The Tara Palmeri Show

The Tara Palmeri Show

Welcome to The Tara Palmeri Show! Tara Palmeri is one of the most feared and fearless political journalists. As a deeply-sourced reporter, she brings her audience inside the machinations of the highest level of power. Her quick wit and unvarnished reporting goes beyond the headlines, offering a deeper understanding of the intrigues of the permanent political class. This show is not about platitudes. Rather it's about what’s really happening at the highest levels of power and the inside conversation. Tara has covered national politics and foreign affairs for fifteen years. She was formerly a White House Correspondent for ABC News, where she covered the first Trump administration. She was the Chief National Correspondent for POLITICO during the Biden administration. She has been a political analyst for CNBC, CBS and CNN. She’s also worked for the Washington Examiner, the New York Post, POLITICO Europe and Puck, and she hosted The Ringer's election podcast "Somebody's Gotta Win." Tara also hosted two acclaimed podcasts on Jeffrey Epstein called "Broken: Jeffrey Epstein" and "Power: The Maxwells." Subscribe to her weekly newsletter The Red Letter on Substack Support her independent journalism on GoFundMe Visit her channel on YouTube Follow Tara on Social Media: Instagram X TikTok Got guest ideas or news tips? TaraPalmeriInfo@gmail.com

Episodes

December 7, 2025 33 mins
How did the Epstein files vote spark an all-out revolt against Speaker Mike Johnson from the very women in his own party? On this explosive episode of the Tara Palmeri Show, New York Times Capitol Hill correspondent Annie Karni pulls back the curtain on the growing Republican fury at Mike Johnson – from Elise Stefanik calling him a habitual liar, Nancy Mace fuming over his treatment of women, and Marjorie Taylor Greene labeling hi...
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What hidden truths from Jeffrey Epstein's island are finally piercing through the political smoke and mirrors? On this chilling episode of the Tara Palmeri Show, newly released images from the House Oversight Committee's Epstein files offer a stark glimpse into the remote Virgin Islands compound where unimaginable abuses unfolded, featuring eerie details like dentist chairs and leering masks that corroborate survivors' harrowing a...
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What happens when Tara Palmeri, Ben Shapiro, Don Lemon, and David Pakman share one stage to debate who really owns the future of news? On this unfiltered episode of the Tara Palmeri Show, Tara joins Ben Shapiro, Don Lemon, and David Pakman on the Reuters Next stage in New York for a rare cross-ideological clash about creators, influencers, and the collapse of traditional media gatekeepers. The four dive deep into why audiences are...
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Why does Donald Trump seem to single out female reporters more than anyone else when they dare ask tough questions? On this unflinching episode of the Tara Palmeri Show, veteran investigative journalist Tara Palmeri sits down with Evan Fields to unpack Trump’s pattern of attacking women in the press, the deeper reasons behind his hostility toward female reporters who refuse to back down, and why women have become the frontline war...
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What happens when the same healthy-food revolution Republicans once mocked Michelle Obama for is now being led by Robert F Kennedy Jr? On this juicy and revealing episode of the Tara Palmeri Show, Top Chef finalist and D.C. restaurant king Spike Mendelsohn pulls back the curtain on how Washington’s food scene shifts with every administration: Obama’s eclectic fast-casual boom, Trump’s steakhouse surge, and the wild new reality of ...
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What really happened inside George Santos’ prison cell, and why does he now say being expelled from Congress was the best thing that ever happened to him? On this unfiltered episode of the Tara Palmeri Show, George Santos sits down for his first long-form interview since President Trump commuted his sentence and he walked out of federal prison after 84 days. He pushes back hard on the “stole from a dying dog” narrative, explains w...
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What desperate maneuvers will Donald Trump unleash as his grip on power slips away? On this provocative episode of the Tara Palmeri Show, co-founder of the Lincoln Project and host of the Lincoln Project podcast Rick Wilson dismantles the myth that MAGA fades with Trump, arguing instead that it mutates into a more entrenched authoritarian force fueled by elite interests in Silicon Valley and private equity. Joined by congressional...
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What really happened with Trump’s secret Ukraine-Russia peace plan that left Secretary of State Marco Rubio completely in the dark until the last minute? On this wide-ranging episode of the Tara Palmeri Show, Tara sits down with Aaron Parnas to unpack one of the wildest political weeks yet: the bombshell Wall Street Journal report that Marco Rubio only learned about the back-channel Ukraine deal last Monday, Trump’s failed attempt...
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What just happened to American politics in the last 72 hours? On this wild episode of the Tara Palmeri Show, Tara sits down with legendary satirist Andy Borowitz (The Borowitz Report) to unpack the absolute circus: Marjorie Taylor Greene abruptly resigning from Congress facing a Trump-backed primary challenge, Trump and progressive firebrand Zohran Mamdani bizarrely hitting it off in the Oval Office like old friends, the GOP major...
