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December 17, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Lawfare

Epstein-Linked Dem Megadonor Hoffman Fears Trump Admin Will Investigate Him.

Tech billionaire and Democrat megadonor Reid Hoffman fears President-elect Donald J. Trump might target him for supporting Kamala Harris. In a recent interview on the Diary of a CEO podcast, the former guest of Jeffrey Epstein’s private island, Little St. James, suggested over a 50 percent chance that Trump would use “the institutions of state” to investigate him.

“I hope it’s only in soft ends of the range, like IRS audits or phone calls like Trump made saying, deny Bezos that [Department of Defense] contract because he owns The Washington Post and I don’t like him,” Hoffman suggested. “It could get much worse, but I don’t really want to speculate on it because I don’t want to give anybody any ideas.”

Hoffman, who co-founded PayPal and launched LinkedIn, has consistently leveraged his wealth to back Democrats and anti-Trump lawfare initiatives, such as E. Jean Carroll’s lawsuit against the America First leader. Known for his early investments in companies like Facebook and Airbnb, Hoffman is a key figure in Silicon Valley, where opposition to Trump was historically intense—but is now waning.

CLIENT LIST.

Hoffman’s anxiety about Trump’s return to power during the Diary of a CEO interview was palpable. However, despite portraying himself as a potential victim of political vengeance, many believe he is really concerned that his dubious history will be scrutinized.

For instance, prior to Election Day, pro-Trump tech mogul Elon Musk told Tucker Carlson that “part of why Kamala is getting so much support is that if Trump wins, that Epstein client list is gonna become public, and some of those billionaires behind Kamala are terrified of that outcome.”

When Carlson asked Musk if he believes Hoffman, in particular, is “uncomfortable” about revelations concerning the Epstein client list, Musk replied, “Yes, and [Bill] Gates.”

Hoffman traveled to Epstein’s island in 2014, many years after his conviction for procuring a minor girl for prostitution. He even arranged to stay at the Manhattan townhouse where the pedophile financier abused many of his victims.

Hoffman admits that, at minimum, “by lending my association, I helped [Epstein’s] reputation, and thus delayed justice for his survivors.”

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Tech billionaire and Democrat megadonor Reid Hoffman fears President-elect Donald J. Trump might target him for supporting Kamala Harris. In a recent interview on the Diary of a CEO podcast, the former guest of Jeffrey Epstein's private island, Little St. James, suggested over a 50 percent chance that Trump would use "the institutions of state" to investigate him. show more
December 16, 2024
Crime
News

CNN Analyst With Ties to Anti-Trump MeidasTouch, Jack Smith, & Diddy to Defend Luigi Mangione.

Luigi Mangione, accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has made a significant addition to his legal team. On Friday, Karen Friedman Agnifilo—a CNN legal analyst and former Manhattan prosecutor under then-District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr.—was named as the suspected murderer‘s legal representative. Friedman Agnifilo handled many of the most high-profile prosecutions for the Manhattan DA’s office. Her firm, Agnifilo Intrater LLP, confirmed the announcement.

Mangione, aged 26, was apprehended earlier last week in a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania after being identified by a customer from police bulletins. Authorities claim that he was carrying a weapon, documents, and a mask linking him to the December 4 murder outside the New York Hilton Midtown. Thompson was shot during his arrival for an investor meeting.

TIES TO MEIDASTOUCH & JACK SMITH. 

Friedman Agnifilo, with a background as a former Chief Assistant District Attorney in Manhattan and experience as a legal adviser to Law & Order and legal analyst for CNN, brings added attention to this case. The former prosecutor has deep ties with numerous government figures including Biden’s Department of Justice (DOJ) special prosecutor Jack Smith. Additionally, she is a contributor to the infamous left-wing, anti-Trump MeidasTouch network.

Her husband, Mark Agnifilo, is currently representing Sean “Diddy” Combs in his federal trial over allegations of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking, and transportation to engage in prostitution.

Prosecutors, led by current Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, aim to extradite Mangione from Pennsylvania. Bragg has indicated readiness to proceed with the case, irrespective of Mangione’s decision on extradition. Meanwhile, Mangione is being held without bail, facing charges including intentional murder and weapons possession.

Initially, Mangione’s Pennsylvania attorney, Thomas Dickey, signaled opposition to extradition; however, recent statements from Bragg hint at a potential change in stance. Involvement from governors may become necessary, with Governor Kathy Hochul (D-NY) prepared to collaborate with Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) on a governor’s warrant if required.

