Michael Wolff

And then actually MSNBC, the people there were fairly straightforward in saying, well, you know, it's a new climate. So I thought it was time for someone to acknowledge that things had changed in this new Trump world order. And that included the media running incredibly scared.

Well, I mean, I might say that nothing about television ever surprises me. But I think at this moment in time is a very precarious moment. Virtually, Trump is out there threatening anybody he perceives as an enemy. And the media companies are very vulnerable here.

Well, I mean, I might say that nothing about television ever surprises me. But I think at this moment in time is a very precarious moment. Virtually, Trump is out there threatening anybody he perceives as an enemy. And the media companies are very vulnerable here.

Well, I mean, I might say that nothing about television ever surprises me. But I think at this moment in time is a very precarious moment. Virtually, Trump is out there threatening anybody he perceives as an enemy. And the media companies are very vulnerable here.

They all have – we're suddenly in this media environment where everybody is looking at some consolidation play, and they're all going to need – regulatory approval from the FCC. And Trump is holding this over their heads. I mean, very clearly and very, you know, this is not even a soft suggestion. It's an outright threat. we can block your business future.

They all have – we're suddenly in this media environment where everybody is looking at some consolidation play, and they're all going to need – regulatory approval from the FCC. And Trump is holding this over their heads. I mean, very clearly and very, you know, this is not even a soft suggestion. It's an outright threat. we can block your business future.

They all have – we're suddenly in this media environment where everybody is looking at some consolidation play, and they're all going to need – regulatory approval from the FCC. And Trump is holding this over their heads. I mean, very clearly and very, you know, this is not even a soft suggestion. It's an outright threat. we can block your business future.

Now, all of these media companies – I mean, there are the news channels and news divisions, which I'm talking to, but those are owned by these very large companies, Comcast, Warner Brothers Discovery, Disney, who have many – where the stakes are much higher than just their news division.

Now, all of these media companies – I mean, there are the news channels and news divisions, which I'm talking to, but those are owned by these very large companies, Comcast, Warner Brothers Discovery, Disney, who have many – where the stakes are much higher than just their news division.

Now, all of these media companies – I mean, there are the news channels and news divisions, which I'm talking to, but those are owned by these very large companies, Comcast, Warner Brothers Discovery, Disney, who have many – where the stakes are much higher than just their news division.

In 2014, Epstein, who I knew through some New York connections, asked me if I would be interested in writing a book about him. And I was like, well, you know, I don't know. I said I don't know, and I probably wasn't. But he was, there was something about Epstein that, you might even call it his charm.

In 2014, Epstein, who I knew through some New York connections, asked me if I would be interested in writing a book about him. And I was like, well, you know, I don't know. I said I don't know, and I probably wasn't. But he was, there was something about Epstein that, you might even call it his charm.

In 2014, Epstein, who I knew through some New York connections, asked me if I would be interested in writing a book about him. And I was like, well, you know, I don't know. I said I don't know, and I probably wasn't. But he was, there was something about Epstein that, you might even call it his charm.

I mean, there is a reason so many people were around him, so many well-regarded, powerful people were around him. And it was partly his expansiveness. And he said to me, well, you decide if you want to write a book about me, but you can come

I mean, there is a reason so many people were around him, so many well-regarded, powerful people were around him. And it was partly his expansiveness. And he said to me, well, you decide if you want to write a book about me, but you can come

I mean, there is a reason so many people were around him, so many well-regarded, powerful people were around him. And it was partly his expansiveness. And he said to me, well, you decide if you want to write a book about me, but you can come

my house at this dining room table where people came from morning till evening, incredibly famous people, and sat around and just discussed the state of the world, really. And while he fed them and his cooks brought out all kinds of food, I mean, a really kind of incredibly peculiar scene to witness, in which I witnessed over and over again, and ran the tape recorder.

my house at this dining room table where people came from morning till evening, incredibly famous people, and sat around and just discussed the state of the world, really. And while he fed them and his cooks brought out all kinds of food, I mean, a really kind of incredibly peculiar scene to witness, in which I witnessed over and over again, and ran the tape recorder.

my house at this dining room table where people came from morning till evening, incredibly famous people, and sat around and just discussed the state of the world, really. And while he fed them and his cooks brought out all kinds of food, I mean, a really kind of incredibly peculiar scene to witness, in which I witnessed over and over again, and ran the tape recorder.

And he sat for many, many hours of discussion with me. I mean, certainly 80, 90, probably a hundred hours I have of Epstein on tape. And one of the discussions, because this was occurring, Trump became the president in 2017. I began writing about Trump. And so we spent a lot of time talking about Donald Trump and Epstein's relationship with Trump, which went on for a good, certainly 15 years.