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<v Speaker 1>What's up, everyone, and welcome to another episode of the

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<v Speaker 1>Epstein Chronicles. Michael Wolfe and Malania Trump have been in

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<v Speaker 1>a legal tug of war over comments made by Michael

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<v Speaker 1>wolf about Milania Trump and Jeffrey Epstein. Well, now the

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<v Speaker 1>judge has thrown the lawsuit out, stating that Michael Wolfe

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<v Speaker 1>contwarted his attempt to prevent her from suing him for

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<v Speaker 1>a billion dollars. However, at the same time, the judge

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<v Speaker 1>agreed that Michael Wolfe and the First Lady do have

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<v Speaker 1>a real dispute, but he said that they have to

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<v Speaker 1>litigate it according to the same procedures as everyone else,

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<v Speaker 1>And in my opinion, that seems fair. There should be

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<v Speaker 1>no special privileges because it's the First Lady or somebody famous.

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<v Speaker 1>The court should be blind and procedures should be procedure.

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<v Speaker 1>So let's dive into this article from NBC News and

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<v Speaker 1>let's see what they have for us. Headline. Judge throws

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<v Speaker 1>out author Michael Wolfe's lawsuit against Malania Trump. This article

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<v Speaker 1>was authored by the Associated Press, so it looks like

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<v Speaker 1>NBC is just running an Associated Press article and there

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<v Speaker 1>is no author to attribute it to. So we're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>say staff A judge throwout Michael Wolfe's lawsuit against First

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<v Speaker 1>Lady Milania Trump on Friday, ruling that is contorted attempt

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<v Speaker 1>to prevent her from suing him for one billion dollars

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<v Speaker 1>over his statements about her and Jeffrey Epstein is not

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<v Speaker 1>how the federal courts work. And I know a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of people like Michael Wolfe these days. I'm not one

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<v Speaker 1>of them because I think he's been playing games for

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<v Speaker 1>too long. Says he has all this information about Jeffrey Epstein,

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<v Speaker 1>has all this video, all these you know, notes, whatever,

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<v Speaker 1>and never releases any of it, but somehow puts himself

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<v Speaker 1>directly into the mix on a regular basis. So I

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<v Speaker 1>have my doubts about Michael Wolfe. But with that said,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think that he should be sued by the

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<v Speaker 1>First Lady or the President over a free speech issue. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>if he's defaming her or has nothing to back up

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<v Speaker 1>what he's saying, that's a different story. But I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>too sure just how much evidence Michael Wolfe has. And

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<v Speaker 1>for me, it's like having two terrorist groups come to

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<v Speaker 1>the table. Right. You're happy they're negotiating, but you don't

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<v Speaker 1>really believe what either side is saying. Judge Mary kay

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<v Speaker 1>Vascasil in Federal Court in Manhattan chidedt Wolf for an

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<v Speaker 1>inappropriate level of tactical gamesmanship and said she will not

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<v Speaker 1>be conscripted to oversee an abusively presented spat and I

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<v Speaker 1>don't blame her. I wouldn't want games being played in

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<v Speaker 1>my courtroom either, And it's up to the judge to

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<v Speaker 1>rain that shit in now. The judge has also filed

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<v Speaker 1>a forty five page memorandum explaining why they denied the

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<v Speaker 1>request and threw it out, And at some point we're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna get to that too, or at the very least

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<v Speaker 1>the part where she explains why she threw it out.

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<v Speaker 1>The judge, who was appointed by President Donald Trump, greed

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<v Speaker 1>that Wolf and the First Lady have a real dispute,

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<v Speaker 1>but said they must litigate it according to the same

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<v Speaker 1>procedures as everyone else. Well that's fair. You don't get

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<v Speaker 1>any kind of special privilege because you're rich or you're famous,

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<v Speaker 1>Well you shouldn't. It should be the same procedure for

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<v Speaker 1>every single person. Wolf sued Milania Trump last October after

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<v Speaker 1>her lawyer Alejandro Brito told him in a letter that

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<v Speaker 1>she would be left with no alternative but to sue

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<v Speaker 1>him if he didn't retract statements that the lawyer said

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<v Speaker 1>had caused her overwhelming reputational and financial harm. YO, look,

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<v Speaker 1>if Michael Wolfe is lying about Milania Trump and her

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<v Speaker 1>ties to Jeffrey Epstein, he should face penalties for that.

