The swamp just buried Epstein’s client list — and called it justice.
One denial from Maxwell, one headline from DOJ, and the media says case closed.
Good Morning, it’s Monday, August 25th, 2025.
While they pat themselves on the back for “ending” the Epstein saga, federal judges are shielding sanctuary cities, globalists are choking U.S. trade, and the Fed is running cover theater. You’re not supposed to connect these dots — but today, you will.
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Maxwell’s “no list” denial is the DOJ’s final cover-up.
The one woman convicted in Epstein’s trafficking ring now insists there was never a client list at all. And the DOJ is treating that as a case closed.
The Justice Department released hundreds of pages of transcripts from Maxwell’s Florida prison interviews with Deputy AG Todd Blanche. She denied any “client list,” said she never saw Trump act improperly, and insisted Bill Clinton never set foot on Epstein’s island.
This is the same movie every time elites get caught — the evidence disappears, the media yawns, and the public is told “nothing to see here.”
Maxwell is serving 20 years. Epstein’s dead. And yet not a single politician, banker, or billionaire who flew on his jet has been indicted. The DOJ times the release to shift the narrative: “See, no list exists. The conspiracy theories are over.” But history tells us otherwise. From Hillary’s deleted emails to Hunter’s laptop to Epstein’s missing cameras, key evidence against the powerful always “vanishes.”
Maxwell’s denial also doesn’t square with years of reporting. Flight logs, photos, sworn depositions, and settlements prove Epstein’s network stretched from Wall Street to Buckingham Palace. The FBI had his “black book” since 2009. Now, suddenly, the woman at the center says it never existed? That’s not honesty — that’s a scripted alibi.
Meanwhile, Trump — who Maxwell specifically cleared of wrongdoing — is smeared endlessly by the press, while Bill Clinton, Prince Andrew, and a laundry list of elites get polite denials read into the record.
“I do not believe there is any client list,” Maxwell told DOJ. “He’s one man… they’ve made him into this.”
Translation: Epstein was a lone pervert, not the hub of a global compromise network. Convenient, isn’t it?
The DOJ just buried the client list for good, and the media will clap along. The elites who partied with Epstein walk free, while America is told to shut up and move on. This isn’t justice — it’s protection for the ruling class.
Judge just ruled cities can ignore federal immigration law…
A San Francisco judge just blocked Trump from cutting federal funds to 30+ sanctuary cities, saying the administration can’t punish jurisdictions that refuse to cooperate with ICE. Translation: liberal cities get to pick and choose which federal laws they’ll follow.
The ruling came from U.S. District Judge William Orrick — an Obama appointee — who extended his injunction against Trump’s executive order. His decision protects places like Boston, Denver, L.A., Chicago, Portland, and Seattle from losing grant money, even while they actively shield illegal immigrants from deportation. Orrick called Trump’s order a “coercive threat” and deemed it unconstitutional.
Here’s the kicker: by his logic, if cities can ignore federal immigration enforcement, then red states should declare sanctuary status for gun rights, tax nullification, and even energy independence. This precedent obliterates the idea of federal supremacy. The left may have just handed conservatives the legal weapon to fight federal overreach on every front.
This isn’t just about immigration anymore — it’s about whether the federal government has any authority at all when blue cities defy the law but still cash federal checks.
Bottom Line: A liberal judge just blew a hole in federal supremacy, and conservatives would be insane not to drive a truck through it.
Doctor with 4,500 illegal videos gets bail. Same establishment that demanded blind COVID trust…
An Australian trainee surgeon, Ryan Cho, 28, was caught secretly recording thousands of videos of colleagues in hospital restrooms — 4,500 in total — and has just been released on bail. Despite facing nearly 500 charges, including allegations involving at least 460 women across three Melbourne hospitals, the court let him walk out under parental supervision and a $50,000 surety.
Justice James Elliott ruled Cho was not a flight risk, even though prosecutors argued he had no meaningful ties to Australia after losing his medical job. He only became a permanent resident in April, and if convicted he faces deportation. His parents even relocated from Singapore to support his release.
Here’s the outrage: the same medical establishment that demanded we trust them blindly through COVID is now shielding one of their own, accused of committing one of the largest voyeurism scandals in hospital history. If they can’t even police predators in white coats, why should we trust them to dictate national health policy, experimental treatments, or restrictions on personal freedom?
This case exposes what conservatives have argued all along: medical degrees don’t equal moral authority. The system will protect its own, even when the crimes are grotesque.
