# Epstein Files, Presidential Cover‑Ups, and the Road to Dictatorship

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Podcast: [America’s Mistakes Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-s-mistakes-podcast-7117242)
Published: 2026-02-10T16:56:12+00:00
Episode link: https://americasmistakes.podbean.com/e/epstein-files-presidential-cover%e2%80%91ups-and-the-road-to-dictatorship/
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## Resource

Peter Hesse and Lewis Ress examine the withheld Epstein files, alleged protections for Donald Trump by his allies, and the role of figures like Pam Bondi and Todd Blanche in shielding powerful people. The episode connects those revelations to wider diversions—border actions, foreign money and gifts, election interference, and threats to democratic norms—and ends with a call for civic awareness and action.

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