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Wife of ‘nerdy gamer’ accused of beating ‘Trump House’ owner to brink of death reveals violent past
The horrified wife of a Navy veteran who allegedly viciously beat an elderly Trump superfan described his dark and violent past.
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3 men allegedly tied to Epstein sex trafficking ring revealed: Sources
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Kellen told members of the House Oversight Committee three names she says were connected to Epstein's abuse of young girls.
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Ex-Epstein aide names three men — including ex-mayor and celebrity stylist — as abusers
Sarah Kellen, the former personal assistant to Jeffrey Epstein who told Congress Thursday she was repeatedly raped and abused by the convicted sex trafficker, has named three of his alleged accomplices — and the identities have sent shockwaves through political and celebrity circles.According to Tara Palmeri's The Red Letter, Kellen identified celebrity hairstylist Frederic Fekkai, former Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine, and the late fashion photographer Patrick Demarchelier during her closed-door, transcribed interview with the House Oversight Committee. The Miami Herald's Julie K. Brown — the journalist whose reporting helped bring down Epstein — independently confirmed that Kellen accused Levine of sexually assaulting her.Levine, a Democrat who ran for Florida governor in 2018, has previously denied having any meaningful relationship with Epstein. But DOJ files tell a different story — emails show him referring to the disgraced financier as "a great guy" and signing off as "Your friend, Philip" even after Epstein's 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution from a minor. Ghislaine Maxwell, in a DOJ interview, called Levine her "very good friend." Levine has not responded to the new allegations.Fekkai's ex-wife, Elizabeth, pushed back on the claims. "There's no f------ way," she told Palmeri. "He's a lot of things, but he's not abusive." Epstein victim Johanna Sjoberg, however, testified in 2024 that she overheard Epstein ask Fekkai if he could "find some girls for him." Fekkai has not commented directly.Demarchelier, who died in 2022, was a fixture on Epstein's Lolita Express flight logs and was accused by multiple models and former assistants of pervasive sexual harassment during his lifetime.The disclosure marks a significant milestone in a survivor-led push that has been building for months. Last September, a group of Epstein survivors gathered on Capitol Hill and announced they were compiling their own list of abusers after growing frustrated with the government's failure to act. "We know the names. Many of us were abused by them," one survivor said at the time. "Now together as survivors, we will confidentially compile the names who were regularly in the Epstein world." Kellen's testimony appears to be on the list arriving on Capitol Hill.Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer (R-KY) confirmed Thursday that the three names Kellen provided were ones investigators "hadn't heard before," calling her testimony "by far the most substantive and productive interview" the committee has conducted. He promised to release the transcript as quickly as possible.The committee has not officially released the three names. No charges have been filed against any of the men named.
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Howard Lutnick gave millions to Republicans just before high-stakes Epstein interview
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick dropped $5 million on the main House Republican super PAC just four weeks after lawmakers arranged to interview him about his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein — making him the first Trump cabinet official to make a seven-figure disclosed federal donation since being confirmed.The April 1 donation went to the Congressional Leadership Fund, the super PAC backing Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and House Republican incumbents — including those who sit on the very committee scrutinizing Lutnick. The closed-door interview with the House Oversight Committee took place on May 6 and lasted more than four hours.Lutnick's Epstein entanglement has dogged him since January, when the DOJ released millions of documents tied to the late financier. His name appeared in more than 250 of those files. The Times found he had traveled to Epstein's private Caribbean island in 2012, years after he claimed to have cut contact with Epstein following a 2005 encounter in which Epstein made suggestive comments about a massage table.In the closed-door interview, Lutnick downplayed his interactions with Epstein as "virtually nonexistent," telling investigators the three encounters he acknowledged "do not constitute a relationship." Committee Democrats called the testimony evasive. Victims' attorney James Marsh said the hearing "does not provide any real substance" for identifying alleged perpetrators of Epstein's network.A Commerce Department spokeswoman said Lutnick "made a political donation in his personal capacity, just as many Cabinet Secretaries from both parties have done in the past."The super PAC declined to comment.
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Tulsi Gabbard to resign as director of national intelligence, sources say
Tulsi Gabbard, the top-ranking U.S. intelligence official, told President Donald Trump on Friday that she is resigning from her role following her husband’s cancer diagnosis, according to two senior administration officials.
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New York Post
Kyle Busch coughed up blood on bathroom floor before death, 911 audio reveals
Kyle Busch was lying on a bathroom floor coughing up blood the day before he died, according to a 911 call obtained by The California Post.
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New York Post
Teacher charged with having sex with student in school closet now accused of abusing 5 others, including girl
A depraved Georgia teacher accused of having sex with a boy in a classroom closet allegedly sexually abused five other students – and had hookups inside a Hummer and on a golf course, according to newly-released arrest warrants.
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'Alarm bells' ringing after Trump backs Republicans into a corner: GOP strategists
President Donald Trump's stranglehold on the Republican Party was evident when a long list of incumbents he was angry with — including Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky), Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana) and at least five Indiana State Legislature lawmakers — were recently voted out of office via GOP primaries. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), a former Trump critic turned staunch ally and supporter, bluntly told NBC News that for Republicans, the message is: "if you try to destroy" Trump, you will be destroyed yourself. But Republican primaries and general elections are two very different things, and GOP strategists interviewed by The Hill are arguing that while Trump's dominance of the party remains undeniable, he could be a huge problem for Republican candidates in the 2026 midterms.Reporters Amie Parnes and Julia Mueller, in The Hill, explain, "President Trump's grip on Republican primaries appears tighter than ever as a string of GOP officeholders who came under his wrath fell to defeat in contests over the past month in Indiana, Kentucky and Louisiana. Yet there's a disconnect for the party, which is facing alarm bells about its standing as it heads into the midterms. Trump’s approval ratings are down amid voter unhappiness with the war in Iran and the economy, and Trump's power in a GOP primary may not be enough to prevent heavy Republican losses in the fall when more independents and Democrats are also casting votes for the House and Senate."GOP strategist Susan Del Percio believes that her party is facing major challenges as the November elections draw closer.Del Percio, a Never Trump conservative and frequent guest on MS NOW, told The Hill, "It’s simple: He has a hold on the Republican base, which you see come out in primaries. Most primary voters are Donald Trump voters, but not all Donald Trump voters are primary voters. They only show up every four years for Donald Trump….Republicans are in bad shape. The primaries will have very little effect on what happens in November, except for the candidates Trump put up."Del Percio added, "At the end of the day, candidate selection will be where his influence begins and ends."Similarly, Republican strategist Doug Heye told The Hill, "The MAGA base is not the broader electorate." A GOP consultant, interviewed on condition of anonymity, was even more blunt than Del Percio.The consultant told The Hill, "It's a very challenging environment for Republicans. It's live by the sword, die by the sword. Trump is not the leader of the Republican Party; he is the Republican Party. There's nothing better than a Trump endorsement in a primary…. But it's shaping up to be a 1000-pound albatross around your neck in the midterms."Another GOP insider, also interviewed on condition of anonymity, warns fellow Republicans that Trump's ability to sway hardcore MAGA voters in primary battles doesn't mean that independents and swing voters will view him favorably in the general election in November.The insider told The Hill, "In a way, the president hasn't done us any favors. We need independents to turn out for us. We don't need the base."
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Epstein’s alleged ‘lieutenant’ lists 3 names tied to abuse
Sarah Kellen, an alleged survivor and recruiter for Jeffrey Epstein, spoke to lawmakers behind closed doors Thursday.
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