Interview · moment 17 of 31
What's Hidden in Plain Sight: Israel's Institutional Capture of US Policy
from Emergency Podcast: Iran, Israel, & Imminent Destruction | The Tim Dillon Show #486 · #486
3 min
Guest
Scahill argues the real scandal isn't secret conspiracies but the open, undisguised influence of donors like Miriam Adelson and fixers like Kushner over US war decisions, likening it to Cheney's wildest dreams realized without the pretense of rules.
- The real scandal is what's hidden in plain sight—not conspiracy, but how the US political system is structured to align on Israel and Iran policy across both parties.
- Secretary of State accidentally said the quiet part out loud about going to war for Israel, then had to walk it back.
- Miriam Adelson can openly purchase American foreign policy, demonstrating Israel's institutional capture without secrecy.
- Jared Kushner functions as fixer extraordinaire, controlling relationships with Gulf countries, Israel, and global political interference under Trump.
- Trump has conducted a constitutional coup d'état in plain sight—something Cheney and Rumsfeld wanted but thought they needed to follow rules for.
Jeffrey EpsteinJared KushnerMiriam AdelsonDonald TrumpIsraelIranDick CheneyDonald RumsfeldHakeem JeffriesRyan