Trump’s Epstein Problem Grows as International Investigations Expand (with Rep. Robert Garcia)

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0:29Ben Meiselas:Donald Trump's Epstein nightmare just got worse. So Donald Trump and his DOJ are trying to block international investigations into the child sex trafficking ring that the Trump regime is covering up with the Epstein files. But it's not working. At least it's not working with France. And let me tell you why this is a really big deal. And then I want to show you how Donald Trump and Blanche are panicking here at home. And I want to show you what went down at that deranged so-called Republican midterm convention where Donald Trump and Blanche banned Epstein survivors from being at the event. And when some Epstein survivors were at the arena in Dallas, they were kicked out and treated so despicably by the Trump regime.

1:21Ben Meiselas:But let me tie this all together. So the Trump regime has been blocking investigations into the Epstein files and connections regarding their countries in Poland, in Norway, in Britain, in Latvia. and we've seen this over and over again. For example, in the UK, the Mets investigation into Peter Mandelson is falling apart because the Trump regime is refusing to provide unredacted Epstein files to the police right there. And then we know that this pattern has repeated in Poland, it's repeated in Latvia, it's repeated in Norway. There, their government entities are trying to get to the bottom of it.

2:07Ben Meiselas:They're like, cooperate, turn over the files. And the Trump regime continues the cover-up. But let's talk about what France is doing because France has launched this powerful investigation into what they're referring to as the labyrinth. And the labyrinth is Epstein's connections and tentacles within France itself with people like Jean-Luc Brunel, Danielle Saeed, both who died under mysterious circumstances, Danielle Syed dying recently under mysterious circumstances. Gérald Marie, we'll talk about all of that in a moment as well. But here's what we're learning about. France's Epstein investigation is expanding with prosecutors identifying multiple potential recruiters and at least 13 previously unknown victims as they trace his trafficking network across the country.

3:00Ben Meiselas:Paris prosecutors are stating that 26 victims total have been linked to recruiters in France, describing the network as a labyrinthine with lead spanning Paris, the French Riviera and New York. The announcement follows the July 2026 death of one of the so-called modeling scouts, Danielle Syed, an alleged recruiter who died right before the questioning. Jean-Luc Brunel, French modeling agent, I put that in quotes, trafficker, who ran the Karin Models and co-founded MC2 Model Management with the financial backing of Epstein. You know, he was the individual who trafficked in the girlfriend of the individual who introduced Donald Trump with Melania.

3:58Ben Meiselas:And so Jean-Luc Brunel has those connections as well. And he died mysteriously in 2022. Gerard Marie is the former European director of elite model management. He's still alive. A earlier French investigation was closed because of statute of limitations. After the 2026 files released, additional women urged authorities to examine the possible links right over there. And so France says it's making some great progress, regardless of the DOJ continuing to obstruct. And yes, folks, the Trump regime is trying to stop Paris and the Paris investigators from doing their investigation. I mean, this shouldn't shock us, although this shocks the conscience, the way the Trump regime has covered up this child sex trafficking ring.

4:48Ben Meiselas:And here's what we were learning about the Republican Midterm Convention. At least two, probably three Epstein survivors who were attending the Republican Midterm Convention, not partisan, not Democrats, Republicans. They were there because they're survivors and they're advocating for the release of the Epstein files, a promise that Trump and the MAGAs made and then betrayed and then attacked the survivors. And then Todd Blanche was giving a speech at this event and he had the audacity to say, we're going to go after the sex traffickers. No, y 'all covering up for the sex traffickers. That's what's actually taking place.

5:27Ben Meiselas:Let me share this with you because this touched my heart. These are two Epstein survivors who talked about how they were kicked out of the Republican midterm convention simply because they're Epstein survivors. Watch for yourself. Play this clip. OK. Hi, my name is Marika Shertani. I'm here with Charlene Rashard. We're both Epstein survivors. Yesterday, we went to the Republican midterm convention here in Dallas, Texas. We were there for about 35 minutes before we were escorted out. we were separated um and we just were there yeah they took our badges and took photos of us and told us that we are not allowed at the convention yeah and we didn't we were just there talking to one you know person that was running for congress on and we were just asking him a few questions he was really nice we weren't doing anything we didn't have any signs we didn't have anything thing to indicate that we were there to be provocative on.

6:30We wanted to fit in. We wore our hats. We were there to support everybody because this is a nonpartisan issue. This is an issue against child sex trafficking and that's it. This is not Republican or Democratic. This is not red or blue. What we are fighting for crosses all lines and it's not fair that we were asked to for no appearance.

