Bill and Hillary Clinton have been subpoenaed to appear next week before the House Oversight Committee that is probing their relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. And Hillary Clinton is whining about it in an incredible interview with BBC. Bill Clinton has denied ever being on Epstein s island. And two other women whose testimony I read of Epstein s victims went forward with their lawsuits against him.
00:01:46.120You are diving head first into the Stone Zone.
00:01:49.060Well, Bill and Hillary Clinton are not very happy because for the first time in their long political careers,
00:01:56.320they're being held accountable and responsible.
00:01:58.980They have been subpoenaed to appear next week before the House Oversight Committee that is probing their relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
00:02:07.660And Hillary Clinton is whining about it in an incredible interview with BBC.
00:02:37.720So there's something about this administration's attitude toward this, which I think really leads us to conclude they have something to hide.
00:21:26.260Now, while it's true that President Richard Nixon launched the War on Drugs,
00:21:32.260the War on Drugs under Nixon was aimed at drug traffickers and drug kingpins.
00:21:36.900It was Joe Biden as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and President Bill Clinton who weaponized the 1994 crime bill to go after the end user.
00:21:50.200In other words, to prosecute people for the first time, nonviolent crime of possession of small amounts of drugs for personal use.
00:21:59.200Now, for many decades, the House Black Caucus objected to that and wanted it changed, wanted it reformed.
00:22:06.480It was not until President Donald Trump became president that you did change that, the First Step Act and the Second Chance Act,
00:22:15.240changing this rubric in which people convicted of first-time nonviolent crimes are sentenced to these harsh mandatory penalties where a judge has no ability to take into consideration other factors.
00:22:28.460So, the single mother of three who gets caught with a small amount of weed in her purse is not looking at a 10-year sentence.
00:22:38.440This is the hypocrisy of the Democratic left because members of the House Black Caucus voted against President Trump's reforms,
00:22:47.800not because they were opposed to them in concept, but simply because President Trump himself proposed them.
00:22:54.420It is among his greatest accomplishments.
00:22:56.780Meanwhile, newly released Justice Department records are tying Jeffrey Epstein to fresh questions about the Obama administration's handling of a 2012 Secret Service prostitution scandal in Cartagena, Colombia.
00:23:11.980The documents reveal extensive communications between convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Catherine Rummler,
00:23:20.460who was President Obama's former White House counsel, who would later become Goldman Sachs' top lawyer.
00:23:27.000Rummler would step down this week after questions regarding her relationship with Epstein emerged from these emails.
00:23:33.980The emails reportedly show that she maintained a long-term relationship with Epstein, calling him Uncle Jeffrey, accepting gifts and even seeking his advice on legal and reputational crises.
00:23:46.740The controversy traces back to the Summit of the Americas in 2012, when Secret Service agents and personnel were caught hiring prostitutes to entertain them.
00:23:56.660Investigators also uncovered hotel records indicating a White House advance team volunteer had a prostitute checked into his room.
00:24:05.820The White House later declared there was no indication of misconduct by any of its personnel.
00:24:10.960But in 2014, a Washington Post investigative story revived the entire thing, reporting officials possessed evidence at the time that they did not fully disclose.
00:24:21.660According to the new emails, Epstein advised the White House counsel on how to respond to reporters and contain the fallout from this prostitution scandal.
00:24:34.360She even shared a draft response with him before publicly pushing back on the allegations.
00:24:40.400Shortly afterward, Rummler withdrew from consideration to be Attorney General.
00:24:45.160The revelations come as she stepped down this week from her role at Goldman Sachs following the release of the Epstein files by the U.S. Department of Justice.
00:24:55.600Critics say the issue goes well beyond scandal.
00:24:59.040It raises serious ethical concerns about a top White House lawyer consulting a notorious convicted criminal while managing a politically damaging investigation.
00:25:09.500Epstein's influence was seen in Democrat presidential administrations spanning decades.
00:25:15.800Look at the number of times he visited the Obama White House.
00:25:49.220I'd be laughing about it except for it gets repeated with such irregularity.
00:25:54.120In fact, I'm the first American journalist, I think, or the second, to expose Epstein and his relationships with the powered elite like Bill and Hillary Clinton, Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell, the billionaire Bill Gates, the Secretary of the Treasury Larry Summers, and others.
00:26:25.160I want the U.S. Justice Department to release all of the emails.
00:26:28.680The only thing I want to see redacted are the names of the victims.
