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Important Message from MeidasTouch Founder

Ben Meiselas and MeidasTouch Network Feb 9

Hey everyone,

I wanted to send you an important message as we start this week.

I feel real optimism about what this pro-democracy movement is building. But make no mistake, Donald Trump is going to escalate.

As we move deeper into February, he is going to attack us, try to intimidate us, and try to shut us down. That is exactly why staying united matters. When we stand together, we win. We have proven that again and again.

Let me be direct for a moment. If you are able, please become a paid subscriber. Independent media only works when people step up to support it. Your paid subscription allows us to expand our reporting, protect our independence, and keep holding the powerful accountable. It is the single most important thing you can do right now to help this movement grow.

Now to the news.

We all saw Donald Trump melt down over the Super Bowl halftime show by Bad Bunny, a performance centered on love and bringing people together. Trump’s reaction tells you everything.

This MAGA movement is not driven by ideas or policy. It is driven by resentment, cruelty, and fascism. That is not hyperbole. It is reality, and we have to confront it head-on.

This week, we are continuing our deep dive into the Epstein files. I will be conducting more long-form interviews with survivors—detailed and careful conversations that go further than anything else you will see.

I want to thank every survivor who has trusted us with their story. We will keep amplifying their voices and exposing the truth.

Today, Ghislaine Maxwell is expected to invoke the Fifth and refuse to answer questions during her deposition with Congress.

Congressman Ro Khanna has already laid out the questions she will not answer, including whether she provided underage girls to Donald Trump and whether she has been promised a pardon in exchange for silence.

She was willing to speak with Trump’s Department of Justice and lie freely. Now she claims the truth would incriminate her. We will have a full report on this later today.

We are also watching Attorney General Pam Bondi’s upcoming hearing before the House Judiciary Committee later this week. She is going to face aggressive questioning, and it may well mark the end of her tenure. Keep an eye on whether Trump tries to replace her with Todd Blanche.

Internationally, pressure is mounting in the UK, where Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing calls to resign following the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the United States—someone now linked to Epstein. It is striking how accountability is demanded abroad while Trump and his inner circle take zero accountability, despite their names appearing repeatedly in these files in horrific ways.

This is exactly where independent media shines. This is the work corporate news will not do.

I also released a detailed report this morning on Ukraine, including the United States withholding air defense systems and efforts to force a surrender through negotiations with Russia. Please check that out on YouTube.

This is what MeidasTouch does. We do not back down. We do not look away. And we do not stop.

If you believe in this work, please become a paid subscriber today.

You are fueling this community and making it possible for us to keep beating cable news at its own game. MeidasTouch is leading the way.

Help us keep it that way.

Stay strong this week. Stay focused.

We are in this together.

Ben

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