The Tara Palmeri Show

Tara Palmeri joins V on Parasocial to break down her exclusive ten-month investigation into John Kerry's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein — a story mainstream media has entirely missed. Tara walks through the full paper trail: a photo of Kerry in Epstein's home, sworn FBI testimony from Epstein's chef placing Kerry on his plane, Virginia Giuffre's account of encountering Kerry during the height of the sex trafficking operation, Epstein's campaign donations, the "Kerry Scheme" emails fantasizing about Kerry jumping into the 2016 race, and Epstein acting as an unofficial broker while Kerry was secretary of state — trying to connect him with disgraced Norwegian diplomat Rod Larsen, an Emirati shipping tycoon who loved a torture video, and Steve Bannon. They also dig into Epstein's cultivation of William Burns (Kerry's deputy who became Biden's CIA director), the Leon Black–Jay Clayton conflict of interest corrupting the Epstein file investigation, Tara's confrontation with acting AG Todd Blanche at the French embassy, Howard Lutnick's shifting Epstein timeline under oath, the Epstein Files reading room pop-up in New York, Ghislaine Maxwell's pardon push, and why politicizing survivors' pain is unacceptable. Plus: the hantavirus cruise ship quarantine headed to Nebraska, the Canvas hack shutting down college finals, and ABC threatening to sue Trump over his FCC investigation into The View.

0:00 – Intro: Tara's ten-month investigation into John Kerry's ties to Jeffrey Epstein

4:58 – The evidence: sworn FBI testimony, Epstein's plane, the little black book

9:12 – The "Kerry Scheme" emails and Epstein as unofficial broker to the secretary of state

14:20 – Rod Larsen, the Oslo Accords, and Epstein tracking the Iran nuclear deal

19:13 – Why subpoenas are stalled and who still hasn't been called to testify

24:27 – Leon Black, Jay Clayton, and the conflict of interest corrupting the investigation

29:39 – WHCD chaos, Epstein's suicide note, and Ghislaine Maxwell's pardon push

33:47 – The Epstein Files reading room — "Stop using these girls as props"

39:49 – The hantavirus cruise ship headed to Nebraska's biocontainment unit

45:09 – Canvas hack, ABC vs. Trump over The View, and outro
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Tara Palmeri lays out her exclusive ten-month investigation into John Kerry's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein — one that mainstream media has entirely missed. Kerry, who served as senator, presidential nominee, secretary of state, and Biden's climate envoy, was photographed in Epstein's home with his housekeeper, appeared in Epstein's little black book, and was seen on Epstein's plane according to sworn FBI testimony from Epstein's former chef. Virginia Giuffre told Tara she encountered Kerry during the height of Epstein's sex trafficking operation. But the paper trail goes deeper: Epstein donated to Kerry's Senate and presidential campaigns, fantasized about a "Kerry Scheme" in which Kerry jumped into the 2016 race, and acted as an unofficial broker while Kerry was secretary of state — trying to connect him with disgraced Norwegian diplomat Terje Rod-Larsen, an Emirati shipping tycoon who loved a torture video, and even Steve Bannon. Epstein was also working Kerry's deputy secretary of state, William Burns, who later became Biden's CIA director — Burns met with Epstein twice after he was a registered sex offender and was invited to his island. Because of Tara's investigation, Congressman Ro Khanna said he will call Kerry to testify before the House Oversight Committee. Kerry's spokesperson — who refused to go on the record by name — issued a tone-deaf denial claiming Kerry had no relationship with Epstein. The documents say otherwise.
For the full scoop:
https://open.substack.com/pub/tarapalmeri/p/exclusive-john-kerrys-uncomfortable?r=1ili3&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

1:08 – Tara traveled with Virginia finding witnesses — "She told me about Kerry and three others"
1:42 – Ten months, thousands of documents — "an intricate web between Epstein and Kerry"
2:40 – "This has never been reported by mainstream media — listen to the women"
3:06 – Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Howard Lutnick, Bill Barr also called to testify
3:31 – 2.5 million files still hidden for "national security reasons" — this story may explain why
3:40 – Sourcing: sworn FBI testimony from Epstein's former chef David Richard Mullin — Kerry on the plane
4:03 – Epstein bet on Kerry early — $2,000 to his Senate campaign in 1991 and presidential campaign in 2002
5:50 – Rod Larsen was the architect of the Oslo Accords — many say they favored Israel
6:40 – The Emirati shipping tycoon Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem asked Epstein to connect him to Kerry
8:26 – Epstein planned to have Thiel, Burns, and Ehud Barak at his New York home
8:35 – In 2018, Epstein offered to introduce Steve Bannon to John Kerry in Washington
8:53 – When Kerry wasn't coming to DC, Epstein offered Burns instead
9:31 – The spokesperson refused to give his name on the record
9:48 – Kerry's tone-deaf statement: "We'd need an EEG board to guess why Epstein suggested Bannon meet Kerry"
11:01 – Why was Epstein sending Kerry packages? "He saw Kerry as someone with outsized influence for the next two decades"
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Tara Palmeri interviews Laura Dunn, one of seven candidates running for Congress in New York's 12th district — the Manhattan seat long held by Jerry Nadler and arguably one of the wealthiest districts in the world. Dunn, a civil rights attorney and sexual assault survivor who helped draft the Violence Against Women Act reauthorization and sued Trump in his first term, is running as the only people-powered candidate in a field dominated by establishment money: Jack Schlossberg backed by Pelosi, George Conway the ex-Republican who lived in Trump Tower, Michael Lasher bankrolled by $5 million from Bloomberg, and Alex Flores funded by AI money from Palantir and Anthropic. They discuss why she's calling for impeachment as the top priority, why she broke with the party on Israel aid, the Comey seashells indictment, King Charles's tone-deaf visit while his brother dodges Epstein accountability, and why the Democratic establishment keeps hand-selecting white men in one of the most diverse cities in the world.