00:26:32.020I do think the victims should be protected.
00:26:34.480But beyond that, there's no reason to, for example, release two hours of Jeffrey Epstein's interview with Steve Bannon and sit on the other 13 hours.
00:26:45.420Full disclosure, I have nothing to be concerned about either.
00:26:50.960So I would like to see everything released.
00:26:53.600And I have installed word about that from the beginning.
00:26:56.840Meanwhile, Kentucky Republicans are preparing for a major turning point as their longtime senator, former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, plans his retirement after four decades in Washington.
00:27:09.820The primary to replace him has quickly become a referendum on the direction of the party, establishment conservatism against the newer America First movement shaped by President Donald Trump.
00:27:21.420It's odd because Mitch McConnell headed off the impeachment of Donald Trump in the U.S. Senate, but today he refuses to vote for the SAVE Act.
00:27:45.760Well, except for Senator Mitch McConnell is against it, former Republican Senate Majority Leader.
00:27:52.420The candidates vying for his seat in Kentucky include former Attorney General Daniel Cameron, Congressman Andy Barr, and a wealthy businessman, Nate Morris.
00:28:03.480But they're all trying to distance themselves from McConnell, who denied any election fraud, who constantly spoke out against the MAGA agenda during his time as the Senate Majority Leader.
00:28:15.580It appears that Morris, the businessman, has positioned himself more aggressively as a break from the past, while Congressman Barr highlights his work for Trump's campaign, and Cameron stresses his independence from party power brokers, despite being seen as McConnell's hand-picked successor.
00:28:34.840The shift reflects broader changes going inside the Republican Party, where loyalty to the American First agenda increasingly outweighs seniority and institutional influence, despite declining approval rating among some conservatives, McConnell's allies argue that his overall results, judges, tax policy victors, and funding for military bases and law enforcement strengthens both Kentucky and the nation.
00:29:02.040And certainly there were some accomplishments by McConnell, but he joined the U.S. Senate as a county judge with nothing to his name.
00:29:10.380He leaves the Senate worth tens, if not hundreds, of millions of dollars.
00:29:15.800So I have an obvious question as to how that could possibly be true.
00:29:21.600We will see in Kentucky where this party is headed, whether we're going to be a country of endless debt, countless war, and repeated violations of the Constitution, meanwhile outsourcing our best jobs, or whether we're going to put America first.
00:29:38.780America became much weaker under Mitch McConnell's watch, and as such, his legacy is considered toxic to those candidates who want his seat.
00:29:49.400Nobody wants to identify as Mitch McConnell's candidate.
00:29:53.820Whoever wins the primary will almost certainly win the seat in this deep red state, and hopefully the Kentucky voters will choose real MAGA over fake MAGA when they're making decisions as who to support to be their nominee.
00:30:07.620Meanwhile, Russia is signaling it would pause airstrikes on Ukraine if Kyiv agrees to hold national elections, a proposal that is putting fresh scrutiny on the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky's, continued suspension of voting under martial law.
00:30:25.800So when those on the left tell you the war between Russia and Ukraine is about democracy, with a small d, point out that Zelensky has not allowed there to be any general election, that he prosecutes journalists, that he shuts down newspapers, radio stations, that he's even outlawed the largest church in the country.
00:30:48.680No, this is not in any way about democracy.
00:30:54.600Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin said Moscow would ensure no strikes would be allowed to occur on an election day, echoing similar comments from Russian President Vladimir Putin suggesting the Ukrainians should be allowed to determine their leadership despite the ongoing war.
00:31:15.260After all, we had multiple elections during World War II, we re-elected Franklin Roosevelt in 1944 during the middle of World War II.
00:31:27.640So why hasn't Ukraine scheduled an election?
00:31:31.860Zelensky has repeatedly delayed elections since this conflict began, citing security concerns.
00:31:38.340But the truth is, democratic governments are defined precisely by holding elections during hardship, not suspending them indefinitely.
00:31:46.700It seems pretty hypocritical to me that the U.S. and the West are giving aid to Ukraine, billions of dollars, while they openly flout the concept of a free and fair election.
00:31:58.000Perhaps Zelensky realizes that if he had an election, well, he would probably lose.
00:32:03.340Ukraine claims a parliamentary committee is still reviewing whether security guarantees could make a vote possible today.
00:32:10.180Russia also insists millions of displaced Ukrainians living in Russian-controlled regions should be allowed to participate if there is a vote.
