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Guthrie Case Escalates & Epstein Haunts UK Elite

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This is the full, timestamped transcript of "Guthrie Case Escalates & Epstein Haunts UK Elite", an episode of Morning Wire published February 11, 2026 (17 min, about 2,929 words). It mentions 42 people, works and ideas, including Nancy Guthrie, Daily Wire (company), Morning Wire, John Mikley, Epstein file.

What this episode is about

The Nancy Guthrie case sees a significant development with the detention of a suspect as investigations intensify. Meanwhile, the fallout from the Epstein files continues to shake the UK, prompting King Charles to cooperate with police regarding his brother, amidst mounting pressure on Prime Minister concerning his leadership.

Key takeaways

  • CCTV drama: It took 8 days to unveil the suspect—talk about suspense in a real-life mystery!
  • Bitcoin ransom: Less than $300 in a $6 million demand—guess budgeting isn't a criminal's strength.
  • Intruder's signature: A mustache under a ski mask—criminals clearly haven’t heard about disguises.
  • Traffic stops or plot twists? An arrest in Rio Rico shows crime doesn’t always stay hidden south of the border.
  • The tech tango: Lack of a Nest subscription delayed the crucial footage—proof that surveillance can be a double-edged sword.

Who speaks in this episode?

What is discussed, and when

  1. – 3:00: Daily Wire (company), Nancy Guthrie, Delete Me, John Mikley
  2. – 6:00: Nancy Guthrie, Bitcoin, Nest camera, FBI
  3. – 9:00: Nancy Guthrie, Todd Lions, Dan Goldman, Daily Wire (company)
  4. – 12:00: Jenny Tar, Mass deportation, use of deadly force
  5. – 15:00: Epstein file, Andrew King Andrew King, UK, US
  6. – 16:34: Bev Turner, Daily Wire (company), Morning Wire, Kier Starmer

Notable quotes from "Guthrie Case Escalates & Epstein Haunts UK Elite"

  • I'm Daily Wire executive editor John Mikley with Georgia How. It's Wednesday, February 11th. This is Morning Wire.
    about John Mikley · at
  • But because of the ongoing control that gives him over his personal online presence. Take control of your data and keep your private life private by signing up for Delete Me…
    about Delete Me · at
  • Rapidly developing situation, but I can tell you right now is as of Tuesday night, they have detained a person for questioning in relation to the Nancy Guthrie case. And now we…
    about Nancy Guthrie · at
  • And that's what FBI director Cash Rattell says he wants the public to start looking at is, do you recognize this person? Do you recognize the way this person walks? Do you recognize the.
    about FBI · at
  • Daily Wire immigration reporter Jenny Tar watched it all for us and joins us now. Hey, Jenny. So, lots of intense exchanges over the Trump administration's mass deportation.
    about Daily Wire (company) · at
  • Now, Lions was also questioned about a recent CBS report that said that 14% of those arrested by ICE have violent criminal records. What can you tell us about that?
    about Todd Lions · at
  • The release of the Jeffrey Epstein files has sparked a firestorm in the UK where British Prime Minister Kier Starmer is embroiled in a scandal involving their ambassador to the US. While King Charles.
    about Epstein file · at
  • Thanks for waking up with us. And if you're listening to the show now, you can watch for free on Daily Wire Plus.
    about Morning Wire · at

Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

People

  • Nancy Guthrie — Person · Central subject (missing person case) · 9 mentions · first at
    The episode’s lead story is the FBI’s developing investigation into her disappearance, including new video evidence and a detained person of interest.
  • John Mikley — Person · Host · 4 mentions · first at
    Introduces segments, interviews guests, and frames the day’s top stories for Morning Wire.
  • Lynden Blake — Person · Guest reporter (Daily Wire) · 3 mentions · first at
    Provides the detailed update on the Nancy Guthrie investigation, including the detention, search activity, and camera footage context.
    Joining us now to discuss is Daily Wire reporter Lyndon Blake. So, Lyndon, we got a huge breakthrough in this case late last night. Can you tell us what's the latest?
  • Jenny Tar — Person · Guest reporter (Daily Wire) · 3 mentions · first at
    Summarizes and contextualizes a contentious House Homeland Security Committee hearing involving ICE leadership and Democratic lawmakers.
    Daily Wire immigration reporter Jenny Tar watched it all for us and joins us now. Hey, Jenny. So, lots of intense exchanges over the Trump administration's mass deportation.
  • Bev Turner — Person · Main guest (UK segment commentator) · 3 mentions · first at
    Explains UK political/royal fallout from Epstein-file revelations, including King Charles’ stance and the ambassador scandal.
    So, the royal family have been very quiet on the Epstein scandal, despite the fact that the king's brother, Andrew, until recently, Prince Andrew, is so closely related to the Epstein.
  • Todd Lions — Person · Referenced official (ICE leadership witness) · 3 mentions · first at
    Central figure in the hearing clips; questioned aggressively by lawmakers about ICE tactics and personal beliefs.
  • Georgia How — Person · Co-host · 2 mentions · first at
    Co-introduces the show and participates in transitions between the day’s major stories.
    I'm Daily Wire executive editor John Mikley with Georgia How. It's Wednesday, February 11th. This is Morning Wire.
  • Kier Starmer — Person · Referenced political leader (UK Prime Minister) · 2 mentions · first at
    Discussed as facing intense pressure amid an Epstein-linked ambassador scandal and questions about judgment in appointments.
    The release of the Jeffrey Epstein files has sparked a firestorm in the UK where British Prime Minister Kier Starmer is embroiled in a scandal involving their ambassador to the…
  • Savannah Guthrie — Person · Family member / referenced speaker · 1 mention · first at
    Quoted reacting to the released doorbell footage and urging the public to help identify the suspect and contact the FBI.
    The server, they were able to give that to the public. And again, that led to these rapid developments. We did hear from Savannah Guthrie after this footage was released from…
  • Jeffrey 71st – Miller, Charles — Person · Referenced public figure (UK monarch) · 3 mentions · first at
    Mentioned as agreeing to cooperate with police investigating his brother in relation to Epstein-related scrutiny.
    And the Epstein files fallout rattles the UK as King Charles agrees to work with police investigating his brother while the prime minister digs in amid pressure to resign.
  • Andrew King Andrew King — Person · Referenced public figure (UK royal) · 3 mentions · first at
    Discussed as central to UK royal reputational risk due to alleged/claimed proximity to Epstein-related events.
    So, the royal family have been very quiet on the Epstein scandal, despite the fact that the king's brother, Andrew, until recently, Prince Andrew, is so closely related to the…
  • Dan Goldman — Person · Referenced expert · 2 mentions · first at
    Congressman involved in the heated debate during the hearing
    Like the Gestapo, comparing them to Nazis. So, in the first instance, we had Rep. Dan Goldman from New York who went after the ICE chief, that's Todd Lions, saying that again…
  • Cash Rattell — Person · Referenced official (FBI leadership; name variant) · 1 mention · first at
    Cited as the FBI director urging the public to scrutinize the suspect’s gait, backpack, and other identifiers in the released footage.
    And that's what FBI director Cash Rattell says he wants the public to start looking at is, do you recognize this person? Do you recognize the way this person walks? Do you recognize the.
  • Lam Monica Macccyver — Person · Referenced expert · 1 mention · first at
    Congresswoman involved in the heated debate during the hearing
    She asked some questions of the ICE director about his religious beliefs.
  • Peter Mandlesson — Person · Referenced political figure (duplicate spelling variant) · 2 mentions · first at
    A second spelling of the same referenced UK figure; discussed in connection with Epstein and the ambassador appointment scandal.
    British ambassador to America. six months ago, maybe less, Peter Mandlesson, Lord Peter Mandlesson was given that job here in DC to gasps of shock from anybody within the media…
  • Cash Patel — Person · Referenced official (FBI leadership; name variant) · 1 mention · first at
    Mentioned regarding timing/explanation of why it took days to obtain and release the doorbell footage; appears to be a name variant of “Cash Rattell” in the transcript.
    Questions after this footage came out was why did it take so long to get this footage? Cash Patel in the post that he said it took eight days, but we know that there was no…
  • Sarah Ferguson — Person · Referenced expert · 1 mention · first at
    Former member of the royal family mentioned in relation to the Epstein files
    Ferguson, famously Fergie in the '9s, early 2000s, the redhead, everyone remembers, right? Some of their interactions with Epstein just display them as being greedy…
  • Christian Turner — Person · Referenced expert · 1 mention · first at
    New ambassador mentioned in relation to the Epstein files fallout
    Appointed a civil servant, a non-political position, a s Christian Turner it is. And the first thing I said to him was, Well, as long as you're not friends with someone who's…

