Jamie Raskin: Epstein’s Foreign Ties and Trump’s $5K “Bribe” | The Frank Figliuzzi Show

Congressman Jamie Raskin joins host Frank Figliuzzi for a special September 11, 2026 edition of The Frank Figliuzzi Show. Raskin discusses the unanswered questions surrounding Jeffrey Epstein’s relationships with foreign governments, Trump’s conditional $5,000 payment promise and what meaningful political accountability could look like. Raskin also reflects on 25 years since 9/11, warning about the dangerous combination of religious fanaticism, violence and authoritarianism—and why January 6 remains part of that conversation. Subscribe and join the Lincoln Square community: https://bit.ly/3YEQB4N 00:00 Special edition with Jamie Raskin 01:29 The Supreme Court and Missouri’s maps 02:22 Raskin reflects on 25 years since 9/11 03:50 Religious fanaticism, authoritarianism and January 6 05:23 Trump’s mail-in ballot executive order 07:00 Why Republicans are afraid to defy Trump 08:14 Mob-boss politics and Roy Cohn 08:53 The attorney general at a political convention 10:12 Impeachment and future accountability 12:40 Was Epstein connected to foreign governments? 15:31 Intelligence agencies and national-security questions 18:23 Trump’s mysterious “Board of Peace” 21:41 Trump’s conditional $5,000 promise 23:17 Frank’s closing thoughts 23:58 Connecting religious extremism to domestic violence 25:57 Epstein as a possible foreign agent