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<v Speaker 1>Nobody should be thrown around allegations and saying this one

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<v Speaker 1>was introduced to that one without any kind of evidence,

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<v Speaker 1>Especially in this case. I think we've reached a point

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<v Speaker 1>where nobody who's serious about what's going on is listening

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<v Speaker 1>to you. Trust us bro or my anonymous source, or

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<v Speaker 1>I heard from, I heard from, I heard from. Nobody

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<v Speaker 1>wants to hear it. Wolf wanted a judge to declare

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<v Speaker 1>that he did not defame the first lady, and that

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<v Speaker 1>were she to pursue a lawsuit against him, she would

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<v Speaker 1>be liable for costs, fees, and unspecified monetary damages. So

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<v Speaker 1>he was looking for a preemptive strike, and he was

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<v Speaker 1>looking to give himself some armour in case he did

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<v Speaker 1>get sued by Milania Trump. Wolf originally sued in state court,

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<v Speaker 1>New York under a law barring lawsuits designed to silence critics.

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<v Speaker 1>Such lawsuits are known as slaps or strategic lawsuits against

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<v Speaker 1>public participation. Brito then had the case transferred to federal

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<v Speaker 1>court and later sought to have it dismissed or moved

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<v Speaker 1>to federal court in Florida. And they'll do that a lot.

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<v Speaker 1>They'll look for a better jurisdiction, and it's called venue shopping.

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<v Speaker 1>But it's something that's within the boundaries to a certain point.

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<v Speaker 1>The judge, in her forty five page decision said that

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<v Speaker 1>while the federal court does have jurisdiction, she was declining

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<v Speaker 1>to exercise it and dismisses this case to be litigated

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<v Speaker 1>like any other. So it wasn't with prejudice. That means

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<v Speaker 1>that the case can be refiled, but it's going to

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<v Speaker 1>have to be within the boundary set by the judge.

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<v Speaker 1>Nick Clemens, a spokesperson from Milania, Trump, said she's proud

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<v Speaker 1>to continue standing up to and fighting against those who

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<v Speaker 1>spread malicious and defamatory falsehoods as they desperately try to

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<v Speaker 1>get undeserved attention and money from their own lawful conduct. Boy,

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<v Speaker 1>that's rich coming from somebody with the last name Trump. Huh.

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<v Speaker 1>Talk about pilfering the American public handover fist and I

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<v Speaker 1>also find it humorous that you have these people out

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<v Speaker 1>here yelling about everyone's a communist, everyone's a socialist, but

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<v Speaker 1>you have the Trump administration buying pieces of companies and shit,

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<v Speaker 1>what are we China? In April, Milania Trump made a

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<v Speaker 1>statement at the White House denying any affiliation with Epstein,

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<v Speaker 1>the millionaire financier and convicted sex offender who killed himself

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<v Speaker 1>allegedly in jail in August twenty nineteen, while awaiting trial

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<v Speaker 1>on sex trafficking charges. Reading prepared remarks, the First Lady

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<v Speaker 1>said that she and her lawyers were fighting back against

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<v Speaker 1>unfound and baseless lies that suggested she had ties to Epstein.

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<v Speaker 1>And look, I don't know one way or the other.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not going to sit here and make pretend I know.

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<v Speaker 1>But there's certainly some smoke and there's a lot of connections.

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<v Speaker 1>Does that mean that Milania Trump was introduced to her

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<v Speaker 1>husband by Jeffrey Epstein. No, it doesn't. But it's certainly

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<v Speaker 1>something that is worthy of investigating. And if Michael Wolfe

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<v Speaker 1>has some information and some evidence, he should provide it.

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<v Speaker 1>But I guess he couldn't tease the new book if

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<v Speaker 1>he did that. Huh, got to hold something back right.

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<v Speaker 1>Got to make those fazzules, got to get that bag.

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<v Speaker 1>The lies linking me to the disgraceful Jeffrey Epstein need

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<v Speaker 1>to end today. Milania Trump said, the individuals lying about

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<v Speaker 1>me are devoid of ethical standards, humility, and respect. I

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<v Speaker 1>do not object to their ignorance, but rather I reject

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<v Speaker 1>their mean spirited attempts to defame my reputation. You mean,

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<v Speaker 1>like your husband's doing to the survivors themselves. Maybe you

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<v Speaker 1>should have a talk with Donnie Diddles and read him

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<v Speaker 1>your speech, because that's the audience that needs to hear it.

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<v Speaker 1>In his lawsuit, Wilf argue that the Trumps have made

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<v Speaker 1>a practice of threatening those who speak against them with

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<v Speaker 1>costly legal actions to silence their speech, to intimidate their

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<v Speaker 1>critics generally, and to extract unjustified payments and North Korean

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<v Speaker 1>style confessions and apologies. Well that all tracks. I've never

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<v Speaker 1>seen a president sue people the way Donald Trump does.

