Mael Time With Daniel Mael

Tal, Oren, and Alon Alexander are on trial in federal court facing sex trafficking charges that have dominated headlines for over a year. But buried inside this sprawling case is one charge that was supposed to be the government's clearest shot — Count 2.
No conspiracy. No enterprise. Just one man, one woman, and one weekend in the Hamptons in 2011.
That woman is Lindsey Acree. And her testimony was supposed to be the foundation of the government's case against Tal Alexander alone.
It didn't hold.
In this video, we go through the trial record piece by piece — the shifting timeline, the lease that proved the crime scene didn't exist, the second assailant who may not have been in the country, the email that said "it was a good time," and the story that kept adding new details right up until 72 hours before Acree took the stand.
We also look at how Acree's admitted desire to "back up" fellow accuser Liz Kennedy's story raises serious questions about what motivated her to come forward — and whether that motivation shaped what she remembered.
The judge said Acree's testimony was "somewhat all over the place." The defense proved the date had to be changed to avoid an alibi. And the only contemporaneous document in the case says the opposite of what the prosecution needed it to say.
This is the full breakdown of how Count 2 imploded — and why the government's case against Tal Alexander may not survive it.——Topics covered:
• The Alexander Brothers federal sex trafficking trial
• Lindsey Acree's direct testimony and cross-examination
• The date change from July 2011 to Memorial Day weekend
• Erik Yehezkel and the alibi problem
• The 26 On the Bluff lease and the missing crime scene
• The New York Times vs. Miami Herald account discrepancy
• New details added three days before trial
• Liz Kennedy and the contamination question
• Julia Baldwin's late-disclosed corroboration
• Judge Caproni's on-the-record observation

This episode explores the complex case against the Alexander Brothers, linking their social media influence, the infamous Fyre Festival, and allegations of sex trafficking. We analyze key evidence, legal arguments, and the broader implications of the trial.

In a live video broadcast, host Daniel Mael engages in an in-depth conversation with Jonathan Pollard, the former U.S. intelligence analyst convicted of passing classified information to Israel, an allied nation, whose 1980s espionage case continues to spark intense debate. The discussion covers Pollard's decades in prison, his motivations, the personal costs endured, his perspectives on U.S.-Israel intelligence relations, loyalty, justice, and ongoing Middle East geopolitical issues. Shortly after this exchange gained attention, it intersected with broader controversy when Tucker Carlson, in a recent high-profile interview with U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee (released in February 2026), repeatedly labeled Pollard "America's greatest traitor" and an "American traitor," portraying his actions as emblematic of a problematic U.S.-Israel dynamic and questioning Huckabee's meeting with him. In response, Pollard issued a sharp public video statement calling Carlson a "contemptible anti-Semitic liar" and accusing him of spreading serious inaccuracies and outright lies about the case. Pollard rejected the "traitor" designation—arguing that treason legally requires aiding an enemy in wartime (which Israel was not), insisted he never spied against the U.S. but shared information that should have been provided anyway, and claimed to possess evidence backing his account. This rebuttal has intensified online debates, with some viewing Carlson's remarks as misleading or propagandistic, while others see them as raising valid espionage and loyalty concerns, though no independent sources have definitively verified specific falsehoods beyond the opposing narratives. The unscripted, candid format of Mael's interview provides raw insight into Pollard's enduring story and its continued relevance amid these fresh controversies.

What are Oren, Tal and Alon Alexander actually facing in federal court?

Evaluating the evidence put forth in the case of USA vs. Alexander after three weeks of trial.