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Tucker Carlson claims Jeffrey Epstein worked for Israel to blackmail US officials: ‘Every single person in DC thinks that'
Tucker Carlson has claimed that deceased child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein was working for the Israeli government and that 'every single person in Washington D.C.' thinks the same. 'I've never met anyone who doesn't think that. I don't know any of them that hate Israel. But no one feels they can say that,' the former Fox News host told an audience in Florida on Friday. Carlson also suggested that the disgraced financier may have been running 'a blackmail operation' as he discussed new information recently released by the Department of Justice. A two-page memo from the DOJ and FBI said that Epstein had no 'client list,' and that the convicted pedophile died by suicide in his jail cell in 2019, shortly before going to trial – angering some among the MAGA faithful. Speaking about the development at a Turning Point USA summit in Tampa, Carlson slammed the findings of the administration.'The real question is, why was he doing this, on whose behalf, and where did the money come from?' he said. 'I think the real answer is Jeffrey Epstein was working on behalf of intel services, probably not American. And we have every right to ask, on whose behalf was he working? 'Now, no one's allowed to say that the foreign government is Israel because we have been somehow cowed into thinking that's naughty. There is nothing wrong with saying that. There is nothing hateful about saying that, Carlson said. 'There's nothing anti-Semitic about saying that. There's nothing even anti-Israel about saying that. 'And you have the right to expect your government will not act against your interests, and you have a right to demand that foreign governments not be allowed to act against your interests.' Carlson has become one of the the big names on the list of MAGA luminaries who are irate over the DOJ's conclusions and previously insisted there was an 'obvious' reason why Attorney General Pam Bondi was 'covering up' the 'client list.' In addition, footage capturing Epstein's final hours – also released by the DOJ – has fuelled further conspiracy theories, after it appeared to have a minute of footage missing. A digital clock visible on the bottom left corner of the footage jumps from 11:58:58 p.m. to 12:00:00 a.m. Officials have not yet offered an explanation for the time gap to The Independent or the New York Times.
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Jon Jones says he has re-entered UFC testing pool just two weeks after retirement
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Utah wildfire near Colorado border threatens structures
UPDATE: As of 7 p.m. on Friday, the Deer Creek Fire has grown to over an estimated 6,000 acres with no containment. Some residential and power infrastructure structures have been reportedly destroyed. The Grand County and San Juan County Sheriff's Offices in Utah launched evacuation orders and closures to residents on the Upper 2 Mile Road to the Utah-Colorado border, Mountain Shadow Estates or within five miles of the incident. Lower 2 Mile Road and Highway 46 east of La Sal have been closed to public access. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. SAN JUAN COUNTY, Utah. (KREX) — At around 3 p.m., the San Juan County Sheriff's Office announced that evacuations near Old La Sal, Utah, are taking place due to a wildfire that started earlier Thursday afternoon. The Lasal Community Center, located at 200 S Firehouse Rd in La Sal, Utah, is open and available for shelter for evacuees. The wildfire, named the Deer Creek Fire, is currently threatening structures and has closed Old Lasal Road to traffic. Emergency crews are actively addressing the fire. The fire has spread to approximately 200 to 600 acres, according to the Moab Interagency Fire Center. The Deer Creek fire is currently 11.4 miles west of Paradox, Colorado. It is unknown if the fire will spread into Colorado; however, winds are reportedly blowing West. No additional information is known at this time. WesternSlopeNow will update this story as it develops. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