Companies & orgs

  • Daily Wire (company) — Company · Host · 5 mentions · first at
    The podcast is hosted by Daily Wire, providing the platform for the discussion
  • FBI — Company · Case study · 3 mentions · first at
    Key organization involved in the Nancy Guthrie case investigation
  • Google LLC — Company · Case study · 1 mention · first at
    Company involved in retrieving footage for the Nancy Guthrie case
    And reports said after the footage was released that Tuesday was the first day that authorities got that footage, too.
  • GB News — Company · Case study · 1 mention · first at
    Media outlet where the guest discussing the Epstein files fallout works
    Joining us now to discuss is Bev Turner, host of GB News, The Late Show Live.
  • TMZ — Company · Case study · 3 mentions
    Media outlet that received the ransom note in the Nancy Guthrie case
    Three news outlets. KGUN was one of the two local stations that got the ransom note in addition to TMZ. And the local Tucson station said that the amount in the Bitcoin wallet was less than $300.

Products & tech

  • Nest camera — Product · Evidence-related device (doorbell/security camera) · 2 mentions · first at
    Explains why footage retrieval took time: no subscription meant authorities had to work with Google to retrieve stored video from servers.
    Footage? Cash Patel in the post that he said it took eight days, but we know that there was no subscription on Nancy Guthri's Nest camera, so they had to work with private…
  • Daily Wire Plus — Product · Distribution platform mention · 1 mention · first at
    Mentioned as the place viewers can watch the show for free; not a hard sell in this episode.
    Thanks for waking up with us. And if you're listening to the show now, you can watch for free on Daily Wire Plus.

Concepts & topics

  • Epstein file — Concept · Core topic · 4 mentions · first at
    Central theme of the episode, discussing the fallout and implications of the Epstein files release
  • Mass deportation — Concept · Key argument · 2 mentions · first at
    Central topic of the heated political debate during the hearing
    Now. Hey, Jenny. So, lots of intense exchanges over the Trump administration's mass deportation campaign as expected. What were some of the highlights from yesterday's hearing?
  • Bitcoin — Concept · Key argument · 2 mentions · first at
    Cryptocurrency mentioned in relation to the ransom note in the Nancy Guthrie case
    But still a big development after that Monday evening deadline for the $6 million in Bitcoin passed in regards to the Nancy Guthrie ransom note. Still no legitimacy tied to those notes. Again,.
  • use of deadly force — Concept · Key argument · 1 mention · first at
    Topic discussed in relation to the investigation into fatal shootings by ICE
    Right. So, Minneapolis did definitely come up. They stood by their officers and agents saying that the use of deadly force standards were followed in both of those incidents when it came to the Renee Good shooting and Alex Prey. So,.

