Trump Knows Epstein Could Be His Mortal Threat | Inside Trump's Head

Michael Wolff joins Joanna Coles inside Trump’s head as they trace how a president cornered by Epstein, ICE violence, collapsing polls, and mounting legal exposure responds the only way he knows how: by grabbing territory, media, and attention at scale. From the Foxification of CBS News and the quiet corporate bargain behind it, to Trump’s fixation on Greenland, Venezuela, Iran, and elite cities he loves to demonize, this episode maps a presidency fueled by distraction, intimidation, and an audience of one. Wolff unpacks why Trump’s pressure-point politics now extend from network newsrooms to foreign policy theater, why even loyal institutions are bending under threat, and why the nightmare Trump is trying to outrun—Epstein.

00:00 - Epstein Files and Trump’s Mounting Exposure
04:29 - Trump’s Broader Power Grab: Media, DOJ, and CBS
08:56 - CBS Under Barry Weiss and the Dokoupil Interview Fallout
13:24 - The Fox-ification of Network News and Political Anchors
17:51 - The Decline of CBS News and the Media Business Model
22:21 - Inside Trump’s Head: Controlling Media Through Corporate Pressure
32:39 - ICE Shooting Video and the Indefensible Moment
36:02 - Trump Sees ICE Crackdowns as a Political Liability
38:36 - Epstein Heckling and Trump’s Public Meltdown
41:07 - Press Raids and the Chilling Effect on Journalism
44:13 - Trump’s Obsession With “Elite” Cities Like London
46:45 - Epstein, the Clintons, and Trump’s Greatest Risk

📖 Title: Trump Knows Epstein Could Be His Mortal Threat
👂 Podcast: Inside Trump's Head
📺 Episode: 61
🎧 Format: Full Podcast
📅 Date: January 15, 2026
🎙️ Hosts: Joanna Coles, Michael Wolff

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