6:56Ben Meiselas:And then Katie Fang from the Midas Touch Network, who's been doing a heroic job with her litigation against Todd Blanch and the despicable Trump regime under the Epstein Transparency Act for the release of files. And she's fighting that litigation in the Washington, D.C. federal court. She was in Dallas, Texas. She was there and spoke with Epstein survivor Danny Benski and other survivors who revealed that Fox News has basically been ordered by Donald Trump and other right-wing media has been ordered by Donald Trump to not allow survivors to go on the news network and talk about their experiences.

7:37Ben Meiselas:Horrific, I know. Play this clip. There's been sort of this chasm for a really long time between party lines. And I think Like, we have talked about how this has been a unifying topic. However, we haven't been able to get on right-leaning media at all, ever. So, like, Newsmax had us on a couple of times, but other than that, like, Fox will not have us, right? But why do you think that's the case? I wish I knew, but when we're talking about, like, you know, we have said, I mean, to the hilt that we are not political. We are your mothers, your daughters, your sisters, all of those things. We have survivors on both sides of the aisle.

8:12We've said all of that so much, but it really is, there is this great divide that we can't seem to cross. And my hope is that by being in red states, that we will attract people who maybe haven't heard our stories on the news. And maybe this is the first time they're really experiencing this in this way.

8:30Ben Meiselas:Before the Dallas midterm convention took place, Midas Touch Network's White House correspondent, Luke Radel, tried to ask Todd Blanche about his cover up of the child sex trafficking ring that is the Epstein files, his refusal to comply with the federal judge's order in the lawsuit brought by Katie Fang. and he ran away, but hat tip to Luke Ray Dell from the Midas Touch Network, the White House correspondent. He's been doing an incredible job. Did you see his cross-examination of Tom Homan? Y 'all saw that? That's the way it should be done. And that's what the Midas Touch Network is doing our best at bringing to the White House.

9:11Ben Meiselas:Take a look at what Luke said. Here, play this clip. And these X, these cyber facts. Mr. Attorney General, why have you complied with the Epstein Files Transparency Act? Excuse us. Will you release the unredacted handwritten notes from the FBI relating to the president, Mr. Attorney General?

9:31Ben Meiselas:Now, when Todd Blanche was in Dallas, these were his vile words where he's like, I'm going to go after the sex traffickers. Really? Because we all know that you moved Elaine Maxwell from a facility in Tallahassee where she should have rotted because she was convicted of child sex trafficking to club fed in Camp Bryan in Texas, where if anybody even criticizes Ghislaine at that facility in Texas, notice notably same state that Blanche is in, then the other people get moved to basically the same conditions as Ghislaine was supposed to be in simply for calling it out. But listen to what Blanche said, play this clip.

10:12To evil men, to evil men and women in this country know this, President Trump will hold you accountable.

10:21Ben Meiselas:If you traffic children, you will be held accountable. Now, if you want to see what these Trump supporters were saying to Katie Fang when Katie Fang was saying like, so don't you want the unredacted Epstein files released? Let me just show you what some of these Trump supporters were saying to Katie Fang. Here, play this clip. One of the things I do focus on on my channel are the Epstein files. I think that it's really important that we have transparency on that. What are your thoughts about having the unredacted Epstein files so that regardless if you're a Republican, a Democrat, rich, poor, if you had something to do with it where girls and young women got hurt and children got hurt, how do you feel about making sure that that gets out?

11:03Well, I think that Bill Clinton should have released him. And I also think Obama and I think Joe Biden. And now that we're in a second Trump term, though, do you think that the Trump Department of Justice under our Attorney General Todd Blanche should be making efforts to get it out? I think that he's doing an amazing job. You know, he's speaking here, the Attorney General Todd Blanche. Your thoughts about an attorney general coming and speaking at a political convention? I think it's wonderful. It's great. And why? Otherwise, there's no comment. I think it's wonderful. I think he's an amazing man, and he has a very important job.

11:37And I love it that in the President Trump's administration that there's so much transparency. You know, Joe Biden was in the basement. You know, he could hardly walk. You know, he was constantly sleeping. So it's really nice to have a president in the White House that is awake and working for the American people and for what's best for our country.

11:57Ben Meiselas:He's in Moscow trying to find a way to end this war to save lives of eight, nine thousand people. Mr. President kept in a closet. We saw over and over again students being told they can form a club. Now, how is the United States viewed internationally as the Trump regime continues to cover up child sex trafficking rings? Well, Canada's premier NDP party, Wab Kanu of Manitoba. Here's what he had to say when Donald Trump and ambassador to Canada, Hoekstra, continued to threaten and attack Canada. Here's what Wab Kanu had to say. Play this clip. Release the Epstein files. Donald Trump is Jeffrey Epstein's best friend.

