Podbit · The MeidasTouch Podcast
Trump has used the same playbook since 2016: promise a press conference, delay indefinitely, let another scandal overtake the story. Ben Meiselas argues the DOJ's 130-day stonewall of the New Mexico Epstein probe is that exact same tactic, applied to cover up child sex trafficking.
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Harry Litman, veteran federal prosecutor and host of Talking Feds, enters the conversation and immediately contextualizes the DOJ's behavior within the broader Trump-era pattern of shutting down state-level justice — comparing it to events in Minnesota and Texas. He points out that 90%+ of American prosecutions occur at the state level, making federal-state cooperation completely routine and its absence here extraordinary. [1] — Harry Litman "There is no conceivable federal interest to trying to keep the New Mexico attorney general from securing justice for the Epstein victims in…" 09:35 What makes New Mexico uniquely revealing, Litman argues, is that unlike cases involving federal agents — where you might at least construct a tortured justification — there is literally no conceivable federal interest in preventing New Mexico from prosecuting Epstein crimes that occurred in New Mexico. He references the 2019 precedent when DOJ official Maureen Comey stepped aside to let New Mexico proceed, noting that today's DOJ isn't just failing to step aside — it's actively blocking a parallel sovereign. [2] — Harry Litman "The DOJ's pattern of missed calls, wrong numbers, and forgotten messages isn't incompetence — it's a directed strategy. Harry Litman, who h…" 10:40 Most damning of all, Litman zeroes in on the DOJ's fake cooperation strategy: giving verbal assurances, then missing calls, losing messages, and producing elaborate excuses. Drawing on his own experience with attorneys general, he flatly states that AG calls don't get lost accidentally — someone at a senior level is directing the stonewall while maintaining the appearance of good faith. He concludes that the DOJ has produced a well-documented record of not wanting Epstein's crimes prosecuted while also not wanting to appear to not want them prosecuted, and that this contradiction is becoming increasingly impossible to sustain.
MeidasTouch host Katie Fang has been fighting the DOJ for Epstein records through FOIA requests — and the DOJ has been fighting back. Ben Meiselas frames this as the Trump regime attacking and assaulting Epstein survivors and their advocates rather than pursuing justice for them.
Ben Meiselas said the Trump regime is completely undermining the Epstein Transparency Act through its pattern of obstruction and non-cooperation.
The DOJ is not simply sitting on its hands — it is actively blocking a state sovereign from prosecuting crimes that occurred within its own borders. Former federal prosecutor Harry Litman says there is zero legitimate federal reason for this, which means the obstruction is deliberate and politically motivated.
Harry Litman noted that over 90% of prosecutions occur at the state level, making federal-state cooperation standard — making DOJ's refusal to assist New Mexico extraordinary.
In 2019, when the DOJ was actually prosecuting Epstein, Maureen Comey stepped aside and told New Mexico to take the case. Today's DOJ has reversed that — and unlike 2019, it is not even pursuing its own Epstein investigation, making the block on New Mexico's probe entirely unjustifiable.
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