After Party with Emily Jashinsky The Truth About Epstein's Connections, and Walz Bows Out, with Ryan Grim, Plus Shock Mary Cosby Docuseries
Jan 6, 2026
Ryan Grim, an investigative journalist and co-host at Breaking Points, joins to delve into his outlet's groundbreaking findings on Jeffrey Epstein's tangled web of political and intelligence connections. He shares insights on how Epstein became a global broker, along with discussing the implications of leaked emails and the dark dealings they reveal. The conversation shifts to the arrest of Venezuela's Maduro and the fallout from Tim Walz's withdrawal from the governor's race amidst scandal. Emily wraps up with a review of a shocking docuseries on Mary Cosby.
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Money Came From Shadow Cold War Deals
- Epstein's wealth grew through entanglements with Iran-Contra networks, arms trafficking, and off-book finance.
- Grim links Epstein to diamond, drug, and arms flows that created opaque money streams for elites.
Epstein Arranged Palace-Level Meetings
- Epstein acted as an off-the-books fixer connecting presidents, bankers, and autocrats by organizing meetings and favors.
- Grim recounts Epstein declining a casual Putin meeting and instead arranging a palace-level sit-down.
Complicity, Not Clear Blackmail, Drove Influence
- DropSite finds little direct 'smoking-gun' blackmail proof in the inboxes despite pervasive sexual wrongdoing.
- Grim says implication and mutual complicity often replaced explicit extortion in Epstein's influence.