In this emergency episode of Off the Record, we take on the firestorm ignited by Donald Trump's claim that he would consider pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell — the convicted sex trafficker at the center of the Epstein scandal. But that’s only the beginning.

We dive into the media spin, the normalization of abuse, and the calculated distractions meant to protect the powerful. Then, we turn our focus to Jubilee — a popular YouTube platform now under fire for giving actual fascists a national spotlight while ambushing respected journalist Mehdi Hasan in a room full of extremists. We name names, we expose strategies, and we ask the hard question: How much longer are we going to pretend this isn’t deliberate?

This isn’t a debate. This is a warning.

• MSNBC – Trump says he’d consider pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell
  https://www.msnbc.com

• CNN – Trump’s history with Epstein and Maxwell resurfaces
  https://www.cnn.com

• Wall Street Journal – The lingering influence of Jeffrey Epstein’s network
  https://www.wsj.com

• Mehdi Hasan’s public response – via @mehdirhasan on X (Twitter)

• Time Magazine – Jubilee faces backlash for platforming fascism
  https://time.com

• The New Republic – Jubilee’s false neutrality is dangerous
  https://newrepublic.com

• Media Matters – The weaponization of “debate” on YouTube platforms
  https://mediamatters.org

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