Overview

• Michael Wolff says Trump has made relentless calls to allies seeking a “big thing” to overcome questions about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
• Reported diversion ideas included targeting New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani through discussions with Andrew Cuomo and deploying federal forces in Washington, D.C., though neither gained traction with aides.
• Wolff alleges Trump is now planning to meet Vladimir Putin in Alaska to negotiate a U.S. withdrawal from Ukraine as a political trade to placate his MAGA base.
• White House staffers were caught off guard by Trump’s direct involvement in seeking a Ukraine settlement and are uncertain how the negotiations will unfold.
• These claims rely solely on Michael Wolff’s podcast reporting and have not been independently verified.