This Week's News | Jon on Trump Dodging Epstein Fallout & Kosta on MAGA-fied Halftime & D.C. Makeover

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🗓️ 7 February 2026

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Jon Stewart weighs in on MAGA continuing to shield Trump from all Epstein accountability, and comments on America's double standard when it comes to providing "sanctuary" for rich elites vs. immigrants. Michael Kosta covers the reveal of Turning Point USA's "All-American Halftime Show" lineup, Trump attacking CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins, and the president's plans for new vanity landmarks across D.C. Plus, Kosta weighs in on the president's "joke" about canceling the midterm elections, the secret "Discombobulator" weapon that Trump says assisted with the capture of Nicolas Maduro, and the latest global fallout from the Epstein files. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by Ninja Lux Cafe, the three-in-one machine that makes espresso, drip coffee, and cold brew.
0:07.3	No barista skills required.
0:09.8	You're listening to Comedy Central.
0:16.8	Yep, it's Groundhog Day.
0:22.7	We call it that.
0:24.3	Oh, thank you.
0:27.8	We call it Groundhog Day because this is the day when Donald Trump sees Epstein's shadow.
0:34.7	And we get six more weeks of not knowing who any of the co-conspirators are in this multinational sex trafficking case
0:39.7	and also because Punks-a-Tonnie Phil is all over the files.
0:59.0	Is that to scale by any chance? That may be the biggest
1:02.2	groundhog.
1:04.3	They literally look like, they actually look like they could be friends.
1:08.0	Bill Clinton and Puxit Taney fell.
1:10.7	The point I'm trying to make is the Epstein Files thing.
1:13.6	We've been through this before.
1:15.6	Donald Trump revelations about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
1:19.6	The MAGA fault line seems to be widening from a fracture.
1:23.6	Breaking news.
1:24.6	A big break, Republicans breaking with Trump on Epstein.
1:29.6	The dam could potentially be breaking here with MAGA.
1:32.2	The beginning of the end of the Trump presidency.
1:35.2	After a million more documents in the Epstein files were discovered last week,
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