Nearly 3 decades of alleged abuse at Zoro Ranch
Epstein is accused of sexually assaulting women and girls at his Zoro Ranch in New Mexico for nearly three decades.
Snapshot · The MeidasTouch Podcast
Trump DOJ Blocks New Probe Over His Dark Past
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Jul 13, 2026
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Ben Meiselas: Trump's DOJ Is Blocking New Mexico's Epstein Probe
At 4:24 · chapter starts 2:43
The editorial portion of the podcast opens with Ben Meiselas framing the story in stark terms: the Trump DOJ is covering up Donald Trump's 'dark and disgusting past' by blocking New Mexico's investigation into Epstein's Zoro Ranch. Meiselas argues that New Mexico — not Epstein Island or Palm Beach — may have been where the most severe abuse took place, making the DOJ's refusal to cooperate especially alarming. He walks through a Reuters report and a detailed timeline from Torres's June 30 letter to Todd Blanche: written correspondence on February 13, a formal letter March 13, a telephone conference attempt April 1, a comprehensive TUI letter May 3, a written follow-up to Blanche May 29, and meeting requests in June — all met with polite verbal assurances and zero actual document delivery. [1] — Ben Meiselas "New Mexico AG Raul Torres sent letters, attempted calls, and submitted formal requests to the DOJ for 130 days — and received nothing but v…" 02:43 Torres publicly called the 130-day delay 'unreasonable under any rule of reason,' while the DOJ's public response — 'we stand ready to provide necessary assistance' — rang hollow against the documented record of non-cooperation. Meiselas connects this to the broader pattern of the Trump DOJ fighting MeidasTouch host Katie Fang's FOIA requests and undermining the Epstein Transparency Act, framing it as the regime re-abusing Epstein's survivors.
Zoro Ranch: The Most Unreported Epicenter of Epstein's Crimes
While Epstein Island and Palm Beach get most media coverage, Ben Meiselas argues New Mexico's Zoro Ranch was the site of some of the most severe abuse — and the original DOJ investigation there was killed in real time. The new state probe is now being strangled the same way.
The DOJ's 130-Day Stonewall of New Mexico's Epstein Probe
New Mexico AG Raul Torres sent letters, attempted calls, and submitted formal requests to the DOJ for 130 days — and received nothing but verbal promises. The DOJ told Reuters it 'stands ready to help' while ignoring every specific outreach attempt.
DOJ blocked original NM investigation
The DOJ previously killed the initial investigation into Epstein's activities in New Mexico, and is now again blocking state-level efforts to reopen it.
Feb 2026 records request ignored
New Mexico's AG sent his first written request for unredacted Epstein files to the DOJ in February 2026 and received no substantive response for months.
130 days of DOJ stonewalling
New Mexico AG Raul Torres said the DOJ's delay in responding to his records request had lasted 130 days, which he called unreasonable under any rule of reason.
6+ documented cooperation attempts
New Mexico's AG sent letters, attempted phone conferences, and submitted formal requests to the DOJ from February through June 2026, all without receiving the requested records.
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