Inside Michael Wolff's uncomfortably close relationship with Epstein
From The Tara Palmeri Show by Tara Palmeri
April 17, 2026 · 41 min
About this episode
Tara Palmeri and guests discuss Michael Wolff's controversial claims and connections to Epstein and other figures.
Who is the real Michael Wolff? Tara joins Lev Parnas and investigative journalist Ellie Leonard to pull back the curtain on the man who calls himself the "Epstein whisperer." Wolff raised nearly $1 million through GoFundMe claiming he'd depose Melania Trump — but the anti-SLAPP lawsuit he filed can't actually lead to depositions. They also break down Michael Cohen's shifting story about the Katie Johnson case and why both men are now attacking the independent journalists actually doing the work. 00:00 – Intro: Who is the real Michael Wolff? 0:46 – Michael Cohen and Wolff team up to call Tara and Ellie "conspiracy theorists" 2:02 – Tara: "I've never been called a conspiracy theorist in 18 years of journalism" 2:42 – Wolff, Cohen, and the podcast where they attacked independent journalists 3:10 – The bid to buy New York magazine with Epstein AND Harvey Weinstein — documented 5:07 – Cohen and Wolff playing clip: they call Tara and Ellie "far-left activists" 7:13 – Michael Cohen's collapsing Katie Johnson story — private investigators, contradicting lawyers 10:19 – Wolff is sitting on Epstein tapes and shopping them to the highest bidder 13:57 – The GoFundMe anti-SLAPP lawsuit…
People in this episode
Host: Tara Palmeri
Guests: Lev Parnas, Ellie Leonard
Topics covered
- Michael Wolff
- Epstein
- journalism
- Michael Cohen
- GoFundMe
- conspiracy theories
Keywords
- Michael Wolff
- Epstein
- Melania Trump
- Michael Cohen
- GoFundMe
- journalism
- Katie Johnson
- conspiracy theories
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: GoFundMe, New York magazine
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