revenue.
Despite this GDP performance, the Federal Reserve is expected to maintain its current interest rates, focusing instead on monitoring inflation and labor market trends. Futures markets anticipate a possible rate cut in mid-September.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Trump administration set a new monthly record for criminal prosecutions of illegal aliens in June, prosecuting over 3,000 for illegal reentry.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The Department of Justice (DOJ), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and illegal immigrants.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: June 2025, with notable increases in prosecutions in New Mexico and other states across the U.S.
💬KEY QUOTE: “They’re a great way to get a conviction, a great way to get a criminal off the street, and a great way to remove them from the country in an expeditious way.” – Jonathan Fahey, former Acting Director of ICE during the first Trump administration
🎯IMPACT: Illegal alien encounters have plummeted over 90 percent in certain months, with tens of thousands voluntarily leaving the U.S.
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President Donald J. Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) filed charges against over 3,000 illegal immigrants in June, setting a new monthly record for prosecutions against aliens unlawfully present in the United States. The ramp-up in prosecutions stems from a multi-agency effort to identify illegal immigrants who have returned to the U.S. after being previously deported, allowing the DOJ to charge the individuals with felony illegal reentry.
In addition, federal prosecutors charged another 3,200 illegal immigrants with simple illegal entry—though that total is not a record for the DOJ. Nevertheless, the simple illegal entry charge comprised over 50 percent of U.S. Border Patrol arrests in June, setting a separate record. Notably, at the peak of the border crisis under former President Joe Biden, the arrest rate never exceeded one percent.
The DOJ asserted that it is “using all available investigative and prosecutorial tools” in the effort to fight the “invasion of illegal immigration.” Trump White House officials say the move to bring criminal charges against illegal immigrants is just a component of its “whole government” approach to addressing the illegal immigration crisis.
Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan Fahey, who also served as the Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during the first Trump administration, notes that cases involving felony illegal reentry have a very high conviction rate. According to Fahey, prosecutors simply have to show that an illegal immigrant with a prior deportation subsequently reentered the country illegally.
“They’re a great way to get a conviction, a great way to get a criminal off the street, and a great way to remove them from the country in an expeditious way,” Fahey explained.
New Mexico, in particular, has seen a marked increase in felony illegal reentry cases. Filing data shows prosecutors brought 245 cases in May, with 277 filed in June. Under the former Biden government, not even 100 cases were filed in the final few months of 2024.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: A CBS News analysis of video footage related to Jeffrey Epstein’s death raises questions about the thoroughness and accuracy of the government’s investigation.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein, U.S. Bureau of Prisons staff, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and forensic video experts.
📍WHEN & WHERE: August 2019, Metropolitan Correctional Center, Manhattan, New York; investigation conducted in July 2025.
💬KEY QUOTE: “To say that there’s no way that someone could get to that—the stair up to his room—without being seen is false.” – Jim Stafford, forensic video expert.
🎯IMPACT: The inconsistencies in the video evidence and government reports fuel ongoing skepticism about the official narrative of Epstein’s death.
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In August 2019, convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan. At the time, then-Attorney General Bill Barr stated that surveillance video confirmed no one had entered the area leading to Epstein’s cell, reinforcing the medical examiner’s ruling of suicide. However, a recent investigation into the surveillance footage, released in recent weeks, has raised new concerns about its clarity and integrity.
CBS News analyzed an 11-hour video released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) that was purported to show the corridor near Epstein’s cell—with more immediately relevant footage being unavailable, supposedly due to technical issues. According to forensic video analysts consulted by the news organization, the footage fails to capture the cell block’s entrance clearly. The staircase leading up to Epstein’s cell is largely hidden from view, making it impossible to determine whether someone could have entered or exited unnoticed. Video forensics expert Jim Stafford commented, “To say that there’s no way that someone could get to that, the stairs up to his room, without being seen, is false.”
The video itself has also raised questions due to its format and creation date. Experts noted that rather than being raw footage directly from the surveillance system, as the government has claimed, the video appears to be an edited screen recording. Metadata shows that the file was created in May 2023, nearly four years after Epstein’s death, and that it was exported using Adobe Premiere Pro. Analysts also flagged a missing minute in the footage and a change in the aspect ratio, suggesting it was likely edited or reprocessed.
Further complicating the picture is a DOJ inspector general’s report, which accepted staff accounts that no one accessed Epstein’s cell without being observed. CBS News found that the footage showed multiple individuals moving through areas where correctional officers were not present, calling into question the DOJ‘s assertion. One disputed moment involved what officials claimed was a staff member carrying linens up the stairs—experts noted the image more closely resembled someone in an orange prison jumpsuit.
The FBI and DOJ continue to maintain that Epstein’s death was a suicide.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Sex trafficker and Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell has demanded concessions in exchange for cooperating with a congressional subpoena issued by House Oversight Chairman James Comer.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Ghislaine Maxwell, her attorney David Oscar Markus, House Oversight Chairman James Comer, and the House Oversight Committee.
📍WHEN & WHERE: The subpoena was issued last week; Maxwell is currently serving her sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Tallahassee, Florida.
💬KEY QUOTE: “[I]f Ms. Maxwell were to receive clemency, she would be willing—and eager—to testify openly and honestly, in public, before Congress in Washington, D.C.,” said Markus.
🎯IMPACT: The Oversight Committee plans to respond to Maxwell’s attorney soon.
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Ghislaine Maxwell, currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for conspiring with deceased pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein to sex traffic underage girls, has demanded immunity or other concessions in exchange for cooperating with a subpoena issued by House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY). The subpoena seeks her deposition at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Tallahassee, Florida, on August 11.
In a letter sent on July 29, Maxwell’s attorney, David Oscar Markus, indicated that Maxwell’s “initial reaction” was to invoke her Fifth Amendment rights and decline to testify. However, he outlined “conditions” under which she might cooperate, including receiving questions in advance, scheduling the deposition after the Supreme Court decides on her petition to overturn her conviction, or granting her clemency.
Markus also warned that questioning Maxwell in prison without immunity would create “real security risks” and undermine the integrity of the process. He added, “Of course, in the alternative, if Ms. Maxwell were to receive clemency, she would be willing—and eager—to testify openly and honestly, in public, before Congress in Washington, D.C.”
A spokesman for the Oversight Committee has stated that it “will not consider granting congressional immunity for her testimony” but will respond to Maxwell’s attorney soon. The demands follow meetings between Maxwell and the Department of Justice (DOJ). Maxwell reportedly named around a hundred people linked to Epstein and his activities, but so far, none of the names have been publicly released.
With the Trump administration under pressure for a recent memo stating that no Epstein “client list” exists—despite Attorney General Pam Bondi saying in February that it was “on [her] desk”—Maxwell and her lawyers are suspected to be behind recent efforts to tie President Donald J. Trump to the deceased pedophile, with Raheem Kassam, Editor-in-Chief of The National Pulse, speculating that she may hope to “blackmail her way into a pardon.”
Additionally, the House Oversight panel recently voted to subpoena files related to Jeffrey Epstein and testimony from prominent figures, including former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
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