LIVE EVENT! The Greatest Heist: How Trump and Epstein Rewrote American Power An exclusive deep dive into the first ten chapters with Patrick Lovell—Thursday, October 9 at 7 PM ET Zev Shalev and Patrick Lovell Oct 9 ∙ If I told you there was a burglary happening in your home right now, would you do something to stop it? That’s exactly what is happening. - Zev Shalev The crime started decades ago. The evidence scattered across continents. The perpetrators hid in plain sight while the world looked away. Now, the full story comes into focus. Tonight, investigative journalist and producerPatrick Lovell sits down with me for the first detailed public conversation about The Greatest Heist—my investigation into how Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein executed what may be the largest criminal conspiracy in modern history. This paid subscriber event represents your first chance to hear the framework of chapters 1-10, the foundation upon which everything else rests. The heist wasn’t about money, though billions changed hands. The target was power itself—the machinery of American democracy, the levers of international influence, the architecture of intelligence operations. Trump and Epstein understood what most missed: control the right people at the right moments, and you can redirect the course of nations. Patrick brings the perfect combination of skepticism and insight to this conversation. He’s covered intelligence operations, financial crimes, and institutional corruption for years. He knows which questions expose the seams in a narrative, where the evidence must be airtight, and how seemingly disconnected events form patterns visible only from altitude. The first ten chapters establish the timeline, the players, and the operational methodology. We trace Epstein’s transformation from math teacher to financial operative, his connections to intelligence services, and his peculiar specialty: cultivating kompromat on powerful men. We examine Trump’s parallel rise, his debts to foreign actors, and their decades-long partnership that created leverage points throughout American institutions. This isn’t speculation. Every claim roots in documents, testimony, and verified connections. The research spans property records, flight logs, financial filings, sealed court documents, and intelligence reports. Understanding how the heist worked matters more than outrage about it happening. The mechanisms they exploited still exist. The vulnerabilities they identified remain unpatched. The networks they built continue operating. Exposing the methodology prevents repetition. Tonight’s event offers something rare: sustained attention to a complex story. No commercial breaks. No algorithmic interruptions. Just two journalists working through evidence and argument in real time, approximately 90 minutes. Subscribers can submit questions in advance or during the live session. The heist succeeded because most people couldn’t imagine the crime’s scale. The audacity itself provided cover. Who would believe that a reality TV star and a financier with dubious credentials could compromise American democracy at its highest levels? The Greatest Heist removes that disguise. Chapter by chapter, the investigation maps how they did it, who helped them, and why the system failed to stop it. Join us TONIGHT October 9 at 7 PM ET. Paid subscribers receive the Zoom link via email. Can’t attend live? The recording posts to the subscriber archive within 24 hours. The crime happened. The evidence exists. The conversation you must hear is tonight. A guest post by Patrick Lovell Producer, investigative journalist, provocateur, and somewhere between Fletch, Gonzo, Carlin and LD when I regenerate.