The David Pakman Show Texas panic rises as Epstein problem gets worse
Feb 27, 2026
Texas political turmoil and competitive primaries threaten the state's GOP dominance. New Jeffrey Epstein materials raise fresh scrutiny of Trump and the Justice Department. Claims surface that ICE and CBP approved massive weapons purchases and that ICE training was curtailed with unconstitutional instructions. A TV confrontation exposes hypocrisy over private jet travel.
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Texas Senate Race Turning Into A Battleground
- Texas may no longer be a safe Republican firewall as a divisive Cornyn vs Paxton primary forces GOP to spend nearly $100M to stop Paxton.
- Early ballots are 53% Democratic vs 47% Republican and internal polls show Paxton vulnerable to Democrats like James Talarico and Jasmine Crockett.
Epstein Files Raise Political Risk For Trump
- Newly released Epstein materials plus reporting about missing DOJ files suggest possible pipelines of models to Trump and withheld FBI interviews tied to Trump.
- David Pakman warns legal inertia under Republican Congress stalls prosecutions but political damage can still accumulate and harm GOP in midterms.
ICE And CBP Stockpiling Military Style Weapons
- Adam Schiff's compilation shows ICE and CBP approved $414M in weapons contracts including AR-style rifles, Glocks, 30M rounds of ammo, and nonlethal gear.
- Pakman frames this as bureaucratic militarization that could create a sustained domestic paramilitary force beyond routine immigration work.