Max Blumenthal

Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate will discuss new revelations about the Russiagate hoax, the latest in the Jeffrey Epstein saga, the escalation of Israel's policy of starving the population in Gaza and its repercussions in the US, and more.

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In this explosive interview with Professor Glenn Diesen, Max Blumenthal exposes how the Epstein scandal is fracturing Trump’s MAGA movement and revealing deep ties between Trump’s inner circle and Israel’s political elite. Blumenthal dissects Trump’s sudden retreat from the Epstein case—despite years of "drain the swamp" rhetoric—and connects it to figures like Les Wexner, Epstein’s financier and a key Zionist power broker. He argues that Trump’s base, once unshakably loyal, now sees him as part of the same corrupt system he vowed to dismantle. Meanwhile, Israel’s frantic denials of Epstein’s Mossad links suggest a widening crack in U.S.-Israel relations. Blumenthal frames the scandal as a turning point, where disillusioned conservatives and progressives alike are rejecting elite impunity.

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Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate discuss the deepening fallout from Trump's suppression of the Epstein Files he'd promised released, and the furor in Tel Aviv as some of Trump's closest allies point the finger at Israel. They will also cover Trump's move toward arming Ukraine to strike deep in Russia, the sectarian war inside Syria, and new international backlash to Israel's impunity.

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The Grayzone reports from Khan Younis in the besieged Gaza Strip, where the US-run Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) and its American mercenary security teams presided over another massacre of famished aid seekers - this time by inducing a stampede.

This report by Mohamed Elsaife and Wyatt Reed debunks deceptions by GHF, which baselessly claimed the stampede was caused by militant infiltrators.

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The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal swoops in on a Capitol Hill event hosted by the Republican Study Committee on July 15, 2025.

There, Blumenthal finds GOP members of Congress either too spooked to discuss Trump's position on his former friend, Jeffrey Epstein, or generally in support of whatever Trump does, while a few outliers demand a full investigation.

The event came as Trump and his Attorney General, Pam Bondi, reneged on previous promises to their followers to release the full "Epstein files," which Bondi claimed to have on her desk.

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Max Blumenthal and Anya Parampil join Trip the Beltway Fantastic Podcast to analyze the political fallout caused by the Trump administration’s handling of the Epstein files—shifting from denial to conspiracy claims. Meanwhile, foreign policy reversals on Ukraine, Russia, and Iran have further alienated Trump’s MAGA base, with many perceiving a betrayal of his "America First" promises.

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Judge Andrew Napolitano and journalist Max Blumenthal dissect growing dissent within Trump’s "America First" base amid the administration’s refusal to release Epstein files—shifting from denial to conspiracy claims. Blumenthal, reporting from a GOP meeting, reveals lawmakers dodging the issue while Israeli interference in U.S. politics escalates over Epstein’s alleged Mossad ties. Meanwhile, Trump’s foreign policy reversals—arming Ukraine, attacking Iran, and deferring to Netanyahu—alienate core supporters. The discussion spans GOP infighting, Israeli threats to U.S. commentators, and Iran’s strategic dilemmas. Blumenthal argues Trump’s broken promises expose his vulnerability to neocon and Israeli influence, fracturing his populist coalition. A revealing analysis of political betrayal and elite power struggles.

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In an exclusive interview with The Grayzone's Oscar Leon, former Bolivian President Evo Morales details a trove of leaked chats and documents which show how an electoral council member took money in exchange for disqualifying him from running for president again.

As his country's first indigenous president and the leader of powerful social movements, Evo remains popular among his base. He addresses the attacks he has weathered from the current Bolivian president, Luis Arce, who relied on him to get elected, but who now seeks to end his political career.

Evo warns that the campaign to ban him will lead to a resurgence of right-wing forces which aim to sell his country's vast mineral wealth off to US oligarchs.

This interview is part of The Grayzone's ongoing series exposing lawfare against popular movements in Latin America.