Bottom Line: If the elites in medicine can cover for predators like Cho, they have no business holding unchecked power over your body, your health, or your freedom.
Four European countries just ‘coincidentally’ cut off trade with America at the exact same time
Germany, Denmark, Sweden, and Italy all announced they are halting package shipments to the U.S. after Trump ended the “de minimis” tariff loophole that let foreign shippers flood America with duty-free goods under $800. Within hours, Austria, France, Belgium, and even the U.K.’s Royal Mail joined in.
The White House axed the exemption to stop Chinese firms like Shein and Temu — and fentanyl traffickers — from abusing the system. Imports under de minimis skyrocketed from 134 million in 2015 to 1.34 billion in 2024, a tenfold explosion that gutted U.S. manufacturing and fueled drug smuggling. Trump moved to close the back door, and suddenly, half of Europe “doesn’t know how to process customs data.”
Let’s be blunt: four different countries don’t get “confused” at the exact same time. This isn’t administrative chaos — it’s coordinated economic pressure. Globalist governments and their postal monopolies are running interference for China and cheap-labor multinationals, then blaming Trump for the fallout. The corporate media will spin this as “Trump tariffs backfiring” instead of what it really is: a foreign pressure campaign to make America kneel.
Bottom Line: When Europe “pauses” shipments in unison, that’s not bureaucracy — it’s sabotage. Trump’s tariff war just exposed how tightly global elites coordinate when America dares to fight back.
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Trump’s frustration with Ukraine deal is sabotage, not failure.
The Washington Post claims Trump’s Ukraine peace push is stalling, but the truth is darker: the same war machine that buried every peace deal for 20 years is sabotaging him again. Defense contractors, foreign aid bureaucrats, and NATO puppets all win when “negotiations fail.” Trump’s not backing down — he’s exposing just how deep the sabotage runs. Full story here.
Bolton gets raided by the same lawfare machine he cheered.
The FBI hit John Bolton’s home after Trump publicly hammered him. Democrats spent years weaponizing law enforcement against Trump, and now that same precedent is eating their own. Bolton is getting a taste of what Trump supporters endured while he looked the other way. Details here.
DC sanctuary system collapses in one week.
After Trump’s police takeover, DC crime dipped slightly — but immigration arrests exploded. That proves sanctuary leaders knew exactly who they were shielding. Sanctuary cities aren’t “protecting families,” they’re harboring criminals. Once federal pressure hits, the façade crumbles instantly. Analysis here.
Powell’s “independence” is a Fed fairy tale.
The press frames Fed Chair Jerome Powell as bravely resisting Trump on rate cuts. Nonsense. The Fed tanked the economy in 2020 to hurt Trump and pretended it was “independent.” Now they’ll cut rates while putting on a theater about resisting pressure. “Independence” only matters when it protects the regime. Read more.
DOJ running plea-deal blackmail playbook again.
In the Abrego Garcia case, defense lawyers say prosecutors are threatening deportation unless he pleads guilty. This is the FBI’s oldest trick: scare people into deals they can’t fight. It’s the same intimidation playbook they tried on Trump allies — only Garcia doesn’t have Trump’s platform to fight back. Coverage here.
Texas GOP approves new maps to lock 5+ House seats. Texas Republicans just rammed through congressional maps designed to guarantee at least five new GOP seats in 2026. Democrats cry gerrymander, but here’s the truth: both parties rig districts to protect their insiders. Safe seats mean incumbents coast forever while donors pull the strings — voters just get the illusion of choice. Full story here.
Trump halts Danish offshore wind scam off Rhode Island. The Trump administration blocked Ørsted’s offshore wind farm after billions in taxpayer subsidies were funneled to a Danish company. Green activists rage, but this was corporate welfare disguised as “climate policy” — foreign workers cash in while Americans get stuck with higher costs and dependence on Europe. Details here.
Menendez brothers denied parole after 35 years. Lyle and Erik Menendez were rejected for release after serving three decades for killing their parents. The decision came after just two days of staged “hearings” — a ruling everyone knew was predetermined. This isn’t justice, it’s theater, designed to keep inconvenient family secrets buried forever. Coverage here.
“I do not believe there is any client list. He’s one man… they’ve made him into this. He’s not that interesting. He’s a disgusting guy who did terrible things to young kids.”
— Ghislaine Maxwell, DOJ interview transcript, August 22, 2025
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