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Luigi Mangione, accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has made a significant addition to his legal team. On Friday, Karen Friedman Agnifilo—a CNN legal analyst and former Manhattan prosecutor under then-District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr.—was named as the suspected murderer's legal representative. Friedman Agnifilo handled many of the most high-profile prosecutions for the Manhattan DA's office. Her firm, Agnifilo Intrater LLP, confirmed the announcement. show more
October 9, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Crime
Election 2024
Media

This Biden-Harris Media Ally Got His Start in Politics Through P. Diddy.

Ben Meiselas, co-founder of the far-left MeidasTouch Network tied to the Biden-Harris White House, owes his political career to disgraced hip-hop mogul Sean ‘P. Diddy’ Combs. Meiselas’s father, celebrity attorney Kenny Meiselas, worked for Combs and arranged for the Democrat celebrity to give his son an internship at his record label, Bad Boy Records.

Combs spearheaded MTV’s ‘Vote or Die’ voter registration campaign in 2004. Meiselas’s internship revolved around this effort, which saw him attend that year’s Democratic National Convention. Meiselas would later parlay this experience with Combs into an internship with then-Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY).

The accusations against Combs, also known as Puff Daddy, indicate a pattern of abuse involving multiple victims over many years. A prominent celebrity party host who counted A-listers such as LeBron James among his guests, Combs is alleged to have presided over so-called “freak-offs” in which drugged women were enticed or coerced into having sex with male prostitutes, among other transgressions. At least 120 people are seeking to bring civil claims against Combs. Twenty-five were minors at the time of their alleged abuse, with the youngest being a nine-year-old boy.

In addition to kickstarting Ben Meiselas’s political career, Combs played a personal role in the Meiselas family, introducing Kenny Meiselas to his current wife, Beth Katz Meiselas, a publicist for Jennifer Lopez.

Ben Meiselas’s MeidasTouch Network, which he runs alongside brothers Brett and Jordy, is described by the Biden-Harris White House as its “front lines” against Donald Trump, popularizing false anti-Trump stories such as the “bloodbath” hoax.

In addition to its links to Combs, MeidasTouch has been funded by Lincoln Project co-founder and “predator” John Weaver and Reid Hoffman, a former guest of Jeffrey Epstein‘s Little St. James, a.k.a. “Pedophile Island.”

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Ben Meiselas, co-founder of the far-left MeidasTouch Network tied to the Biden-Harris White House, owes his political career to disgraced hip-hop mogul Sean ‘P. Diddy’ Combs. Meiselas’s father, celebrity attorney Kenny Meiselas, worked for Combs and arranged for the Democrat celebrity to give his son an internship at his record label, Bad Boy Records. show more
August 13, 2024
William Upton
Election 2024

REVEALED: Top NeverTrump PAC Spends Just 3% of Donations on Legitimate Output.

The Lincoln Project—an anti-Trump PAC—is again reporting stunning overhead costs compared to actual election spending. U.S. federal election records show the group, accused of being a scam PAC, has spent $11.7 million on overhead and just $437,000 on actual election spending since January 1, 2023.

High overhead spending with little actual money flowing into election activities isn’t an aberration for The Lincoln Project. The National Pulse reported the group engaged in a similar spending pattern—pouring donor money into vendors, media buyers, and consulting firms connected to the PAC’s founders—during the 2020 election. A total of around $10 million was funneled through vendors back into the pockets of The Lincoln Project‘s founders during the last presidential election cycle.

Founded in 2019 by a group of ‘Republican’ consultants who had been frozen out of work in the party because of their opposition to then-President Donald J. Trump, The Lincoln Project has consistently spent unusually high amounts of donor dollars on overhead costs compared to actual electioneering. Even more troubling, The Lincoln Project was embroiled in controversy in early 2021 after it was revealed that one of its co-founders, John Weaver, was shown to have sent inappropriate messages to young men and boys in an attempt to sexually groom them.

The National Pulse reported this past April that The Lincoln Project paid out $35,000 to hackers who had posed as vendors for the PAC and sent fraudulent invoices.

In addition, the group poured $42,000 into the far-left, anti-Trump MeidasTouch organization. MeidasTouch, a former Democrat PAC, now serves as a Democrat media platform. It hosts the likes of serial perjurer Michael Cohen and pushed the infamous “bloodbath” hoax against former President Trump.

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The Lincoln Project—an anti-Trump PAC—is again reporting stunning overhead costs compared to actual election spending. U.S. federal election records show the group, accused of being a scam PAC, has spent $11.7 million on overhead and just $437,000 on actual election spending since January 1, 2023. show more
July 22, 2024
William Upton
Media
Politics

Biden-Linked MeidasTouch Owner Refusing to Pay Staff, Editor Quits.