00:32:20.280Kiev, that's the capital of Ukraine, has rejected similar proposals in the past over alleged concerns of voter manipulation.
00:32:28.960The Kremlin claims it held voting near combat zones during its own 2024 election.
00:32:34.420Despite Ukrainian sabotage attempts, Ukrainian officials counter that safety and international monitoring must be assured before any vote can proceed.
00:32:44.320The deeper issue, I guess, here is legitimacy.
00:32:47.860More evidence is mounting that the Ukrainian people are sick of Zelensky and his corruption.
00:32:52.560Members of his administration are dropping like flies as his cronies are exposed for embezzling.
00:32:58.240No doubt, much more of the aid has gone up Zelensky's nose as well.
00:37:50.660Well, New York City homeowners are about to learn that elections have consequences.
00:37:53.920Socialist Mayor Zoran Mamdami is proposing the city's first property tax hike in more than 20 years to close a roughly $5 billion budget gap, even after Albany already pledged billions in additional aid to New York City.
00:38:09.900City officials say that the plan relies not only on higher taxes, but also on extremely optimistic revenue projections and reserve spending.
00:38:19.240The mayor has also pushed for higher income tax on top earners and increased corporate taxes, part of a broader agenda that includes rent controls, universal child care, free transit and a $30 minimum wage.
00:38:32.540Mamdami makes all of these lofty promises, just as weeks ago the administration warned of a $12.6 billion deficit.
00:38:42.400Then rising Wall Street bonuses and tax receipts suddenly shrank that shortfall, yet taxpayers are still being asked to pay more.
00:38:50.980Homeowners already saw assessed property values jump over 5%, generating additional revenues before any rate increase even takes effect.
00:38:59.580Critics say this reflects a familiar pattern in big city governance, expanding spending first, then look to taxpayers to cover the difference.
00:39:08.420Socialists like Mamdami argue that the wealthy should shoulder the burden, but property taxes rarely stay targeted.
00:39:15.680They cascade through rents, housing costs, and down to small businesses, hitting middle class residents actually the hardest.
00:39:22.520This will then lead to more socialist solutions that will only lead to more problems and more unintended consequences.
00:39:30.040It will also lead to capital and businesses leaving New York to go to more business-favor locations.
00:39:38.160They don't seem to understand that higher taxes merely give people the opportunity to leave.
00:39:43.760After many years of socialist promising affordability, New York will instead get higher living costs and slower economic growth.
00:39:52.720Americans need to look at this mess in New York City as a template for what we do not want to do in the nation.
00:39:58.840Particularly troubling is a new law pushed by the mayor that says if you're a private property owner and you choose to sell your property,
00:40:07.180you must first offer that property for sale to the city government.
00:40:12.580Only after the city government elects not to buy your property are you allowed to put it on the open market.
00:40:19.780But if you do put it on the open market and you get an offer, you must now give the city of New York kind of a second look.
00:40:29.240I think this is unconstitutional, a violation of private property rights.
00:40:37.040But many, many people in this most recent election voted for hope and change without really focusing on what Mamdami's policies would really mean for the average New Yorker.
00:40:48.440A combination of high tax policies and soft on crime policies are going to continue the mass exodus of what's left of the middle class in New York City as they move to the suburbs or even out of state.
00:41:03.800Many of them coming to my home state of Florida.
00:41:07.000I said when Mamdami was elected that there would be a silver lining and that silver lining is that the entire country will be able to see what happens when you elect a radical Muslim jihadist socialist as a mayor.
00:41:24.520This can only help boaster the Republicans in the 2026 election.
00:41:29.660Thanks for joining us today on the Stone Zone.
00:41:52.560Rural Americans deserve access to the best our nation has to offer, especially when it comes to health care.
00:41:58.740Across every state and every community, America's rural hospitals are the first line of defense, protecting our families, neighbors, and loved ones.
00:42:07.000No matter where you live, hospital care doesn't clock out.
00:42:09.720They're there 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
00:42:14.360Each year, America's over 5,000 hospitals care for millions of patients, providing 24-7 emergency care, delivering babies, cancer treatments, and other life-saving care that patients rely on.
00:42:26.140Behind every one of those patients are doctors, nurses, and caregivers working tirelessly to keep people healthy and safe.
00:42:33.200Hospitals are our community's lifelines.
00:42:35.680They employ our neighbors and keep our families' health.
00:42:38.980But now, some in Congress are threatening access to care.
00:42:41.860Tell Congress, protect patient care to keep America strong.