Will Todd Blanche’s Association with Epstein STOP Him From Officially Becoming Attorney General?
Erin, Alyssa and Heather Gardner discuss the relationship between Donald Trump, Todd Blanche and Jeffrey Epstein.
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@chrisgood525
July 21, 2026 at 1:36 am
As a New Mexican, I consider Texas to be a hostile foreign power.
@rhondap.7400
July 21, 2026 at 1:36 am
Huffines – the new Epstein ranch owner- is running for attorney general here in TX. Don’t forget that part!
@krisbruenn1082
July 21, 2026 at 1:36 am
As you pointed out, New Mexico is Democratic. For example, Governor Bill Richardson (deceased) is in the Epstein files. I think if there is any movement towards prosecuting people it's because the New Mexico elites who were involved are dead, and this can be hung on Republicans.
@heatherwhittaker6169
July 21, 2026 at 1:36 am
A Texan bought the ranch.Likely a republican. Gee I wonder if any of the Epstein guilty Re behind this? The texzn is a front used to over up tracks,and bodies.
@josesellsjax
July 21, 2026 at 1:36 am
I LUV your podcasts, thank you!
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@Thessair
July 21, 2026 at 1:36 am
Todd Blanche should be disbarred, and prosecuted, for his Epstein and Trump connections.
@jaymitchell9993
July 21, 2026 at 1:36 am
4:26 what? Did merritt garland even investigate the zoro ranch?
@jaymitchell9993
July 21, 2026 at 1:36 am
2:56 huffines is trumpy and will hide evidence.
@shawnw5237
July 21, 2026 at 1:36 am
Erin uses the word 'like' a lot. Like, an awful lot.
@CodyShipley-x2g
July 21, 2026 at 1:36 am
Talked to Adam today. From his demeanor, I could tell Todd is going go be confirmed.
@KevinW.Mattingly
July 21, 2026 at 1:36 am
"With Elizabeth Holmes in the little puppy prison" 😂😂
@UKindness4
July 21, 2026 at 1:36 am
But Republican voters are all for covering up Trump/Epstein pedophile billionaires hise fake Christians, as is their Congress and Senators but Mtg And Massie. I agree that wherever Texans invade the atmosphere and kindness goes way down. Not just New Mexico but Colorado too.
@larrymann1272
July 21, 2026 at 1:36 am
That guy will be confirmed b/c
both parties are crooked…
@maribelayala3382
July 21, 2026 at 1:36 am
Ladies, thank you for all the work you do. What’s your take on John Fetterman, Karl, senior United States senator from Pennsylvania?
@VacateFoxFromNewsCorp
July 21, 2026 at 1:36 am
Is there anybody in donOLD's circle that isn't part of the Epstein files? Seems like that's where everyone knows each other from.
@AMEN1066
July 21, 2026 at 1:36 am
Girls, I thought you might have done a little research on this topic. The Zorro (Sorrow) Ranch, is half way between two of the biggest nuclear research labs in the US. It also has a weapons grade communication system. This is a really big story. You've got the connections and cash, look into it.
@nowthenzen
July 21, 2026 at 1:36 am
Why didn't the Biden Admin do more? BC putting your donor$ in jail for rape and murder is bad for political business. Do the math, connect the dots. The politicians knew, they didn't care bc of the $$.
@aliciachristopher6506
July 21, 2026 at 1:36 am
During any other administration I doubt that he could even get to the confirmation phase given his past with the Epstein case. He has a clear conflict of interest between him being one of Trump's lawyers and being the country's AG. He was nominated to do Trump's bidding.
@kailangbein8819
July 21, 2026 at 1:36 am
you have seen Tara Palmeris short on Blanches freudian slip during the senat hearing..?
@polemius01
July 21, 2026 at 1:36 am
Turning the Epstein ranch into a "Christian" retreat is really not changing much. We know what those "pastors" do!
@Virgil-6827
July 21, 2026 at 1:36 am
The algorithm is definitely suppressing this
@SandiGT34
July 21, 2026 at 1:36 am
When I look at Todd Blanche, I see evil. Pure evil.
@nancypozgay4149
July 21, 2026 at 1:36 am
Don Huffines who is currently running for Texas Comptroller in 2026. He also bulldozed the labyrinth where so many stories can be told.
@brahmavishnu-s3h
July 21, 2026 at 1:36 am
‘It is a feather in his cap’ which qualifies him😂
@MOLLYCOLLIE-z5u
July 21, 2026 at 1:36 am
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@Sandy-v4nD
July 21, 2026 at 1:36 am
03:05 ❤ it! From Taos to ToC, Roswell. It's beautiful and the food is bomb. Blakes pumpkin pie shake at Thanksgiving time 😋
@tastyjerry
July 21, 2026 at 1:36 am
He wants to turn Zorro Ranch into a “Christian retreat”? Looks like the sex abuse will continue there then
@jerrypixar777
July 21, 2026 at 1:36 am
Epstein Temple=BA’AL
@Dinsdally
July 21, 2026 at 1:36 am
Little nugget of fun trivia: In (my part of) Norway we say that something is "completely Texas" if something is too wild, uncontrolled, loud, vulgar or completely off the rails, be it a party or a fight or whatnot: "Did you have fun at the party?" "Not really, it was completely Texas!! "Oh, I see …" Ha ha, we don't know where it comes from but we know EXACTLY what it means.
@kid5Media
July 21, 2026 at 1:36 am
Keep Texas out of New Mexico has been on the menu for sixty years.
@kid5Media
July 21, 2026 at 1:36 am
Not to worry. ALL the "Republicans" will fall in line to confirm him.
@giannisolga5191
July 21, 2026 at 1:36 am
"Exit the golf course of this mortal coil." Pure gold!
@ear4funk814
July 21, 2026 at 1:36 am
Congress is just a big "dog & pony" show now. Everyone gets their chance to pontificate and ask the righteous questions … and these absolute losers still get nominated. All parties involved know what to do … and anything resembling administration of the oath of office gets ignored … after confirmation. US is becoming a banana republic.
@CassTawwy
July 21, 2026 at 1:36 am
86 felon47 NOW!
@CamJones-e8p
July 21, 2026 at 1:36 am
The purchasers are Bible thumping hypocrites attached to djt
@jwinder2
July 21, 2026 at 1:36 am
When most people say that they have visited New Mexico multiple times, I think they are generally referring to the more frequently touristed northwest quadrant of the state, up to the beginning of the plains in the east. New Mexico isn't monolithic, and much of eastern New Mexico is essentially an extension of Texas in both politics and culture. There are more people living in the western part of the state, though.
@DennisDoherty-z2o
July 21, 2026 at 1:36 am
Criminal activities at NM remote locations, is sad, but nothing novel…in the vast emptiness of NM. 2015 KOAT news report, highlights a scandalous Catholic 'retreat', opened in the 1950s, to rehab drunk priests, but was altered to include the increasing pedo priest scandals in…..1963! The same retreat featured 2 week summer camps with, you guessed it, the same pedo priests as 'counselors' for these children! Fresh Meat(victims) ever fortnight and some older children staying for the entire summer as associate counselors! IIRC, 60 minutes(when it wasn't hiding away), ran an exposé about this topic in the 1990s. ONCE. It only way it made even a slight bump in the news cycle was that the whistleblower was the daughter of a very wealthy businessman in NM. NOTE TO SELF… DON'T Mess with a Greek's daughter!