Los Angeles Magazine Editor-in-Chief Shirley Halperin has resigned after just over a year on the job amid reports the publication’s owners—Mark Geragos and Ben Meiselas—have failed to pay reporters, photographers, freelancers, and other vendors for their work. Meiselas co-founded the far-left, anti-Donald Trump MeidasTouch Network with his brothers Jordan and Brett, which has spread conspiracy theories regarding the former president and Republican lawmakers.

Responding to a report in The Wrap regarding Halperin’s resignation and the failure to pay staff and freelancers, the magazine offered a non-answer. “We are proud that Los Angeles Magazine will have a profitable year in a challenging media environment, and circulation is way up,” Christopher Gialanella, the president and publisher of Los Angeles Magazine, said, adding: “We will be announcing our new Editor-In-Chief in the next two weeks.”

‘NO REGARD FOR MEDIA INDUSTRY.’

Ben Meiselas and his law partner Mark Geragos purchased Los Angeles Magazine in 2022 for an estimated $6 million. At the time of the purchase, the magazine was an unprofitable venture. Under Meiselas and Geragos, the magazine has continued to hemorrhage cash.

According to The Wrap, Greg Gilman—the executive editor for the magazine’s website—departed the publication last month over the failure to pay freelancers and the “lack of vision and strategy by new owners.” Meiselas and Geragos are said to have “little or no regard for journalists and media industry.”

The National Pulse has reported extensively on Ben Meiselas and his brothers’ MeidasTouch operation. Ron Filipkowski, Editor-in-Chief of the far-left network, has likened his organization’s behavior on social media to criminal arson, “dropping a burning ember in a dry forest” and creating a “big blaze” of fake news within hours. MeidasTouch popularized the “bloodbath” hoax against Trump, and has been praised by the Biden-Harris regime as their “front lines.”

Disgraced attorney and perjuror Michael Cohen is a regular contributor to the far-left website, which has received funding from Epstein Island visitor Reid Hoffman and the scandal-ridden Lincoln Project.

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Los Angeles Magazine Editor-in-Chief Shirley Halperin has resigned after just over a year on the job amid reports the publication's owners—Mark Geragos and Ben Meiselas—have failed to pay reporters, photographers, freelancers, and other vendors for their work. Meiselas co-founded the far-left, anti-Donald Trump MeidasTouch Network with his brothers Jordan and Brett, which has spread conspiracy theories regarding the former president and Republican lawmakers. show more
June 24, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Election 2024
Media
TECH

MeidasTouch Chief Likens His Work to Political Arson, Gloats Over Posting Fake Clips.

Ron Filipkowski, Editor-in-Chief of the far-left MeidasTouch Network, has likened his organization’s behavior on social media to criminal arson, “dropping a burning ember in a dry forest” and creating a “big blaze” of fake news within hours.

MeidasTouch, praised by the Joe Biden regime as its “front lines” on social media, launched its most successful arson attack to date in March with the “bloodbath” hoax. The network deceptively edited a clip of Donald Trump talking about a metaphorical bloodbath for the auto industry under Biden and presented it as though he was threatening political violence if he loses the election in November. Biden disseminated the same misinformation.

“Right-wingers have been clipping Democrats, clipping Biden, with deceptive posts,” Filipkowski alleged, implying his own output is deceptive with the rhetorical question, “Why aren’t the Democrats doing this to Trump?”

Founded by brothers Jordan, Brett, and Ben Meiselas, linked to the Hillary Clinton campaign and accused sex trafficker Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, a.k.a. Puff Daddy, one of MeidasTouch’s early funders was the Lincoln Project. The Never Trump group was co-founded by John Weaver, who had to resign after he was accused of sexual harassment and grooming by over 20 young males, including a 14-year-old.

Another controversial MeidasTouch backer is LinkedIn billionaire Reid Hoffman. The portly plutocrat is a Democrat megadonor who has also funded Nimarata ‘Nikki’ Haley’s primary challenge against Trump, E. Jean Carroll’s lawsuit against Trump, and Fusion GPS, responsible for the Russia hoax Steele Dossier against Trump. Hoffman is also a former guest of child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein’s private island.

MeidasTouch hosts several highly controversial contributors, including Michael Cohen, the convicted perjuror and disbarred lawyer, and ‘Coach D,’ who believes America’s Founding Fathers were all white supremacist pedophiles.

