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The David Pakman Show

David Pakman

News, Politics

4.8 • 6.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2026

⏱️ 62 minutes

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-- On the Show -- Dan Koh, Former White House Deputy Cabinet Secretary and former Deputy Director of Intergovernmental Affairs under President Biden, joins us to discuss his candidacy for Congress to represent Massachusetts' 6th district -- Forensic pathologist Michael Baden repeats his long standing claim that Jeffrey Epstein was strangled, while existing medical research shows hyoid bone fractures can occur in suicides -- House Democrats announce a shadow hearing in Palm Beach featuring survivor testimony that increases scrutiny of Donald Trump’s past relationship with Jeffrey Epstein -- David announces his new book Pay Attention and argues that algorithms and the attention economy are reshaping how people think, consume media, and understand politics -- Donald Trump and his allies advance proposals and rhetoric that critics argue could restrict voting access and challenge unfavorable 2026 midterm election results -- Kristi Noem says officials must ensure the right people vote, reinforcing concerns that Trump aligned policies aim to narrow who participates in elections -- Marjorie Taylor Greene claims Donald Trump personally pushed hardest to block the release of Epstein related files, contradicting his public calls for transparency -- Peter Navarro incorrectly describes the Dow Jones Industrial Average in dollar terms, raising concerns about the economic competence of Donald Trump’s advisers -- On the Bonus Show: Gallup to stop tracking presidential approval polling, European countries confirm Alexei Navalny was poisoned, Oatly banned from using "milk" in UK marketing, and much more... 🤖 Sponsored by Venice: Use code PAKMAN for 20% off a Pro Account at https://venice.ai/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(01:23) Baden repeats strangulation claim(08:57) Democrats launch Epstein shadow hearing(15:54) David discusses new book(20:30) Trump allies float voting restrictions(27:28) Noem backs limiting voter access(33:56) Dan Koh interview(48:34) Greene contradicts Trump on files(54:37) Navarro fumbles Dow explanation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:00.2	A forensic pathologist claims Jeffrey Epstein was strangled, not that he died by suicide.
1:07.2	The internet is exploding, but is there actually anything new here or is it the same old claim being recycled again?
1:14.0	We're going to break down the facts and the science.
1:16.4	Also, Trump's Epstein problem is getting dramatically worse.
1:20.0	New hearings and allegations tied directly to Mar-a-Lago and growing pressure for answers.
1:26.4	Also today, we're going to expose what the plan looks
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