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5 min readA federal judge in Washington, D.C. warned the Trump administration that contempt of court is on the table if it continues to obstruct a lawsuit brought under the Epstein Transparency Act by MeidasTouch host Katie Fang. That hearing was one of several breaking developments in a wide-ranging Thursday afternoon episode that also covered the deteriorating conditions aboard U.S. Navy supercarriers in the Middle East, a reported purge of a Treasury database designed to track money laundering through shell companies, and a leaked CIA assessment suggesting that Israel’s recent military escalation was orchestrated to drag the United States back into war with Iran.
Judge warns of contempt in Epstein Transparency Act case
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:37) **Katie Fang's Court Hearing & The Epstein Transparency Act** - A federal judge in Washington D.C. warns the Trump regime that contempt is an option if they continue obstructing the Katie Fang lawsuit.
- 2 (01:27) **Aaron Parnas's Reporting on Military Conditions** - Ben introduces Aaron Parnas's work on the terrible conditions aboard U.S. supercarriers in the Middle East.
- 3 (03:18) **Trump's Kennedy Center Graffiti & Pentagon Waste** - Trump seeks to engrave his name on the Kennedy Center despite court orders, while the Pentagon spends millions on luxury items.
- 4 (06:47) **The Midas Touch Media Strategy & Economic Data** - Ben explains how the network controls the narrative by focusing on truth, while breaking down the record-breaking July deficit.
- 5 (10:19) **The Pathetic Weakness of This Authoritarian** - Ben contrasts the image of a strong authoritarian with the reality of Trump hiding in a catering container.
- 6 (13:08) **Caroline Leavitt Resigns & Marco Rubio's Keto Rant** - Ben discusses Leavitt's resignation and plays a clip of Marco Rubio complaining about his keto diet.
- 7 (16:26) **Trump's Emergency Motion & DOJ's Attack on Judge** - Trump files an emergency motion to keep an unlawful IRS settlement, and the DOJ asks for the judge to be reassigned.
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