12:38Ben Meiselas:The reason why we're at war in Iran and everyone's paying higher gas prices is because of the Epstein files. Now, I want to bring in the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, who will be the chair if and when Democrats take control of the House of Representatives after the midterm. Let me bring in Democratic Congressmember Robert Garcia. This was the interview I just did with Democratic Congressmember Garcia, exclusively here on the Midas Touch Network. work I want to bring in Democratic Congress member Robert Garcia ranking member of the House Oversight Committee congressman good to see you as always I want to ask about latest developments of course with the Trump MAGA Republican cover-up of the Epstein files but first you're in Dallas with the delegation also of some Democrats who are there showing up seeing what's going on I can kind of see it in the background right there what's uh what's going on?

13:32Ben Meiselas:What do you make of what you've seen so far? Yeah, I mean, right behind us is where the Republicans are hosting their midterm convention, whatever you want to call it. I mean, look, basically, this is a party that Donald Trump is throwing for himself. There's some packages that are$100 ,000 a pop for donors, for members of Congress to give. And what's really ridiculous is they're spending all of this money for this convention so that Donald Trump can spend two days basically partying about himself while people across the country are really struggling. I mean, they can't pay the cost of groceries, the cost of food.

14:09We're hearing about what's happening with gas prices across the country. And yet Donald Trump and House Republicans think it's more beneficial and efficient of their time to be here. And so there's a small group of Democrats here. We're just making the contrast. I think it's really important that people understand that Donald Trump and these Republicans back here, they just don't care about affordability. They don't care about working families. What they care about is throwing these huge, massive parties to themselves. Yeah.

14:38Ben Meiselas:And the people behind you, these MAGA Republican leaders, are covering up a child sex trafficking ring also in the Epstein files while they make people's lives incredibly more difficult. The Epstein file story is, of course, a cover up and the incredible horrors that the victims and survivors went through. It also, I think, speaks about broader corruption. if they're willing to cover up a child sex trafficking ring so brazenly i think it highlights the people that there's no depths to their depravity so let's get into all of the other corruption stuff but let's start off with just the cover-up and what's going on because now we're hearing european officials whether it's uh latvia norway uk um several other countries are trying to investigate do they're doing the right thing their governments are saying there were big problems in prior.

15:27Ben Meiselas:We want to investigate. Hey, DOJ, can we work together? And Todd Blanche and Trump are saying, nope, we're not going to share with you documents. We're not going to help you. And it's just a incredible, difficult situation on the world stage. No, it is. I mean, it's it's it's just so interesting to see the way other countries take on this issue. Right. And actually really try to work to bring justice in many ways to see the efforts being done. And here we are where we know Jeffrey Epstein, obviously at the center of this global sex trafficking ring where we had women and children who were abused, who were raped, who were trafficked.

16:05And our DOJ and our government has done nothing. Earlier today, I was at the Trump Epstein reading room, which of course has traveled. It was in New York, it was in DC, it's now here. There were survivors there. I talked to local residents here of Dallas And people are just horrified that there has been no justice for survivors, but instead you have this cover up. I mean, Todd Blanche is addressing this convention, this party for Donald Trump. Todd Blanche should be releasing the rest of the files. He should be focused on criminal convictions. But they don't really care about taking on corruption.

16:40And I think the Epstein files are just so emblematic of just the rot of what's happening in this administration. They don't care about justice. They don't care about affordability. They care about cover-ups. They care about making themselves richer. And I think that is the clear contrast that's happening right now. And I think it's so empowering to see all the survivors that are here on their own. They decided that they're coming to Dallas. I talked to some of them earlier today. I think they're making the case that they want justice and they want all the files released.

17:09Ben Meiselas:You know, the corruption that's pervading this entire Trump regime, where do you even begin? I mean, it seems when you speak with voters, this is at the top of their list of major issues because it also is in contrast to how they've been treated by the Trump regime. While Donald Trump and everyone has lied about everything they promised, whether it's affordability, no more never ending wars, you name it. People's lives are suffering and they just see people in that convention center behind you just getting stupid wealthy and just bragging about it. You know, it's not even like a hidden thing. They're laughing.

17:47Ben Meiselas:They're toasting the champagne and they're and they're they're taking our money. They're taking taxpayer money. They're taking they're taking money from the people who are out there who they said they were going to help. So how do you even tackle all these issues? I mean, I think the irony of what's happening right behind us is that you have essentially people that are dropping tens of thousands of dollars to be just around Donald Trump. And Donald Trump, of course, at the same time is ripping off the American public. He's taking from hardworking Americans. He's ripping off from hard work. And then he's giving himself, his family and his billionaire friends these massive, massive tax cuts.

