I Know Why Melania Is Panicking About Epstein

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🗓️ 11 April 2026

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Jennifer Welch, co-host of the hit I’ve Had It podcast, joins Joanna Coles to dissect Melania Trump’s bombshell Epstein statement, sparking a blistering conversation that spirals from political hypocrisy and MAGA infighting to war tensions with Iran and the perilous stakes surrounding the Strait of Hormuz. With unfiltered candor, Welch unpacks conspiracy theories, culture wars, and the power struggles roiling Trumpworld, while exposing the strange alliances, simmering scandals, and high-stakes maneuvering shaping America’s future. From explosive revelations and eyebrow-raising rumors to sharp insights into the forces driving today’s chaos, this electrifying episode pulls back the curtain on a political drama that grows more shocking by the minute. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:19.7	I don't believe Melania Trump has credibility for anything.
0:24.5	In a normal world, I wish we could take the first lady at her word and say, okay, she's calling for a full investigation.
0:30.4	What's above the drop?
0:31.6	What are they getting in front of?
0:32.9	Why is the wife of the man who's mentioned over a million times in the Epstein Files. Why is she
0:39.4	bringing in this up? I'm pretty shockproof. I have been so shocked at each and every individual
0:46.8	drop of the Epstein files. Everything that has come out has been so shocking.
1:00.4	I'm Joanna Coles. This is the Daily Beast podcast. Who better to pick apart the week with than the co-host of the I've Had It podcast, Jen Welsh. Now, I have to warn you, Jen came into
1:07.3	the studio. We spent an hour picking apart everything that's going on right now.
1:12.1	And then just after she left, what did the first lady do in her impeccable accent?
1:18.8	She delivered a strange, convoluted, peculiar statement about how I never knew Jeffrey Epstein.
1:27.9	So I thought I should call Jen and find out what she thinks about this.
1:32.5	So it may seem a little bit disjointed, but we've got Jen and me talking about Melania as we get into it.
1:39.6	And do listen for Jen's Malania accent because truth told, I think it's better than mine. And especially
1:46.2	the way she goes, unifier, it's very good. And then we get into the rest of the week. And just
1:51.8	before we get into it, don't forget to smash the subscribe button wherever you get your
1:57.0	podcast. It makes a huge difference to us. We are independent media. This is why we can
2:02.2	bring you these conversations. So please subscribe. Or as the first lady would have us say,
2:08.0	join our Bibist tier of membership. Okay, now let's get into it. So Jen, yesterday we sat down and we had a wonderful conversation all about the war, what's going on.
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