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Zev Shalev went solo on Tuesday, opening on House Oversight's Epstein report and closing with where Dean Blundell has gone.
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🔴 Breaking: The Comer Report Leaves Out the Spying
House Oversight Chairman James Comer's staff released a 137-page report on the Epstein and Maxwell investigations. It says Epstein's crimes after 2005 "could have been prevented," and that guards missed at least 12 rounds the night he died. It reduces Epstein to a man running a sex ring. The report never uses the word "espionage," never mentions Bear Stearns or the 2008 crash, and gives his intelligence ties one paragraph, calling them "disputed." It says the committee "did not identify any documents" implicating Trump, and it does not ask who removed pages from the Epstein files.
5️⃣ Hegseth Calls It Sabotage
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth held his first Pentagon news conference since May: "This is not patriotism. This is sabotage." Speaker Mike Johnson promised to defeat Rep. Thomas Massie's eight articles "one way or the other." Hegseth fought back, and voters like a fighter. The articles are political, the war-crimes charges sit in blurry territory, and the strongest case, Iran, is the one Democrats left Massie to argue alone.
4️⃣ Trump Was Briefed, Allowed the Sales, Then His Accounts Bought Nvidia
Trump vouched for Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang from the briefing room, with Dana White beside him: "I really believe him." The New York Times reported that Trump was told in October 2025 that Alice Huang, an executive at Megaspeed, a Singapore buyer of Nvidia chips, was presumed to be a Chinese spy. On Dec. 8, he allowed H200 sales to China. On Jan. 6, his accounts bought $500,001 to $1 million of Nvidia stock. Seven days later, Commerce eased the H200 licenses. Nvidia also pledged $25 million to Trump's ballroom and asked to stay anonymous. The Trump Organization says outside firms manage his investments.
3️⃣ Wiles's Old Firm Made $186 Million
Ballard Partners, where Susie Wiles was managing partner, made about $18 million a year for eight years. With Wiles as chief of staff, it reported $88 million in 2025 and $98 million through September. Rep. Robert Garcia, the incoming Oversight chair, says the allegations "should be investigated." Stephen Miller replaces Wiles, and his wife, Katie Miller, has worked for Elon Musk.
2️⃣ "Dear Joe"
The letter Donald Trump left Joe Biden in the Resolute Desk, two weeks after the insurrection: "You now have the opportunity to choose your place in history." It is gracious and polished. It doesn't sound like Donald Trump.
1️⃣ Kushner and Witkoff Carry Moscow's Terms
Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff sat with Russia and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi. Zelenskyy says the U.S. asked Kyiv to "trade the Donbas for security." The plan offers security guarantees to both sides, treating the invader and the invaded as equals. Putin will not stop at the Donbas.
Dean: Dean Blundell has left FiveStack for another project. The show continues at 3 p.m. ET, with guests and some days solo.
Sources: House Oversight majority staff report, Nov. 10 · New York Times · CBS News · CNN · Reuters · Bureau of Industry and Security, Jan. 13, 2026 · disclosed trades (Quiver) · Washington Post · OpenSecrets · AP
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Sources: House Oversight majority staff report, Nov. 10 · New York Times · CBS News · CNN · Reuters · Bureau of Industry and Security, Jan. 13, 2026 · disclosed trades (Quiver) · Washington Post · OpenSecrets · AP
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