THE LEFT HOOK with Wajahat Ali, Lev Parnas, and I said goodnight to our army of 13 kids (I kid you not), and sat down to discuss information that has come to light about what Ghislaine Maxwell is willing to trade for freedom.

Do I believe her? No, not really.

My assumption is the 4 co-conspirators she wants to out are just the 4 assistants, Sarah Kellen, Nadia Marcinkova, Leslie Groff, and Adriana Ross.

And the 25 men she’s ready to name? My guess is they all benefit Donald Trump in one way or another, but that remains to be seen. Maxwell is being deposed on February 9th, and we’re likely not to hear it, and the people who do hear it probably already know what she’s going to say, so it may be a moot point.

But we won’t stop. We’re coming for you, G-Max.

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Pulling together a piece on what I think is a forged letter to the prosecutor in Epstein’s 2008 Sweetheart Deal, which allowed him to not only abuse girls for 11 more years, but also abuse them during his 13-month sentence in the Palm Beach lockup. This may put the entire case in jeopardy.

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It’s THE LEFT HOOK with Wajahat Ali, Lev Parnas, me, and a giant mug of coffee, focusing in on the stories of the week and a few new action items.

After the horrific murder of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis yesterday, who was shot and killed by ICE while protecting a fellow protester, please consider donating to his family.

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Today was heavy. Today was hard. I spent it with my kids looking for the things that make us happy and remind us why everything we are doing is so important.

If you are able, I’d really love it if you can support my fundraiser, which will be sending help to the Minneapolis Sexual Violence Center.

If you would like to donate money directly to the center, you can do that too.

I mentioned I’ll be attending Defiance.org’s “State of the Swamp on February 24th! If you want to come too, you can get tickets here:

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Thank you Terrence Goggin, Nick Paro, Steward Beckham, Cat Poli-Pych, John Liccione, and many others for tuning into my live video with Walter Rhein and The Mouthy Renegade Writer! Join me for my next live video in the app.

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Did we just become best friends? I think we just became best friends. Glad to know another old soul Joe Walsh.

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A few updates about with THE LEFT HOOK with Wajahat Ali and Lev Parnas

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Has it felt like this week was years long to you, too? I took a minute to give some updates on the Sascha Riley story, and Lev Parnas checks in to talk about what’s happening with the Michael Cohen Saga.

Before we launch in, I hope you’ll consider checking out my fundraiser for the Minneapolis Sexual Violence Center.

We referenced Katie Johnson in this discussion. If you’re not familiar with her story, you can read about it here:

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Sitting down on a Friday afternoon with one of my favorite anti-white-supremacist bibliophiles, Walter Rhein, to decompress from a long and history-changing week.

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A harrowing rundown of the day’s events in real time with Melissa Corrigan, she/her and David Shuster.

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