Clinton Asked to Bring Epstein & Maxwell to Royal Wedding, Why Don't Cops Have Leads In Brown Univ Shooting?

0:28Hi, Megyn Kelly listeners. wedding. And the Post has exclusive proof. Plus, after five whole days, the cops have made zero progress in the shooting at Brown University. Wait until you hear what they admitted to. Those stories and much more today, Thursday, December 18th. I'm Caitlin Becker, and this is the New York Postcast. The manhunt for the Brown University shooter is not going well. Police in Providence, Rhode Island admitted Wednesday evening that the assailant, quote, could be anywhere. While the primary focus is finding the gunman, police seem to be at a loss as to how to do that, and the public is wondering how they have seemingly bungled this case so spectacularly.

1:11Now, for starters, there's the issue of security cameras. The university has about 1 ,200 of them, just few, if any, on the back of the building where the shooting took place and where the shooter exited. Now, cops say that's likely because that part of the building is older, but the president's official campus residence is even older, and the Post spotted three cameras there on Google Street View. Then, remember, a lot of hay was made and time wasted shortly after the incident when authorities captured a, quote, person of interest. Cops said they found a gun with a unique laser attached, and they seemed to have their man.

1:49That was until they released him after hours and hours and hours of questioning, time spent not looking for the real killer. And by now you've probably seen their next person of interest, this slightly pudgy man with a unique way of walking. Investigators growing desperate for any lead at all have also released another grainy photo of someone wearing a backpack. This person was seen on video simply walking nearby that pudgy guy I just mentioned. Video released by authorities show the person of interest spotting this other man with the backpack and then sprinting down a side street. Then the guy with the backpack turns down the same street and begins running too, same direction.

2:32Now if you're confused about who's who with the backpack and the weird walk and the involvement and the running, me too. And that is cause for concern about the state of this investigation. Cops now want to know why both of them took off heading the same way. Remember those Trump accounts the president announced recently, the ones that Michael and Susan Dell contributed a ton of cash to? Well, another billionaire is ponying up some of his family's dough too. Hedge fund manager Ray Dalio is pledging$250 for 300 ,000 kids in his home state of Connecticut as part of these Trump accounts that will launch on July 4th.

3:09The announcement came ahead of President Trump's address to the nation last night where he outlined the economic accomplishments of the first 11 months of his second term. 11 months ago, I inherited a mess and I'm fixing it. And our country was laughed at from all over the world, but they're not laughing anymore. Over the past 11 months, we have brought more positive change to Washington than any administration in American history. The president presented charts highlighting price increases that came under President Biden and decreases that have happened under his administration, like changes in wages and the employment level for American-born citizens.

3:47And he promised more positive changes, specifically to what he referred to as the, quote, unaffordable care act or Obamacare, and reiterated his desire to have health care subsidies go directly to American consumers. He also teased what he called the most aggressive housing reform plans in history for 2026. And for the military, the president announced a warrior dividend. It's basically a Christmas present of$1 ,776 headed to service members within the next week. This brief speech under 20 minutes was kind of like a mini State of the Union, and he ended by going back to where his whole movement started.

4:25We're putting America first and we are making America great again. Very simple. We are making America great again. I'm about to tell you the never before reported story about former President Bill Clinton, and how he asked Moroccan King Mohammed VI if he could bring a couple of pals along to the King's wedding, Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. As one does, Clinton caught a ride on Epstein's Lolita Express private jet and then posed with the sex trafficking couple for a photo exclusively obtained by the Post. I will link to that photo in the show notes. Chelsea Clinton, who was studying at Oxford at the time, flew separately, but according to a source, insisted that the photo, which she is also in, be taken at this super fancy affair.

5:08Now, Hillary Clinton, then a New York senator, was not in attendance. This bizarre situation comes to light just as time is running out for the Department of Justice to make the Epstein files public, finally. Now, this unusual, if not rude, request to bring some plus twos to the affair apparently didn't faze the king. Clinton, Epstein, and Maxwell reportedly sat with the monarch at the fancy wedding dinner.

5:40Nick Reiner, facing murder charges for the death of his parents, Robin Michelle, made his first appearance in court on Wednesday. He was shackled and dressed in this bright blue anti-suicide smock. The 32-year-old Nepo baby stared straight ahead, offered no hint of emotion during this brief appearance. His only words were, yes, your honor, and this was when he was asked if he waived his right to a speedy trial. Defendants usually do that when their defense team wants or needs just more time to get their case together. Both prosecutors and Reiner's high-powered defense attorney, Alan Jackson, agreed to push his formal arraignment to January 7th, and the judge also granted the defense's request that no photos be allowed for yesterday's five-minute hearing.

6:25Rob and Michelle Reiner's other children, Jake and Romy, broke their silence on the family tragedy without any mention of their brother. The pair released a statement that read in part, quote, the horrific and devastating loss of our parents, Rob and Michelle Reiner, is something that no one should ever experience. They weren't just our parents, they were our best friends. They thanked family, friends, and the public for their condolences and their support, And then, of course, they asked for privacy. Now, their statement comes in light of new details about just how Rob and Michelle were found.

6:56For that and more, I'm joined by The Post's deputy managing editor, Michael Zenni, who has been following this case from the start. Michael, there's new reporting about the discovery of the bodies and the timeline of the crime. We know that Romy was the one who walked in to find this just gut-wrenching crime scene. What else do we know? Yeah, so I think there's a few things to parse here. First of all, we're trying really hard to piece together the exact kind of whereabouts of Rob and Michelle, but also Nick Reiner. We know that there was a massive blow up at this Conan O 'Brien party. It's unclear what time they left.

