It was another week dominated by the Epstein scandal, which grew ever more murky. A stellar Talking Feds Substack roundtable of Alisyn Camerota, Josh Marshall, and Asha Rangappa joins Harry Litman to work through both the law and politics of Trump’s efforts to disentangle himself. The panel then moves on to apparent capitulation to Trump’s shakedown by a series of universities including Harvard, the former poster child for resistance. We close with a quick look at the Alina Habba mess in New Jersey.
© 2026 The Contrarian · Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Substack is the home for great culture





What could be done to remove governor of Texas from office?
The work you do is crucial. I like Victoria and Molinowdtki.