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<v Speaker 1>It is absurd. Talk about a man who's soft as

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<v Speaker 1>fucking baby shit, all that bravado, all that tough talk,

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<v Speaker 1>only to be soft as hell. He said that the

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<v Speaker 1>threat we're designed to create a climate of fear in

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<v Speaker 1>the nation so that people cannot freely or confidently exercise

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<v Speaker 1>their First Amendment rights. Wolf has published a dozen books,

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<v Speaker 1>including four best sellers, about the president. Well, that kind

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<v Speaker 1>of goes right in the face of it, right, buddy,

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<v Speaker 1>You have how many books about Donald Trump talking about him?

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<v Speaker 1>So what do you mean that you can't express your

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<v Speaker 1>First Amendment rights? Seems to me that you've been doing that.

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<v Speaker 1>Now the question is are you telling the truth about

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<v Speaker 1>Milania Trump? That's really what it comes down to. And

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<v Speaker 1>if you are, let's see the evidence. But if you're not,

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<v Speaker 1>it's going to be a problem for Michael wolf And

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<v Speaker 1>that problem comes to the tune of about a billion dollars.

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<v Speaker 1>Wolfe said in the lawsuit that Milania Trump's threat to

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<v Speaker 1>sue him was related to statements he made to The

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<v Speaker 1>Daily Beast and in three social media videos. Some statements

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<v Speaker 1>were in complete phrases and we're taken out of context.

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<v Speaker 1>He said, Well, I don't know about that. Michael Wolfe

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<v Speaker 1>has had a lot to say about the Trumps, and

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<v Speaker 1>whether it's true or not, there's no doubt he's been

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<v Speaker 1>able to say it. Now has he gone too far?

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know. It all comes down to the evidence,

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<v Speaker 1>and if he has evidence backing up what he's saying,

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<v Speaker 1>then he's going to be fine. But if not, well,

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<v Speaker 1>I guess we'll see that too. Others the lawsuit said

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<v Speaker 1>were protected speech. For instance, the statement that the Trumps

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<v Speaker 1>were in a sham marriage trophy marriage was a fair,

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<v Speaker 1>justified statement of opinion. It said, Okay, opinion, not fact,

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<v Speaker 1>nothing to back it up, just saying his opinion, and

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<v Speaker 1>that's cool. He's allowed to have an opinion, but you

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<v Speaker 1>can't pass it off as fact. You have to say, look,

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<v Speaker 1>as far as I know, or this is my opinion.

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<v Speaker 1>You can't be out here saying one hundred percent this

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<v Speaker 1>happened if you don't have evidence of it. A lot

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<v Speaker 1>of people have forgotten that it's not what you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's what you can prove. And with all of the

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<v Speaker 1>big statements made by Michael Wolf I'm very interested to

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<v Speaker 1>see what he can prove. The lawsuit noted that Wolf

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<v Speaker 1>ever said Malania Trump was involved in any of Epstein's crimes.

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<v Speaker 1>In July twenty twenty five, after receiving a letter from Brito,

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<v Speaker 1>the Daily Beast retracted an article titled Milania Trump very

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<v Speaker 1>involved in Epstein's scandal author that was based on an

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<v Speaker 1>interview with Wolf. So not looking good for mister wolf

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<v Speaker 1>When you have something get pulled by the publisher, not

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<v Speaker 1>a good look. Wolf in his lawsuit said his comments

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<v Speaker 1>pertained to the First Lady's involvement last year managing the

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<v Speaker 1>matter behind the scenes at the White House, not that

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<v Speaker 1>she was involved in any of Epstein's crimes. So he's

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<v Speaker 1>walking it back. This is what I told you about,

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<v Speaker 1>Michael Wolfe, be very very cautious. All these people that

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<v Speaker 1>you see on the circuit going on all these shows,

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<v Speaker 1>they're doing it to get a bag, to increase their profile.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not because they care about the case. So I'd

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<v Speaker 1>be very very cautious of all those kinds of people.

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<v Speaker 1>Among other statements Wolf said were true were those his

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<v Speaker 1>comments about Milania Trump meeting Donald Trump in Epstein's social

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<v Speaker 1>circle and that Donald Trump liked to have sex with

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<v Speaker 1>his friend's wives and first slept with Malanya Trump on

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<v Speaker 1>Epstein's private jet. Again, Bombshell claims, let's see some proof,

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<v Speaker 1>so we'll see what Michael Wolfe has to say moving

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<v Speaker 1>forward here and if he provides the proof that he

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<v Speaker 1>says he has. But as of now, I have my

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<v Speaker 1>doubts about Michael Wolfe and just exactly what he knows.

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<v Speaker 1>All the information that goes with this episode can be

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<v Speaker 1>found in the description box