Tucker Carlson makes bombshell allegations about Jeffrey Epstein as MAGA civil war rages over 'client list'
The former Fox News host issued his wild conspiracy theory about Epstein as MAGA implodes over the Trump administration's handling billionaire's so-called 'client list.'
'The real question is, why was he doing this, on whose behalf, and where did the money come from?' the 56-year-old Republican firebrand asked.
'And those are the questions that need to be answered. And I think it's entirely fair to ask them.'
While addressing the ring-wing crowd, Tucker brought up the Department of Justice (DOJ) recently declaring Epstein's 'client list' never existed.
Attorney General Pam Bondi has come under fire for the call she made earlier this week, when she also squashed speculation that Epstein's 2019 jail cell death was anything other than a suicide.
Carlson denounced the DOJ's findings, going on to share his own theory about Epstein's sinister scheme.
He explained that he believes Epstein, 66, was employed by Israel's intelligence service, Mossad.
Carlson questioned where all of the billionaire's wealth came from, going from a math teacher to 'having multiple airplanes, a private island, and the largest residential house in Manhattan.'
'And no one has ever gotten to the bottom of that because no one has ever tried. And moreover, it's extremely obvious to anyone who watches, that this guy had direct connections to a foreign government,' he claimed.
He said the reason Epstein's connection to the Middle Eastern nation is not discussed publicly was 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. There's nothing anti-Semitic about saying that. There's nothing even anti-Israel about saying that,' Tucker asserted.
'And the effect of making that off-limits has been to create a lot of resentment and I'll say it, hate online, where people feel like they can't just say, 'What the hell is this? You have the former Israeli prime minister living in your house?"'
Carlson was likely referring to Epstein's close ties with the former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak.
Barak met with him dozens of times - and even allegedly stayed over at Epstein's place - starting in 2013.
'You have all this contact with a foreign government. Were you working on behalf of them? Were you running a blackmail operation on behalf of a foreign government?' he asked the stunned listeners.
Carlson also claimed that 'every single person in Washington DC' shares his sentiment, and none of them 'hate Israel.'
On Tuesday, Carlson discussed this very topic on his podcast, claiming Bondi was orchestrating a cover-up in order to protect members of the intelligence community who were ensnared in Epstein's conduct.
'The current DOJ under Pam Bondi is covering up crimes, very serious crimes by their own description,' Carlson said.
'Intel services are at the very center of this story, US and Israeli and they're being protected.'
Carlson was not the only one to bring up the controversial issue at the summit full of thousands of young conservatives on Friday night.
Fox News Host Laura Ingraham also took the Turning Point stage - taking an audience poll of who is satisfied with how the Epstein investigation was handled.
'How many of you are satisfied – you can clap – satisfied with the results of the Epstein investigation? Clap,' she urged the crowd.
Not a single clap could be heard. Instead, the room echoed with boos.
'How many of you are not satisfied with the results of the investigation?' she asked, this time hit with a wave of clapping and applause from passionate listeners.
The Turning Point event kicked off Friday and will run through the weekend, with high-profile conservatives including President Donald Trump scheduled for appearances.
Despite fury directed at the Trump administration - which many believed would deliver more transparency regarding Epstein's convoluted case - the president has backed Bondi amid calls for her to step down.
Far-right activist and media personality Laura Loomer helped lead the calls on X for Bondi's resignation on Monday
While many have also criticized FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino, Bondi has faced the brunt of the backlash.
Far-right internet personality Laura Loomer, for example, has been especially vocal about booting Bondi.
'Please join me in calling for Blondi to RESIGN!' Loomer posted to X, using her nickname for the blonde-haired AG.
'How many more times is this woman going to get away with Fing (sic) everything up before she is FIRED?' she added in the Monday evening post.
But White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt reaffirmed Trump's continued support for Bondi despite calls to resign.
'President Trump is proud of Attorney General Bondi's efforts to execute his Make America Safe Again agenda,' Levitt told the Daily Mail.
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