There is a "hidden Epstein connection you don't know about" and it's related to the shutdown, according to Donald Trump's previous white house communications chief.
Anthony Scaramucci, who previously said Trump was a grifter who "really wants to hurt people," flagged the purported connection in a video released on social media Saturday. Specifically, he seized on reports that the identity of the anonymous donor who gave $130 million to the Trump administration to pay troops amid the ongoing government shutdown was revealed to be reclusive billionaire Timothy Mellon, whose contribution, according to a report from The New York Times, would likely violate federal law.
According to Scaramucci, "Timothy Mellon gave $130 million to pay for the troops. Number one, is that even something we should be accepting or doing?"
Number two, he stated, is, "It turns out that his dad, Paul Mellon, is all over the Epstein flight logs, back and forth to Epstein island."
"So go ahead, square the circle for me," he added.
That's when podcast co-host Katty Kay said it "opens a whole can of worms."
"First of all, whether it's ok to take Tim Mellon's personal money to pay the troops," she said. "This $130 million, my understanding is it doesn't go terribly far to pay the troops, but it's clearly a huge, big donation. He's done it to make Donald Trump happy."
Regarding Paul Mellon potentially being on Epstein's "Lolita Express" plane, Kay added, "That has to be looked into."
"First of all, you have to verify that flight log," she said, before asking, "Is Tim Mellon in a position where he doesn't also want the Epstein files released because of something around his father?"
The Rest Is Politics US posted the video along with the caption, "The HIDDEN EPSTEIN CONNECTION You Don't Know About..."