Places & events

  • UK — Place · Setting · 3 mentions · first at
    Location where the Epstein files fallout is causing significant political and royal family implications
    My pleasure. So, we've seen here in the US the Epstein scandal continue to have a lot of fallout. In the UK, there's some really pretty seismic things that are happening all…
  • US — Place · Setting · 3 mentions · first at
    Country where the Nancy Guthrie case and political hearings are taking place
    A combative hearing on Capitol Hill Tuesday had Democrats sparring with the Trump administration's top immigration officials.
  • Capitol Hill — Place · Setting · 2 mentions · first at
    Location where political hearings and debates are taking place
    A combative hearing on Capitol Hill Tuesday had Democrats sparring with the Trump administration's top immigration officials.
  • Rio Rico — Place · Setting · 2 mentions · first at
    Location where a person was detained in relation to the Nancy Guthrie case
    The person was then taken back to Puma County. And now we know there's a courtordered search at a location in Rio Rico that is also in relation to the Nancy Guthrie case. So they have some leads down there south of Tucson where.
  • Arizona — Place · Setting · 1 mention · first at
    State where significant developments in the Nancy Guthrie case are occurring
    The person was then taken back to Puma County. And now we know there's a courtordered search at a location in Rio Rico that is also in relation to the Nancy Guthrie case. So they have some leads down there south of Tucson where.
  • House Homeland Security Committee hearing — Event · Key argument · 1 mention · first at
    Committee conducting the hearing on immigration and ICE
    Yeah, so you had the House Homeland Security Committee holding a hearing with the ICE chief in light of all of the uptick in violence against ICE officers. And of course, Democrats use.
  • Washington, D.C. — Place · Setting · 3 mentions
    Location where political hearings and debates are taking place
    A combative hearing on Capitol Hill Tuesday had Democrats sparring with the Trump administration's top immigration officials.
  • Tucson — Place · Setting · 2 mentions · first at
    City near where developments in the Nancy Guthrie case are occurring
    The person was then taken back to Puma County. And now we know there's a courtordered search at a location in Rio Rico that is also in relation to the Nancy Guthrie case. So they have some leads down there south of Tucson where.
  • Mexico — Place · Setting · 1 mention · first at
    Country near where developments in the Nancy Guthrie case are occurring
    The person was then taken back to Puma County. And now we know there's a courtordered search at a location in Rio Rico that is also in relation to the Nancy Guthrie case. So they have some leads down there south of Tucson where.
  • Caribbean — Place · Setting · 1 mention · first at
    Location mentioned in relation to the Epstein files and Mandlesson
    Ferguson, famously Fergie in the '9s, early 2000s, the redhead, everyone remembers, right? Some of their interactions with Epstein just display them as being greedy…

Media & podcasts

  • Morning Wire — Media · Host · 4 mentions · first at
    The podcast show where the discussion is taking place
  • Finding Nancy Guthrie — Media · Case study · 1 mention · first at
    Series covering the Nancy Guthrie case on Daily Wire
    We're taking a deep dive into this investigation following this horrible crime. And if there's a break in the case, we're going to drop it on this feed as well. Lyndon, thank you.

Sponsors

  • Delete Me — Product · Sponsor · 3 mentions · first at
    A sponsored ad read promoting a privacy/data-removal subscription with a listener discount and promo code.

Full transcript with timestamps

A major breakthrough in the search for Nancy Guthrie. There's been a person detained for questioning in relation to the Nancy Guthrie case.

I'm Daily Wire executive editor John Mikley with Georgia How. It's Wednesday, February 11th. This is Morning Wire. A fiery hearing on Capitol Hill pits Democrats against Trump's top immigration chiefs. Do you think you're going to hell, Mr. Lions?

I'm not going to end. Of course. And the Epstein files fallout rattles the UK as King Charles agrees to work with police investigating his brother while the prime minister digs in amid pressure to resign.

This potential bomb was coming over the horizon for the prime minister. I don't know how he thought he could get away with it.

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The FBI provided a major breakthrough on Tuesday, releasing video footage of a potential suspect in the case of Nancy Guthrie.

Joining us now to discuss is Daily Wire reporter Lyndon Blake. So, Lyndon, we got a huge breakthrough in this case late last night. Can you tell us what's the latest?

