The David Pakman Show

9/4/25: Is MAGA collapsing under Trump’s own weight?

Sep 4, 2025
Victims of Jeffrey Epstein claim he boasted of friendships with Donald Trump, pressing for transparency. Trump dismisses inquiries as a hoax while fending off scrutiny. Gavin Newsom's assertive challenges to Trump shift political dynamics. The Florida Surgeon General stirs controversy, comparing vaccine mandates to slavery, affecting public health trust. Economic reports show a troubling disparity between job seekers and available positions, exacerbated by Trump’s policies and internal GOP tensions over Epstein advocacy.
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Victims Point To Trump's Claimed Connection

  • Epstein victims publicly named Donald Trump as someone Epstein bragged about being friends with.
  • David Pakman argues the White House refusal to release files increasingly looks like protecting the boss or his friends.
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Survivors Building Their Own Epstein List

  • Survivors announced they will compile their own confidential list of people in Epstein's world.
  • Pakman says this circumvents government gatekeepers and threatens those who hoped to bury the story.
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Possible Reasons Trump Blocks File Release

  • Pakman stresses facts: no evidence yet Trump was a perpetrator, but Trump clearly blocks release of files.
  • He outlines three possibilities for why Trump resists: protecting friends, being implicated non-criminally, or being a perpetrator.
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