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What happens to the Epstein files now that Trump’s DOJ has full control? On this riveting episode of the Tara Palmeri Show, Tara joins forces with Cameron Stevenson (The Epsteiner Substack) for a no-holds-barred breakdown of Congress finally voting to release the Jeffrey Epstein court documents, what the next 30 days actually look like under Pam Bondi and Kash Patel, why a special counsel is never happening, how bipartisan subpoen...
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What secrets will actually survive the Epstein Files release next month? On this unflinching episode of the Tara Palmeri Show, Tara sits down with ABC News legend Terry Moran for a no-holds-barred breakdown of Trump’s “Obscene Files Transparency Act” – the bill that promises everything and already contains every loophole needed to protect the powerful. They dissect the redaction teams already scrubbing Trump’s name, the national-s...
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Will the full Epstein files finally expose the biggest cover-up in modern history? On this explosive episode of the Tara Palmeri Show, Tara joins Abby Phillip on CNN to unpack the breaking news that President Trump has signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act into law, why Pam Bondi’s vague answers are raising alarm bells, whether the DOJ will actually release unredacted documents in the next 30 days, and how both parties have sp...
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What happens when Congress forces Trump’s DOJ to release every Epstein file in 30 days? On this urgent episode of the Tara Palmeri Show, Tara breaks down the historic near-unanimous vote to unseal the remaining Epstein documents, the growing panic inside Trump’s DOJ as they race to redact names (starting with Trump himself), and the chilling new warnings from survivors that Epstein survivors are still being followed and threatened...
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Who is the DOJ frantically protecting with those black-bar redactions right now? On this urgent episode of the Tara Palmeri Show, investigative journalist Tara Palmeri joins CNN’s Erin Burnett hours after the historic 427-1 House vote to demand full Epstein file transparency, warning that the celebration could be short-lived as the DOJ—already caught redacting Trump’s name from FOIA releases since summer—prepares to slow-walk or b...
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What unbreakable bonds between power brokers and predators are finally forcing a reckoning in Washington? On this explosive episode of the Tara Palmeri Show, investigative journalist Tara Palmeri joins MSNBC's Chris Hayes to unpack the stunning congressional push for Epstein file transparency, from Trump's campaign-trail waffling on declassification to the bipartisan 430-1 House vote landing on his desk amid survivor vigils and mo...
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November 18, 2025 7 mins
Why does President Trump's team keep redacting the Epstein files before they even reach his desk? On this riveting episode of The Tara Palmeri Show, Tara joins Katy Tur on MSNBC to unpack the escalating push for full disclosure of Jeffrey Epstein's documents amid Trump's Oval Office outburst at ABC's Mary Bruce over a straightforward question on releasing them. The discussion exposes Trump's deflection tactics, reminiscent of his ...
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Why is Donald Trump suddenly saying he’s “all in” on releasing the Epstein files when he could have done it months ago? On this explosive crossover episode of the Tara Palmeri Show, Tara joins CNN’s Jim Acosta to break down the latest bombshell developments in the Jeffrey Epstein saga: Trump’s suspicious flip-flop on the files, the near-unanimous pressure building in Congress, the DOJ’s history of redactions and cover-ups, and why...
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What forced Donald Trump to wave the white flag on the Epstein files just days after attacking Republicans who dared defy him? On this explosive episode of the Tara Palmeri Show, fresh from her appearance on CNN’s Erin Burnett OutFront, Tara Palmeri breaks down the stunning collapse of Trump’s opposition to the Epstein files release bill as House Republicans—including nearly every former holdout—line up for what now looks like a l...
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Why did President Trump suddenly reverse course and green-light the release of the Epstein files after fighting it all summer? On this explosive episode of The Tara Palmeri Show, Tara breaks down Trump’s stunning capitulation to bipartisan pressure, the mounting Republican defections (from MTG to Murkowski), the shady web tying Lisa Murkowski to Ghislaine Maxwell, and why Pam Bondi and Kash Patel at DOJ make full unredacted ...
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How has Megyn Kelly's embrace of the MAGA world reshaped her stance on Jeffrey Epstein's crimes? On this explosive episode of the Tara Palmeri Show, Tara dismantles Megyn Kelly's shocking defense of Epstein as merely preferring the "barely legal" over pedophilia, contrasting it with Kelly's past accusations against Trump and her legal background that should recognize the absence of consent in these cases. Joined by Pulitzer Prize-...
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