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The Don Lemon Show

Lemon LIVE at 5 | NEW EPSTEIN SCANDAL: Michael Wolff Sues Melania Trump - October 23rd, 2025

The Don Lemon Show

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News, Society & Culture

4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2025

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Summary

We’ve got a packed one for you tonight. The Epstein scandals just keep getting messier, and now journalist Michael Wolff is suing Melania Trump after she threatened to sue him over his Epstein-related claims. (Yes, really.) Michael joins us live to break down the legal drama and what it reveals about the Trump orbit’s panic level. Then, Stephanie Ruhle stops by to unpack Trump’s latest ballroom scandal, because while the U.S. economy crumbles, he’s apparently more focused on chandeliers and photo ops. Chaos, lawsuits, and a collapsing economy... just another night in America. 🍋 This episode is brought to you by ZBiotics. Go to https://zbiotics.com/LEMON use LEMON at checkout for 15% off first time orders This episode is sponsored by Henson Shaving. Go to https://hensonshaving.com/LEMON and enter LEMON at checkout to get a free pack of 100 blades with your purchase. (Note: you must add both the blades and the razor for the discount to apply.) This episode is brought to you by Lean. If you want to lose meaningful weight at a healthy pace and keep it off... Add LEAN to your diet and exercise lifestyle. Get 20% OFF WHEN YOU ENTER LEMON at https://TAKELEAN.com This episode is sponsored by Ollie. Take the guesswork out of your dog's well-being. Go to https://ollie.com/lemon and use code lemon to get 60% off your first box! This episode is brought to you by Beam. Beam is offering UP TO 40% off their best-selling Dream Powder for my listeners. Go to https://shopbeam.com and use code LEMON at checkout. Limited time offer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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So let's get started.

1:18.8

Hello, everyone.

1:19.6

Welcome to the dollar industry.

1:20.5

You see that face right there.

1:21.6

I love one of my dear friends, Ms. Stephanie Rule joins us.

1:27.1

Steph, we're going to talk about what's happening with the economy, but also, you know,

1:30.7

the government is shut down, the economy's tanking negative job numbers, the last report

1:34.3

that we got.

1:35.2

And today, Donald Trump announced that his new White House ballroom now costs, it was

1:39.8

$200 million.

1:40.7

Then he said $300 million yesterday.

1:42.0

Now he's saying $350 million. Then he said $300 million. Now he's saying $350 million.

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