Interview · moment 21 of 28
The Epstein Files Scandal Begins to Unravel MAGA
from Donald Trump’s Endgame | The Tim Dillon Show #501 · #501
4 min
Guest
Tim asks how the administration went from promising Epstein file transparency to denying anything happened; Haberman and Swan describe Trump's lukewarm true feelings, Cash Patel's 'big boy pants' bravado backfiring, and the Bondi binder fiasco that exposed Trump's name.
- Tim asks about Trump's lukewarm stance on declassifying Epstein documents compared to his own officials' calls for transparency.
- Guest describes the Epstein files refusal as the turning point where Trump lost political altitude with his own supporters.
- Tim recalls interviewing Trump in 2020, when Trump said "I wish her well" about Ghislaine Maxwell despite her child sex trafficking charges.
- Cash Patel was bombastic during the campaign, telling the FBI to release the files and identify the pedophiles—then found himself unable to deliver once in charge.
- Guest notes the real problem was Trump himself, who didn't want the whole thing to disappear and had no interest in declassification.
- Tim presses the guest: why would the president want the Epstein files to disappear?
Jeffrey EpsteinDonald TrumpGhislaine MaxwellKash PatelDan BonginoWe wish them well