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Tara Palmeri sits down with Robert Wolf, former chairman and CEO of UBS and informal economic advisor to President Obama during the 2008 financial crisis, to break down the economic and political chaos gripping the country. They open with Trump's Operation Project Freedom — the failed attempt to guide ships through the mined Strait of Hormuz that Iran immediately threatened to shoot down — and Robert explains why the real story is the 900 million barrels of lost oil supply, the worst energy shock since Carter in the 1970s. Diesel is at an all-time high, gas is heading past $5, Africa is months from famine over fertilizer shortages, and Trump's disapproval just hit 62% — the highest of both terms combined. Robert unpacks the K-shaped economy, why savings rates are at a three-year low, the AI economy that's propping up GDP through CapEx while threatening middle-tier jobs, why he publicly backed Kevin Warsh for Fed chair on Fox, and his fear that stagflation is next. Then they turn to politics: the DNC autopsy report that donors paid for but nobody's seen, why Robert hasn't given a cent to Democrats in 2025 for the first time in 20 years, how Senate flip chances jumped from 10–15% to 40%, the California governor's race becoming a "s**t show," and why the Democratic Party needs a real economic message instead of just being anti-Trump 24/7.

0:45 – Operation Project Freedom: Trump's guided missile destroyer in the Strait of Hormuz
1:43 – Robert: "They're going to guide, not escort — what ships will go through mines on their own?"
4:34 – Trump as marketer-in-chief: "He could declare victory and pivot to a deal"
6:58 – Tara: Africa is months from famine — they need fertilizer to plant crops
9:18 – Trump's 62% disapproval — highest of both terms combined
12:58 – Generic Democrat still only marginally more popular than generic Republican at -21 favorability
15:12 – In this inflationary environment, the Fed probably won't lower rates
16:58 – Tara: Who's paying for the Strait of Hormuz gamble? All of us
17:51 – Gerrymandering and redistricting mean maps are locked — maybe no blue wave
22:38 – The populist wing — Bernie, AOC — has a better message right now
26:47 – Senate flip chances went from 10–15% to 40% — Alaska, Texas, Maine all in play
27:22 – Is that because of weak Republican candidates? "It's both"
30:57 – Trump backing Hilton was a negative
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Tara Palmeri sits down with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the former Detroit health director and Michigan Senate candidate running against the Democratic establishment without a dollar of corporate money. Abdul breaks down the crowded Michigan Senate primary — Mallory McMorrow's resurfaced tweets disparaging the state she wants to represent, Haley Stevens' Schumer backing, and why his poll numbers keep climbing despite no PAC support. They go deep on his relationship with Hasan Piker and whether campaigning with a controversial creator costs or gains votes, his willingness to sit down with Trump ("He's a narcissistic a***ole... he's also the president"), the $100 million AIPAC super PAC targeting him, why he thinks Democrats lost in 2024, and what Medicare for All actually looks like in a gridlocked Senate. Plus a rapid-fire round that includes his thoughts on Hamas vs. the IDF, his hatred of Ohio, and why Bernie Sanders is "the OG."

0:00 – Intro: Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan Senate candidate running without corporate money

1:33 – Schumer backed Stevens, now says he's "fine with either" of Abdul's opponents

4:37 – Running without PAC money: "When people understand you're fighting for them, they support you"

6:26 – "Trump is not the disease — he's the worst symptom. The disease is the system"

7:44 – Tara: This sounds like left-wing populism — same playbook as Trump

9:43 – What he's done: free glasses for kids, taking on polluters, eliminating $700M in medical debt

14:15 – Tara: Voters are throwing away purity tests to vote for outsiders

16:52 – Tara: If you could grill RFK Jr., what would you ask?

18:28 – Hasan Piker: are you worried campaigning with him could cost you votes?

28:17 – Tara: Would you sit down with Trump?

30:17 – Michigan vs. Ohio: "Ohio exists to hold up Michigan"

32:47 – Biggest mistake Democrats made in 2024?

33:01 – If you lose, what will it be because of?

33:12 – If you win, what changes on day one?
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