Trump's Twisted Move to Distract from Epstein Inside Trump's Head Podcast
Welcome to the premiere of 'Inside Trumps Head', a new twice-weekly deep dive from The Daily Beast into the most unpredictable, unsettling, and endlessly fascinating mind in modern politics. Host Joanna Coles teams up with best-selling Trump biographer Michael Wolff to explore whats really driving Donald Trump. In this inaugural episode, Wolff shares exclusive White House conversations suggesting Trump may be ready to give up large parts of Ukraine in a high-stakes meeting with Vladimir Putin all to distract from the ceaseless Jeffrey Epstein scandal threatening his grip on the MAGA base. From the hidden hand of Jared Kushner to Steve Bannons private doubts, from Putins possible kompromat to the Epstein drumbeat that wont fade, Coles and Wolff go spelunking into the dark, dank cavern where all of Trumps decisions begin.
00:00 - Introduction
04:04 - Bannon's Trump Take Inverted
05:45 - Fire & Fury
07:49 - Government By One Person
11:08 - Trump's Big Epstein Distraction
15:38 - Trump Does Ukraine
19:10 - Why Trump Fears Epstein
23:10 - Bannon 'What's Putin Got On Trump?'
27:33 - Subscribe Wherever You Get Your Podcasts