MeidasTouch Full Podcast - 12/19/25

The MeidasTouch Podcast

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4.9 • 56.4K Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2025

⏱️ 79 minutes

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On this episode of the MeidasTouch Podcast, Ben, Brett, and Jordy break down a stunning series of developments as Washington braces for the expected release of the Epstein files: Republicans abruptly call a vacation, a leaked memo exposes their coordinated plan to deflect from the fallout, and new reporting reveals counterintelligence specialists were pulled off their work to focus on redactions. The team also covers Speaker MAGA Mike Johnson’s decision to shut down the House, enraging moderates as a discharge petition to extend ACA health care subsidies reaches the required signatures—yet Johnson still refuses to bring it to the floor, even as premiums are set to spike for tens of millions of Americans. Plus, the show exposes fake data in Trump’s inflation report, unpacks FCC Chair Brendan Carr’s bizarre and revealing Capitol Hill hearing, analyzes Trump’s deranged primetime speech, and more in an episode packed full of news and analysis. Subscribe to Meidas+ at https://meidasplus.com Get Meidas Merch: https://store.meidastouch.com Deals from our sponsors! Cash App: Download Cash App Today: https://capl.onelink.me/vFut/2ukx7bii #CashAppPod.* The Perfect Jean: F*%k your khakis and get The Perfect Jean 15% off with the code meidas15 at https://theperfectjean.nyc/meidas15 OliPop: Buy any 2 cans of Olipop in store, and they'll pay you back for one. Just go to https://drinkolipop.com/MEIDAS today! Laundry Sauce: Get Up to 40% Off Your entire order at https://laundrysauce.com/MEIDAS20 Don’t miss their Biggest Sale of the Year! #laundrysaucepod Graza: Take your food to the next level with Graza Olive Oil. Visit https://graza.co and stock up during our sitewide sale! *As a Cash App partner, I may earn a commission when you sign up for a Cash App account. Cash App is a financial services platform, not a bank. Banking services provided by Cash App’s bank partner(s). Prepaid debit cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC. Visit cash.app/legal/podcast for full disclosures. Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast Legal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af MissTrial: https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trial The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast Cult Conversations: The Influence Continuum with Dr. Steve Hassan: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-influence-continuum-with-dr-steven-hassan Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/mea-culpa-with-michael-cohen The Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show Burn the Boats: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/burn-the-boats Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54 Political Beatdown: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/political-beatdown On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman Uncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:28.1	We've got a lot to discuss on this episode of the Midas Touch podcast. The Epstein files are set to be
0:35.8	released. What is Donald Trump going to do to try to obstruct it?
0:39.8	We know he's already got a national security team at the Department of Justice working on redactions.
0:46.1	What were they doing back in March? Also a New York Times expose landed today about Donald Trump's
0:53.2	relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and more Epstein
0:56.5	photographs were released by Democrats in the House Oversight Committee.
1:00.5	We'll talk about that. Donald Trump is trying his usual distraction tactics right before the
1:06.8	release of the Epstein files. He's announced something called the Patriot Games,
1:11.5	which is his own version of the Hunger Games, if you will. He's got a male athlete and a female
1:17.2	athlete from each state in high school. They go to Washington, D.C., and they compete against each other.
1:22.6	Also, Donald Trump renaming unlawfully the John F. Kennedy Center, the JFK Center, the Kennedy Center to the Trump Kennedy Center.
1:33.5	We will talk about what went down there.
1:35.7	Also, Trump announced what he's referring to as a warrior dividend, which is a bunch of BS.
1:42.2	He's just taking money away from a housing allowance for the military and saying that this is a bunch of BS. He's just taking money away from a housing allowance
1:45.0	for the military and saying that this is a special warrior dividend
1:49.0	that he's giving to our troops.
1:51.0	You have Maga Mike shutting down the House of Representatives
1:55.0	as a discharge petition got the necessary votes
1:58.0	that would otherwise force a vote to extend the Affordable Care Act
2:02.3	subsidies, which are set to expire in basically a week, week and a half from now.
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