18:27And so as people struggle, can't afford the rent, they're struggling keeping their small business going. What's going on on the other side? Billionaires are getting richer. They're getting huge tax breaks. And the average family is making really hard choices. I mean, I've been traveling. I've been hearing directly from from working families. They are making real choices about whether they can take their kids to the movies on a Friday night or whether they have to go to the grocery store to actually buy food or that they can go actually and take care of school supplies for kids. These are real, real questions that people are asking themselves.

19:00And what's really interesting is in the last couple of months, especially, you're seeing a lot of Donald Trump's base from these MAGA voters that are finally seeing, oh, the president actually lied to us. He didn't focus on affordability. They can see the gas prices. I think that's the big change right now.

19:18Ben Meiselas:you know and this self-dealing is having a catastrophic impact internationally as well because to have a foreign policy that's not a policy at all it's not driven by national interest it's driven by increasing Donald Trump's net worth and where he and those around him can scoop up more money I think about you know what Whitcoff and Kushner were saying when they were in Ukraine We see this as a business deal and to try to find a win win. And no wonder Putin wants to speak with Whitcoff because he goes to them and tells them, you know, we're going to make you so rich and wealthy and you can do these types of deals and this deal and that deal.

19:57Ben Meiselas:And it's like at the end of the day, Trump's done no deals other than enrich himself. There's no deal in the national interest I could even point to. It's just him sucking up money, basically. you know it's funny uh you know and perhaps donald trump the one his one talent was uh making money uh for himself off off the government i mean he he obviously has been a failure as a businessman and he saw the presidency as an opportunity to enrich himself and his family i mean the amount of grift uh the amount of corruption as we know is just unprecedented and it's not just the two billion dollars he has made in his first year in office.

20:35It's the crypto group where people are just pouring all this money. His sons sit on these boards, as we know, Don Jr. of these defense companies that are getting massive contracts from the Pentagon. They're opening Trump properties around the world. God knows what these deals look like. And by the way, the Trumps, Jared Kushner, they don't have public financial disclosures because they're not official members of the government. I mean, Krishna is getting two billion dollars with a B. You got two billion from the Saudis. They're trying to buy private islands across the world. I mean, this family is at a point where they think they can do whatever they want.

21:10And what they're using to enrich themselves is the public's hard earned money. So all of that struggle, people that are out there working hard, whether they are working hard at the store, whether they're driving a car, whether they're a truck driver, working across the country, whether they're working in a factory or at a family farm, that money is being then rerouted back to the Trumps.

21:34Ben Meiselas:You know, I go by the philosophy you can't do any deal with bad people. So I am pessimistic that if and when Democrats take control of the House, there's ways to do, you know, hope springs eternal, I suppose. But I don't think that you could really, you know, do, you know, do what, deal with trump on affordability i mean the guy's the biggest bad faith actor but all right my view though is ruthless accountability and transparency and oversight that to me above anything is what i think american people want to you know want to see but i i guess talk to us about that because what i fear and what trump's plan is you know is we see everything getting worse and worse and worse democrats win the house what trump is good at not in a good way is blaming he's looking for his next Dr.

22:24Ben Meiselas:Fauci, his next Biden, his whatever. You know what they're going to say. We were so close. It was going to be a miracle. Things were going to be amazing. And then we lost the election. That's where that's their whole shtick. They have one move. So how do you fight back against that while doing kind of the oversight that's needed when you know that's where they're going to go? Look, I think first we've got to we've got to we've got to focus, of course, on winning the election and being all the places we can make the argument, because everything you just said is so critical for the future. And that's why we're here.

22:55I mean, we have a huge agenda on oversight, take on corruption, take on the bad guys, have real investigations. But it also means we've got to travel across the country and be places like we're here right now in Dallas with all the craziness going on, with gold-plated Donald Trump cars outside, with people running around, pledging their feal to the Republican Party, with big billionaire donors trying to get their time with the president. We've got to be everywhere so that we can focus on taking on the big issues that we have in the future. That's our plan now. Investigations on ICE, investigations against these huge companies ripping off the public, and investigations against the Trump crime family.

23:33Ben Meiselas:Congressman Garcia, thanks so much for joining us. Anything else we missed? I know it's getting loud over there. Anything else you want to discuss? This is a, Dallas is a pretty wild place right now, but we're here to just make that contrast and I appreciate you guys covering. Appreciate you. Everybody hit subscribe. Let's get to 7 million. Congressman Garcia, everybody. Thank you. Before you go, our book, WTF America, is available for pre-order now. It's the story of how we got here and how we fight our way back. To pre-order, scan the QR code or click the link in the description. Let's do this.