7:39Then Nick is seen around 12, 15 a.m. on a gas station surveillance camera. And then he checks into a hotel room about four hours later. It is not until, you know, like 12 hours after that, that his parents are discovered dead. And it's actually, it's not until a masseuse who is scheduled to come on Sunday rings the doorbell. There's no response. And that's when the daughter Romy was called and discovered her dad dead. Just the thought of how that poor girl is going to recover from this. She probably never will. It's just every twist and turn seems to be worse and worse and worse. And that party at Conan O 'Brien's house that you just mentioned, it kind of feels like the beginning of the end of the tragic night.

8:34They had this big blow up argument, like you said, Rob Reiner and Nick Reiner in the hours before the murders at the house. People took notice. It definitely disrupted things. So what else happened at the party that we know about? Yeah. So first of all, we should say that he, that Nick was not invited to this party, that Rob had actually reached out to Conan, according to the reporting, and asked if he could bring his son because he didn't want him to be alone. Then at the party, what we're hearing from multiple guests who were there is that he was acting really strangely. And the big thing that we're hearing is that he was asking people three questions.

9:18What is your first name? What is your last name? And are you famous? Which is, you know, in this world, I can only imagine is a very strange thing. I mean, it's a strange thing to ask at any normal party, much less at a party with a lot of A-list celebrities, right? And considering the fact that his father's best friend is Billy Crystal, who's basically like an uncle to the family. This is a person who was around famous people their entire life. So to ask that question strikes me as odd. Yeah, and it seems that so what we're hearing is one person in particular was not amused. with this, and that is comedian Bill Hader.

10:01And he reportedly just told Nick that he was in a private conversation. And that kind of resulted in this massive blow up, a massive public fight that led to Rob and Michelle and Nick all leaving the party together. And it's shortly thereafter then that we believe that they were murdered. Now, there's been a lot of buzz about the high-powered attorney that's representing Nick Reiner. Alan Jackson, he just got Karen Reed off of her charges in Massachusetts. He's a big name in Los Angeles. He is not cheap, and he's very, very good. So how was he able to get him on board, and who is paying those legal fees?

10:49You know, this is your$10 million question, right? I say$10 million because that's what he says that Karen Reed's case basically would have cost if he had paid her full freight. But the thing that we know about Alan Jackson is that he loves the publicity. Right. And this is his biggest case yet. You know, he's the guy who put away Phil Spector. He's defended successfully Kevin Spacey. Obviously, he became a true crime legend with his defense of Karen Reed, but this is going to be the biggest one yet. So what's not clear is sort of how much money he's commanding from Nick and where Nick might be getting the money, whether there's a trust or whether he's pledging a portion of the inheritance or what.

11:45I have questions, of course, about just the probate of it all and the inheritance and how that works if you're potentially held legally culpable for the death. I mean, there are so many other layers to this story, and we're going to get to every twist and turn of it, thanks to the wonderful reporting that your reporters are doing at The Post. Your team has done an exceptional job on this story. Michael Zenni, thank you so much for joining us. Thank you. FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino took to X to announce he'll be leaving his post as the Bureau's number two man in January. The announcement didn't come as a huge surprise, considering it came after reports that he was already packing up his office and saying goodbye to his staff.

12:26Now, President Trump weighed in, suggesting that the former TV host might be heading back to his roots. Dan did a great job. I think he wants to go back to his show. Bongino considered leaving the bureau back in July after a heated exchange with Attorney General Pam Bondi over the handling of the Epstein files. Before joining the FBI, Bongino supported Epstein conspiracy theories, including the suggestion that the pedophile was murdered in his cell and didn't actually take his own life. Now, it's widely believed that Andrew Bailey, co-deputy director and former Missouri Attorney General, will assume Bongino's role.

13:0367-year-old Charles Foner is scheduled to report to prison next month to begin a four-year sentence for shooting and killing a man named Cody Gonzalez. Sounds horrible, and trust me, this story is, but by the time I'm done telling you everything, you're probably going to be on team Charles Foner. Back in 2023, Foner, a likable, chatty New York City doorman, went out for a pack of cigarettes. Crime in his queen's neighborhood was on the rise, so he brought with him a revolver just in case. Now when he returned home, an unhinged man who turned out to have a mile-long rap sheet was banging on the door of his building.

13:40The man, Cody Gonzalez, turned around and then tried to mug Foner. He wanted his phone and those cigarettes. When we talked to Foner, he told the Post, quote, he kept coming closer and clearly he was going to attack me. And that is exactly what it looked like. The would-be mugger was seen charging at Foner in security footage. Now, Foner had his gun out in that exact moment and fired, killing Gonzalez. He then called 911 and cooperated with authorities. But here's where things really go off the rails. This wasn't a self-defense case. It's a weapons case, which just makes it all the more enraging that this man is being sent away at all.

14:22Foner says the district attorney who charged him with criminal weapons charges and not Gonzalez's death is only interested in the politics, using him to boast about getting guns off the street. He told us, quote, they're ignoring the dangerous people committing crimes every day. Now, as he gets ready for life on the inside, Foner sadly said, quote, I have friends in Queens who might move or they might be dead. I mean, I might not come out. make this make sense to me because from where I'm sitting based on what I know none of this makes a lick of sense but you know what does make sense bringing you this podcast every single day so make sure you like and follow the New York Postcast wherever you get your podcasts and on YouTube and if you haven't already click that button for the automatic downloads and I'll see you tomorrow

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