Yes, so much happened after we got that doorbell camera video from Nancy Guthri's front porch on Tuesday, a rapidly developing situation, but I can tell you right now is as of Tuesday night, they have detained a person for questioning in relation to the Nancy Guthrie case. And now we can tell you that this person was detained during a traffic stop in Rio Rico, Arizona. This is about 12 miles north of the Mexico border. And this traffic stop happened. The person was then taken back to Puma County. And now we know there's a courtordered search at a location in Rio Rico that is also in relation to the Nancy Guthrie case. So they have some leads down there south of Tucson where all this happened in Rio Rico that they are digging through and following leads in this case that is obviously related to the person that was brought in for questioning. And I want to be clear that the person is being questioned right

now. There's not any formal charges or anything like that. And there is still no sign as of now of Nancy Guthrie. So the search is still on for the 84 year old entering now day 11 of this search. Another big development that happened Tuesday night was there was activity on the Bitcoin account that was associated with that first ransom note that went to three news outlets. KGUN was one of the two local stations that got the ransom note in addition to TMZ. And the local Tucson station said that the amount in the Bitcoin wallet was less than $300.

But still a big development after that Monday evening deadline for the $6 million in Bitcoin passed in regards to the Nancy Guthrie ransom note. Still no legitimacy tied to those notes. Again, just another development in this case, but all these big breaks did happen after you see this person on video and photos from this doorbell camera. could clearly see this armed intruder that was tampering with the doorbell camera at Nancy Guthri's house. And we're going to break down that video. If you look closely, you can see a mustache that looks to appear underneath the ski mask.

Again, right there towards his left hand, you can see there's a gun and some type of holster there. In the two images, he's looking directly at the doorbell camera. We're saying he it appears to be a male. And you can get a really good look at his eyes in those images. You see the way this person walks. You see them walk up to the doorbell camera and first have their fists that have gloves on it trying to cover it up and then that's not working. So then you see the person turn around. You see what type of backpack the person is wearing. He goes back towards the archway in front of Nancy Guthri's house and picks up some type of grass, some vegetation, tries to go cover up the camera with it again. But all this to say, clear video where you can pick up on the way the person walks, the clothing, the shoes, all these signs.

And that's what FBI director Cash Rattell says he wants the public to start looking at is, do you recognize this person? Do you recognize the way this person walks? Do you recognize the backpack? Any clues that could help solve this case? And one of the biggest questions after this footage came out was why did it take so long to get this footage? Cash Patel in the post that he said it took eight days, but we know that there was no subscription on Nancy Guthri's Nest camera, so they had to work with private sectors. We now know that was Google to go back in the database to retrieve this footage that was never actually stored on the device.

And reports said after the footage was released that Tuesday was the first day that authorities got that footage, too. So, as soon as they got the footage off the server, they were able to give that to the public. And again, that led to these rapid developments. We did hear from Savannah Guthrie after this footage was released from her mom's doorbell camera. She said she believes her mom's still alive. She says she believes she is still out there. She wants people to look at the photos and videos and recognize who is in it. She said that her goal is, of course, to bring her mother home. And she reminds people if they have any information to call 1800 call FBI. So, even after seeing this footage, she still has hopes that her mother's alive and they want to bring Nancy home. Another thing that happened on Tuesday evening was there were reports that SWAT vehicles were deployed from the sheriff's office that were

heading towards something to do with the Nancy Guthrie case. We don't know where they were going, but again, just an uptick in activity on the ground in Annie Guthri's neighborhood as well as more law enforcement presence going out into the field doing things related to this case. Again, all happening after that footage from the armed intruder on NY's front doorsteps went public.

And you are going to be continuing to report on this, correct? Yeah, we're looking at this case closely on this series, Finding Nancy Guthrie. We're taking a deep dive into this investigation following this horrible crime. And if there's a break in the case, we're going to drop it on this feed as well. Lyndon, thank you.

Thanks, guys. A combative hearing on Capitol Hill Tuesday had Democrats sparring with the Trump administration's top immigration officials.