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The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal on the semi-secret annual Allen and Co. gathering in Sun Valley, Idaho, known as "summer camp for billionaires."

There, Democratic Party leaders like Sen. Chuck Schumer and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore met with tech oligarchs like Palantir CEO Alex Karp and OpenAI founder Sam Altman, as well as Hollywood studio heads and corporate media elites like Anderson Cooper and Bari Weiss. First daughter Ivanka Trump was also on hand.

A full guest list of the Allen and Co. gathering is below:

Big Tech

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta

Tim Cook, CEO of Apple

Eddy Cue, senior vice president of services at Apple

Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet

Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft

Jeff Bezos, executive chairman of Amazon

Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon

Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft

Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Uber

Brian Chesky, CEO of Airbnb

Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir

Daniel Ek, CEO of Spotify

Evan Spiegel, CEO of Snap

Bobby Kotick, former CEO of Activision Blizzard

Media and entertainment

David Zaslav, CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery

Bruce Campbell, chief revenue and strategy officer of Warner Bros. Discovery

Bob Iger, CEO of The Walt Disney Company

Dana Walden, co-chairman of Disney Entertainment

Alan Bergman, co-chairman of Disney Entertainment

Josh D'Amaro, chairman of Disney Experiences

Jimmy Pitaro, chairman of ESPN

Michael Eisner, former CEO of The Walt Disney Company

Rupert Murdoch, former chairman of News Corp

Lachlan Murdoch, chairman of News Corp

Robert Thompson, CEO of News Corp

Barry Diller, chairman of IAC

Ted Sarandos, co-CEO of Netflix

Greg Peters, co-CEO of Netflix

Reed Hastings, chairman of Netflix

Neal Mohan, CEO of YouTube

Brian Roberts, CEO of Comcast

Jason Blum, CEO of Blumhouse Productions

Brian Grazer, film and television producer

Bryan Lourd, CEO of Creative Artists Agency

Michael Ovitz, co-founder of Creative Artists Agency

Ynon Keri, CEO of Mattel

Charles Rivkin, CEO of the Motion Picture Association

Ravi Ahuja, CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment

John Malone, chairman of Liberty Media

Derek Chang, CEO of Liberty Media

Mike Fries, CEO of Liberty Global

Jeffrey Katzenberg, co-founder of DreamWorks

Michael Rapino, CEO of Live Nation Entertainment

Casey Wasserman, CEO of Wasserman Media Group

Corporate media

Michael Bloomberg, majority owner of Bloomberg L.P.

Diane Sawyer, anchor for ABC News

Anderson Cooper, anchor of CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360

Erin Burnett, anchor of CNN’s Erin Burnett OutFront

Andrew Ross Sorkin, financial columnist for The New York Times and co-anchor of CNBC’s Squawk Box

Becky Quick, co-anchor of CNBC’s Squawk Box

Bari Weiss, editor of The Free Press

Bret Baier, chief political anchor for FOX News

Evan Osnos, staff writer for The New Yorker

David Ignatius, columnist for The Washington Post

Gayle King, co-host of CBS Mornings

David Begnaud, contributor for CBS News

Bill Cowher, analyst for CBS Sports

Politics

Glenn Youngkin, governor of Virginia

Wes Moore, governor of Maryland

Chuck Schumer, Senate minority leader

Gina Raimondo, former commerce secretary

Other

Ivanka Trump

Diane von Furstenberg, fashion designer

Ruth Rogers, owner of The River Café

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The Grayzone's Oscar Leon examines reports of Israeli veterans of Gaza hiding out in the Patagonia region of Argentina, a country governed by a hardcore supporter of Israel who has forged close ties to messianic networks and the government of Benjamin Netanyahu.

To place the issue in a wider context, Leon spoke to veteran Argentine journalist Sebastian Salgado, and Santiago Cuneo, a former boss of Milei and now one of his fiercest opponents.

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