In this episode from Due Dissidence, the hosts break down excerpts from the new book Regime Change by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, which details the Trump administration’s internal chaos over the Jeffrey Epstein files in 2025. Top officials, including JD Vance and Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, held multiple high-stakes meetings in the Situation Room—typically reserved for national security crises—to manage the growing scandal, with Vance appearing panicked and pushing for more transparency while others scrambled to bury or spin the story. The video highlights Trump’s resistance to releasing the files, explosive outbursts (such as Dan Bongino’s volcanic reaction toward Pam Bondi), leaked internal tensions dividing the MAGA base, wild PR ideas like having Tucker Carlson interview Ghislaine Maxwell, and the overall sense of paralysis as the issue refused to go away despite public dismissals. It’s framed as a revealing look at how the administration’s handling created self-inflicted wounds and finger-pointing among insiders.