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Ron Filipkowski, Editor-in-Chief of the far-left MeidasTouch Network, has likened his organization's behavior on social media to criminal arson, "dropping a burning ember in a dry forest" and creating a "big blaze" of fake news within hours. show more
May 8, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Media

‘Bloodbath’ Hoaxers MeidasTouch Hawk ‘Dark Brandon’ Merch, Linked to Allegations Biden Molested Daughter.

MeidasTouch, the far-left media network responsible for the debunked “bloodbath” hoax against Donald Trump, is selling merchandise featuring ‘Dark Brandon,’ an alter ego of Joe Biden associated with allegations he molested his daughter Ashley.

‘Dark Brandon,’ a direct rip-off of ‘Dark MAGA,’ emerged after conservatives began referring to Biden as “Brandon.” This was in reference to the media claiming unconvincingly that crowds chanting “F**k Joe Biden” at a sporting event were actually saying “Let’s go Brandon!”

While ‘Dark Brandon’ is an attempt to “take back” the nickname and present the 81-year-old Democrat as a tough, no-nonsense operator, it was quickly repurposed by critics, including in Communist China.

They produced variations on ‘Dark Brandon’ memes featuring Biden with glowing, demonic eyes, with the caption ‘IT’S SHOWER TIME ASHLEY.’

This references an entry in the diary of his daughter, Ashley Biden, which reads: “Was I molested? I think so – I can’t remember specifics but I do remember trauma. Hyper-sexualized @ a young age . . . I remember being somewhat sexualized with Caroline; I remember having sex with friends @ a young age; showers w/my dad (probably not appropriate).”

MeidasTouch’s pedophilia-linked merchandise — which also gives Biden glowing eyes — is not the only controversy to have emerged since it popularized the “bloodbath” hoax. The network is also reported to have accepted money from billionaire Epstein island visitor Reid Hoffman, and to employ a contributor who believes America’s Founding Fathers were all white supremacist racist pedophiles.

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MeidasTouch, the far-left media network responsible for the debunked "bloodbath" hoax against Donald Trump, is selling merchandise featuring 'Dark Brandon,' an alter ego of Joe Biden associated with allegations he molested his daughter Ashley. show more
May 5, 2024
News

Far-Left MeidasTouch Website Bemoans RNC Ouster of ‘Normie’ Charlie Spies.

The far-left MeidasTouch Network – linked to Jeffrey Epstein associates as well as alleged sex trafficker P. Diddy – has bemoaned the ouster of establishment lawyer Charlie Spies after The National Pulse highlighted Spies’s history of anti-Trump activity.

Ron Filipowski, the network’s Editor-in-Chief, tweeted on Sunday morning, “Charlies Spies is out at the RNC. The last normie has left the building.

Spies was finally removed from his recently appointed Republican National Committee lead counsel position, after two months of internal fighting over the matter. The National Pulse understands that Spies was, in fact, fired upon President Donald J. Trump’s orders several weeks ago, though staffers waited until after the recent RNC Spring Forum at Mar-a-Lago to carry out his orders.

Filipowski’s accurate description of Spies as a “normie” underscores the former Bush and DeSantis lawyer’s closer political connections to the left of American politics than the MAGA right.

Spies, a personal friend of Marc Elias, was the first person to call for the U.S. government to investigate Donald Trump back in 2016. He even tweeted his congratulations to Joe Biden, and repeatedly claimed the 2020 election was free and fair, with no rigging, nor cheating.

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The far-left MeidasTouch Network – linked to Jeffrey Epstein associates as well as alleged sex trafficker P. Diddy – has bemoaned the ouster of establishment lawyer Charlie Spies after The National Pulse highlighted Spies's history of anti-Trump activity. show more

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Michael Cohen Meidas Touch
April 22, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Lawfare
Media

Michael Cohen, Disgraced ‘Star Witness,’ is Now Part of The Epstein-Linked MeidasTouch Network Described as Biden’s ‘Front Lines.’

Michael Cohen, the disbarred former lawyer to Donald Trump expected to serve as a star witness in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s election interference prosecution of the former president, is now a contributor to MeidasTouch. The far-left news network responsible for the “bloodbath” hoax has been described as the “front line” of the anti-Trump campaign by Joe Biden’s White House.

Cohen, an admitted perjuror and felon, is prominent among MeidasTouch’s list of contributors, directly below its Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs-linked co-founder Ben Meiselas.