Daily Wire immigration reporter Jenny Tar watched it all for us and joins us now. Hey, Jenny. So, lots of intense exchanges over the Trump administration's mass deportation campaign as expected. What were some of the highlights from yesterday's hearing?

Yeah, so you had the House Homeland Security Committee holding a hearing with the ICE chief in light of all of the uptick in violence against ICE officers. And of course, Democrats use this as a moment to really go after them, continuing to call them things like the Gestapo, comparing them to Nazis. So, in the first instance, we had Rep. Dan Goldman from New York who went after the ICE chief, that's Todd Lions, saying that again ICE is the Gustapo. He compared them to Nazi Germany. Listen to what that exchange went like.

Actually, it's my holocaust museum. If you wanting my time, Mr. Chairman, people are simply making valid observations about your tactics which are unamerican and outright fascist. Then you had Congresswoman Lam Monica Macccyver, who we should note is also under a federal indictment for allegedly assaulting ICE officers when she tried to force her way into an ICE detention center in New Jersey a few months back. She asked some questions of the ICE director about his religious beliefs. Mr. Lions, do you consider yourself a religious man?

Yes, ma'am. Oh, yes. Okay. Well, how do you think judgment day will work for you with so much blood on your hands?

I'm not going to entertain that question. Oh, okay. Of course not. Things definitely getting heated there. Now, Lions was also questioned about a recent CBS report that said that 14% of those arrested by ICE have violent criminal records. What can you tell us about that?

Right. So, the mainstream media has been going after ICE and the Trump administration for saying that they're going after the worst of the worst and really trying to pour cold water on that. But this report is very misleading because it's suggesting, like you said, 14% have violent crimes. These are the people that ICE is arresting. What it fails to really show though is what the Department of Homeland Security has since come out and said, which is that those with nonviolent crimes are not counted in this. And that includes people who are drug traffickers who distribute child porn, solicitation of a minor, human smuggling. And then on top of that, there's this other statistic that's really important here, which is that 70% of those who were taken by ICE either have a charge or a criminal conviction. So these are really the important stats that show who ICE is arresting. Now, who's left out of that

14% number in addition to those nonviolent crimes that we just laid out? Well, we can talk about this case of an Usuzbck national who's recently pulled over. He was driving a commercial truck and authorities found that he had a warrant out of his home country for terrorism charges. He actually crossed the border under the Biden administration. He was quote unquote vetted and released. And the warrant actually existed before that. Now, what is the warrant for exactly? It's for allegedly distributing terrorist propaganda and calling for jihad online and recruiting fellow terrorists. So, this is someone who's considered one of those quote unquote nonviolent criminals. So, it's really not 14% here that's the important number. It's 70%.

And that's what the American people really voted for when it came to the last election and wanted, you know, the Trump administration to carry out this mass deportation effort and get these really bad people off the streets

indeed. And when you look at specific charges listed there, pretty shocking stuff. Now, with the leaders of ICE and CBP in front of Congress, did we get any updates on the investigation into the fatal shootings of the two anti-ICE activists in Minneapolis?

Right. So, Minneapolis did definitely come up. They stood by their officers and agents saying that the use of deadly force standards were followed in both of those incidents when it came to the Renee Good shooting and Alex Prey. So, we'll continue to monitor all those developments with the investigations. They also said that there's others that are ongoing into other use of force incidents.

I was certainly very interested in seeing the findings of that and I'm sure there will be a lot of fallout either way. Jenny, thank you so much for joining us.

Thank you. The release of the Jeffrey Epstein files has sparked a firestorm in the UK where British Prime Minister Kier Starmer is embroiled in a scandal involving their ambassador to the US. While King Charles says he's ready to support the British police looking into his brother Andrew.

Joining us now to discuss is Bev Turner, host of GB News, The Late Show Live. Bev, first of all, welcome to Morning Wire. Thank you for joining us.

