2-16-26 Morning Rush - Epstein Coverup Continues, Guthrie Kidnapping Update & Olympics Cheating Scandal!

The Rush Hour With Dave Neal

Dave Neal

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🗓️ 16 February 2026

⏱️ 23 minutes

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It's a loaded morning on The Rush Hour — and we're not pulling punches.

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Our top story: the so-called "Epstein files" are reportedly only 2% released, raising serious questions about transparency, missing evidence, and whether the public is being deliberately misled. If the full scope of the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein has barely seen daylight, what exactly is being protected — and who benefits from the delay?

Then, Olympic controversy explodes. The fallout continues after a Ukrainian athlete speaks out following a controversial disqualification, while separate allegations emerge involving Canadian athletes accused of cheating. We break down how the International Olympic Committee is responding — and whether the Games are losing credibility in real time.

Back home, scrutiny intensifies around U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as new reporting raises questions about enforcement practices and internal oversight. Plus, we examine allegations swirling around Kristi Noem and claims of potential financial misconduct — what's substantiated, what's speculation, and what could come next.

Gaslighting, global scandals, and government accountability — it's all ahead on this morning's episode.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the rush hour. Your daily dose of pop culture for your rush hour ride. Buckle up and
0:08.1	enjoy the drive with your host, stand-up comedian Dave Neal. Good morning, everybody. Happy Monday to you
0:15.6	on this February 16th, 2026. I have all of your news for your rush hour ride to work. A lot to pack into our short
0:23.2	episode here. We'll be discussing the Olympics. We have an update on the Guthrie case. Of course,
0:29.0	Savannah Guthr's mom missing after more than two weeks. And then we've also got some new
0:34.3	fraud allegations, a money laundering scheme that might be happening with
0:39.2	Christine Nome. I know it's a wild world, but we're going to start with Epstein. We're going to
0:42.8	start with Epstein. Alex Jones actually taking a victory lap saying, well, they got all the
0:47.7	files, which is insane because Alex Jones, he's the one who never believes whatever narrative
0:54.0	is out there. There's always more to the story. There's a crazy cabal, right? All these crazy. It's hard to do his accent. It hurts my voice this early in the day. But either way, I'm going to share what he has to say. And then the reporting that says only 2% of the Epstein files have actually been released. We have all of this and more. It starts right now on the rush.
1:11.9	So yes, I will get into the Olympic cheating scandal. We have a lot of Olympic updates, but how about
1:16.5	this? Alex Jones says, Kaboom, just in, Attorney General Pam Bondi unleashed the full Epstein
1:22.1	files under the Transparency Act. All 3.5 million pages dropped redacting, redactions justified only for victims and
1:31.2	high profile names. And again, we know this to be true, but don't take my word for it. This is
1:36.0	Elon Musk's own website. Remember, he bought Twitter because he didn't like that he couldn't say
1:39.9	certain words on there. And readers added context saying this is a lie. The DOJ simply released a
1:46.1	statement with a list of names associated with Epstein. There hasn't been a single new file
1:50.3	released since the batch in late January of 2026. Not only that, Thomas Massey is going to reveal
1:56.8	that it appears after they're showing some of the files to the congressmen that they're actually
2:01.8	deleting them. So have a listen very quickly to Alex Jones declaring victory.
2:07.4	It is Saturday night, February 14th, 2026, and I got a Valentine's present for all of America
2:13.9	and the world that wants truth. And to bring down the globalist death cult. Tonight, Pam Bondi released the other three million total Epstein files.
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