Among several articles the disgraced lawyer has penned for MeidasTouch is one titled ‘My Testimony,’ in which he brags about having “accused Trump of a wide range of wrongdoings, including racism, tax fraud, and obstruction of justice” at seven congressional hearings.

The article argues witnesses like Cohen “must be protected when testifying against dangerous individuals like Donald Trump.” Among the dangers Cohen lists are “public scrutiny,” which he complains is “stressful and can damage [your] reputation.”

One such episode of damaging “scrutiny” was revealed in December 2023, when unsealed court filings showed he supplied his lawyer with fake legal citations made up by Google Bard and an Artificial Intelligence (AI) program similar to ChatGPT.

Cohen blamed his lawyer, David Schwartz, for the fiasco, insisting it was up to Schwartz to check that the fake cases he supplied actually existed before placing them before a judge.

Prosecutors are aware of Cohen’s dubious character, having listed him as one of several witnesses in the case with “bad issues” in comments to prospective jurors.

ROGUE’S GALLERY.

Cohen is not the only controversial figure associated with MeidasTouch. The network, which began as a Democrat political action committee (PAC), received thousands of dollars from Democrat megadonor Reid Hoffman, a visitor to Jeffrey Epstein’s private island, in 2020.

Hoffman, the billionaire co-founder of LinkedIn, has also bankrolled Nimarata ‘Nikki’ Haley‘s primary challenge against Trump, E. Jean Carroll’s lawsuit against the former president, and legal defense of Russia hoaxers Fusion GPS.

Another early funder of MeidasTouch is the Lincoln Project, a Republican-in-name-only organization founded to oppose Donald Trump. Lincoln Project co-founder John Weaver had to exit politics after over 20 young males, including a minor, accused him of harassing or grooming them.

Contributors besides Cohen include ‘Coach D’ – who believes America’s founders were all white supremacists, rapists, and pedophiles – as well as Karen Friedman Agnifilo, who worked for five years with Trump prosecutor Jack Smith.

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Michael Cohen, the disbarred former lawyer to Donald Trump expected to serve as a star witness in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's election interference prosecution of the former president, is now a contributor to MeidasTouch. The far-left news network responsible for the "bloodbath" hoax has been described as the "front line" of the anti-Trump campaign by Joe Biden's White House. show more
April 13, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Media
Politics

REVEALED: MeidasTouch Contributor Is Ex-GOP Rep. and Jan 6 Committee Collaborator with Taste for ‘Bigfoot Erotica.’

MeidasTouch, the far-left news organization responsible for the “bloodbath” hoax, boasts former Republican legislator Denver Riggleman as a contributor. Riggleman previously won plaudits from the left for collaborating with the Democrat-dominated January 6 Committee, which employed him as a senior staffer.

Riggleman began his transformation into an anti-America First crusader after local party officials censured him for failing to oppose “out-of-control spending” or mass migration in Congress. He was also criticized for failing to support “traditional family values, and other conservative principles,” and in particular for officiating a homosexual wedding for two of his staffers. This helped precipitate a successful primary challenge by now-Rep. Bob Good in 2020.

Described as an “intel expert” on his MeidasTouch profile, Riggleman was best known as a comic figure prior to the aforementioned controversies, with his 2018 election campaign marred by revelations concerning his penchant for “Bigfoot erotica.”

Democrat opponent Leslie Cockburn unearthed social media posts by Riggleman featuring Bigfoot or Riggleman himself as Bigfoot with oversized genitals for a fictitious book about the cryptid’s “mating habits.”

Riggleman self-published at least two tomes on Bigfoot titled Bigfoot Exterminators, Inc. and Bigfoot… It’s Complicated. Cockburn claims she has read a third Riggleman book on Bigfoot titled Bigfoot Assassins, featuring a “key plot point about witches and menstrual blood.”

Bigfoot… It’s Complicated, published after Riggleman’s election, is “absolutely jam-packed with Bigfoot sex,” according to reviewers, with its very first chapter being titled, ‘A Discussion on Simian Genitalia.’

Riggleman claims in the book that he does not personally “dabble in monster porn,” though he plaintively asks: “How could someone kink-shame those gentle souls who take delight in the soulful, passionate moan of Sasquatch?”

MeidasTouch involves many unpleasant characters, including ‘Coach D,’ who believes America’s Founders were all white supremacist racist pedophiles.

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MeidasTouch, the far-left news organization responsible for the "bloodbath" hoax, boasts former Republican legislator Denver Riggleman as a contributor. Riggleman previously won plaudits from the left for collaborating with the Democrat-dominated January 6 Committee, which employed him as a senior staffer. show more