My pleasure. So, we've seen here in the US the Epstein scandal continue to have a lot of fallout. In the UK, there's some really pretty seismic things that are happening all the way at the top, including the king himself. Let's start there. There's news this week that he's going to be working with police in their investigation into his brother. Can you unpack what's actually happening there? So, the royal family have been very quiet on the Epstein scandal, despite the fact that the king's brother, Andrew, until recently, Prince Andrew, is so closely related to the Epstein Island events. He's all over the Epstein files with his now ex-wife, uh, Sarah Ferguson, famously Fergie in the '9s, early 2000s, the redhead, everyone remembers, right? Some of their interactions with Epstein just display them as being greedy, opportunistic, really having no moral compass whatsoever. So that inevitably reflects

badly on the royal family because Andrew was apparently the queen's favorite son. Now his brother is king. And this was unprecedented when this week King Charles said, "We will cooperate with the police if necessary." and the royal family are in uh you know their future is never certain in the UK but at the moment it feels very precarious indeed.

Now the sharing of confidential information is at the heart of this and some other accusations related to the prime minister. What is going on with that situation? How much do we actually know at this point?

We elected a Labor government about 20 months ago now with Serma as the leader. They won a pretty significant majority, a very significant majority of seats in the House of Commons without actually a huge percentage of the votes is just a a sort of characteristic of our uh political system. Now, as part of that administration, one of the most significant positions is of course the British ambassador to America. six months ago, maybe less, Peter Mandlesson, Lord Peter Mandlesson was given that job here in DC to gasps of shock from anybody within the media and anybody that knew anything about politics because it was so obvious that coming down the line was going to be the Epstein files. And one of the few photos we already had that didn't need to be released was Epstein and Mandlesson on holiday in the Caribbean. I mean, we know that the links between him and Epstein were incredibly tight. And so,

now that we know the full implications of Mandleston's and his relationship with Epstein, as you say there, John, about giving away private policy information in 2008 crash, Mandlesson was emailing Epstein saying, "I'm just leaving Downing Street. I'll give you a call to tell you what we're doing about bailing out the banks." That's potentially extremely criminal activity. potentially could lead to life sentence in prison. Mandos has now gone off grid. He stepped down, gave up his title, lost his position, and of course, questions are asked about the prime minister. How could you have given this man such a plum role? It appears that the prime minister is clinging on for dear life.

But the fact that the prime minister is there still today leaves a lot of questions to be answered about his judgment in appointing Mandlesson. How did he think that was okay? I met the new ambassador last night. I was in the ambassador's residence. They've appointed a civil servant, a non-political position, a s Christian Turner it is. And the first thing I said to him was, "Well, as long as you're not friends with someone who's friends with a pedophile, you're going to do better than the last one."

Apparently easier said than done. As you've laid out a real mess over in the UK and things are looking particularly grim for the Labor Party. Beth, thank you so much for talking with us. So, we'd love to have you back on the show again.

Love to. Thank you. Thanks for waking up with us. And if you're listening to the show now, you can watch for free on Daily Wire Plus. We'll be back later this evening with more news you need to know.

Questions about this episode

Who speaks in "Guthrie Case Escalates & Epstein Haunts UK Elite"?

John Mikley (Host), Georgia How (Host), Lyndon Blake (Guest), Jenny Tar (Guest), Bev Turner (Guest).

What is "Guthrie Case Escalates & Epstein Haunts UK Elite" about?

The Nancy Guthrie case sees a significant development with the detention of a suspect as investigations intensify. Meanwhile, the fallout from the Epstein files continues to shake the UK, prompting King Charles to cooperate with police regarding his brother, amidst mounting pressure on Prime Minister concerning his leadership.

What is mentioned in this Morning Wire episode?

42 people, works and ideas are mentioned, including Nancy Guthrie, Daily Wire (company), Morning Wire, John Mikley, Epstein file, FBI. Each one on this page links to its own page with every episode that mentions it.

How long is "Guthrie Case Escalates & Epstein Haunts UK Elite"?

The episode runs 17 min; the transcript is about 2,929 words in 39 timestamped sections.

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