Tucker Carlson has renewed his break from Donald Trump. He accused a so-called “Epstein class” of dodging accountability. The podcaster, who publicly quit the Republican Party in June, unveiled a 10-point manifesto this week outlining his vision for America. His remarks come just days after he met with a group of anti-Trump conservatives in Maine, fueling further speculation about a possible third-party launch or even a future presidential run.
Tucker Carlson says powerful people must face the same laws as everyone else amid continued anger over the Epstein files
Tucker Carlson opened his latest episode by criticizing people who use power to “benefit themselves.” He described this group as the “Epstein class,” a reference to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “The very first thing America should be is fair,” Carlson said.
He continued, “But what rankles people so much by the [Jeffrey] Epstein story is not that he was bad. It’s that he got a pass because of who he was. The rules did not apply to him.” Carlson argued that the law must apply equally to everyone, including Donald Trump and Epstein himself.
His comments come as the administration continues to face backlash from its own base over how it has handled the Epstein files. “You have to have a consensus that no person gets special rights ever,” Carlson said.
The remarks follow a weekend gathering at his Maine home with prominent war critics, including former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), and Joe Kent, the former acting director of the National Counterterrorism Center who resigned in March.
Meanwhile, the congressional probe into Epstein, launched last summer with ambitious promises of accountability, has struggled to give meaningful revelations. Lawmakers pledged to expose decades of failed federal investigations and secure the full release of withheld files. Yet, the inquiry has been characterized by closed-door interviews where witnesses have repeatedly denied knowledge or claimed not to recall crucial details.
Originally reported by Devanshi Basu on Mandatory.
