The Charlie Kirk Show The Epstein Documents: What Still Doesn’t Make Sense ft. Mike Benz
Feb 6, 2026
Mike Benz, researcher of foreign policy and intelligence-adjacent networks, joins to unpack the strange web around Jeffrey Epstein. He maps Epstein’s ties to figures like Ehud Barak and Adnan Khashoggi. They probe FOIA requests, alleged intelligence links, arms-and-finance dealings, and what still remains unexplained.
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Files Shift Claims From Circumstance To Direct Evidence
- The Epstein files contain direct documentary evidence that transforms many circumstantial claims into verifiable records.
- Mike Benz says emails and audio in the dump provide concrete links across intelligence, finance, and politics.
Epstein Sought His Own CIA Records
- Jeffrey Epstein FOIA'd the CIA about himself in 1999 and again in 2011 using the Privacy Act route.
- Benz argues that the CIA response shows his request touched on classified matters, implying an intelligence adjacency.
Early Ties To CIA-Linked Financial Networks
- Epstein's early finance career tied him into CIA-linked networks like BCCI and the Safari Club via Bear Stearns and Adnan Khashoggi.
- Benz links those ties to gun-running and Iran-Contra era covert finance that explain Epstein's rapid access to high-level clients.