11/18/25: Epstein files panic as Trump's worst fear hits

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David Pakman

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🗓️ 18 November 2025

⏱️ 69 minutes

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-- On the Show: -- Laura Field, a writer and political theorist who is an expert on American far-right populist intellectualism, joins us to discuss her new book, "Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right" -- Representatives Thomas Massie, Ro Khanna, and Marjorie Taylor Greene hold a press conference with Jeffrey Epstein's victims to push for the "Epstein Files Transparency Act" requiring the full release of the files -- Reports from Bloomberg and a hidden camera recording suggest the FBI and Department of Justice are redacting or scrubbing Donald Trump's name from the Epstein files -- Donald Trump admits to shouting at people, claiming they were "stupid" for trying to renegotiate a trade deal, and refuses to rule out sending troops into Venezuela -- Donald Trump delivers a disaster speech, claiming he does not need a rewritten speech because he is "not Biden" and makes several other questionable comments -- Following Donald Trump's online attacks labeling her a "traitor," Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene receives death threats from members of the MAGA movement -- Donald Trump calls a female reporter from Bloomberg a demeaning "piggy" on Air Force One in an attempt to silence her when she asks legitimate questions about the Epstein files -- Kevin Hassett attempts to defend Donald Trump's contradictory tariff policies by arguing tariffs caused no problem but that cutting them helps lower prices -- On the Bonus Show: MTG gets called out for her double standard on Trump's bullying, Trump and his FCC target late-night host Seth Meyers, Ted Cruz is weighing a presidential bid, and much more... 🥐 Wildgrain: Use code DAVID for $30 off & free croissants FOR LIFE at https://wildgrain.com/david 🖼️ Aura Frames: Use code PAKMAN for $30 OFF & free shipping at https://auraframes.com/pakman 🛡️ Incogni lets you control your personal data! Get 60% off their annual plan: http://incogni.com/pakman ⚠️ Ground News: Get 40% OFF their unlimited access Vantage plan at https://ground.news/pakman 🛌 Helix Sleep mattresses: Get 27% OFF sitewide at https://helixsleep.com/pakman -- Become a Member: https://davidpakman.com/membership -- Subscribe to our (FREE) Substack newsletter: https://davidpakman.substack.com -- Get David's Books: https://davidpakman.com/echo -- TDPS Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thedavidpakmanshow -- David on Bluesky: https://davidpakman.com/bluesky -- David on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/davidpakmanshow (00:00) Start (02:00) Epstein Act press push (10:23) DOJ accused of scrubbing (19:33) Trump rants, threatens Venezuela (25:13) Trump's chaotic disaster speech (31:46) MTG gets MAGA death threats (38:50) Laura Field interview (57:16) Trump insults Bloomberg reporter (1:02:50) Hassett defends tariff chaos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today's show is quite frankly unbelievable.
0:03.4	We have a MAGA civil war, Epstein survivors publicly rebuking Trump, the FBI accused of blacking
0:10.4	out Trump's name from the files, and the president of the United States calling a female
0:15.5	reporter Piggy on Air Force One.
0:18.8	We're going to start with something I don't know that we ever thought we would see, Marjorie
0:22.7	Taylor Green, Roe Kana, and Thomas Massey standing together at a press conference with
0:28.7	Epstein victims while Fox News refuses to air it and Trump melts down online.
0:35.6	We then will get to a bombshell.
0:37.6	New reporting that the FBI is blacking Trump's name out from the Epstein files while
0:43.0	Trump says, oh yeah, release the files.
0:46.8	And as all of this breaks, Trump loses it.
0:49.4	His voice is shredded.
0:50.8	He says he blew his stack, whatever that means. And as if that wasn't enough,
0:56.4	Magas are now sending death threats to Marjorie Taylor Green after she was labeled a traitor
1:02.2	by Trump. This episode is a snapshot of a presidency in free fall. It's cracking from the inside. It's lashing out on the outside.
1:13.6	We are going to get into all of it. I also want to tell you we have now raised over $14,000
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1:33.8	So far, 33 new or gifted memberships have been purchased, leading to $14,085 to be donated, responsible for 140,000 meals through feeding America.
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