{"id":2568754,"date":"2026-02-11T12:33:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T17:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-rogan-says-hes-in-the-epstein-files-for-not-going\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T12:34:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T17:34:54","slug":"joe-rogan-says-hes-in-the-epstein-files-for-not-going","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-rogan-says-hes-in-the-epstein-files-for-not-going\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Rogan says he\u2019s in the Epstein files \u2018for not going\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjoe-rogan-says-hes-in-the-epstein-files-for-not-going%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2568754&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Joe Rogan said on his podcast that he never met Jeffrey Epstein after first googling him, calling it \u201cnot even a possibility\u201d he would meet him, and he described the Epstein investigation as an eye-opener. He added that he is in the Epstein files for not going,noting that some high-profile figures met Epstein after his 2008 arrest and that Epstein had tried to arrange meetings with him.<\/p>\n<p>The article also mentions RFK Jr., who said he flew on Epstein\u2019s plane twice in the 1990s with his family but was never on Epstein\u2019s jet alone, and Rogan\u2019s reaction to questions about why someone might associate with Epstein. It also discusses broader Epstein-related coverage, including an FBI note that Epstein was not running a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-nominee-helped-free-robber-accused-sex-trafficker\/\" title=\"Biden Nominee Helped Free Robber, Accused Sex-Trafficker\">sex-trafficking ring<\/a> for powerful men, which Rogan criticized as gaslighting, and mentions of redacted names and other related claims.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the piece references past stories about political figures, such as a 2019 FBI report alleging Trump contacted a Palm Beach police chief to thank him for stopping Epstein, and it notes that the Trump administration defended Howard Lutnick amid ties to Epstein, with Lutnick testifying before a Senate committee.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Joe Rogan says he&rsquo;s in the Epstein files &lsquo;for not going&rsquo;: &lsquo;Not even a possibility&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2502101\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Podcast host <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3920061\/comedians-podcast-hosts-comments-us-culture-2025\/\">Joe Rogan<\/a> said on Tuesday that he chose to never meet the late convicted sex offender <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4450852\/ghislaine-maxwell-pleads-fifth-demands-clemency-jeffrey-epstein-investigation\/\">Jeffrey Epstein<\/a> years ago &ldquo;after I googled him.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>On his podcast, <em>The Joe Rogan Experience<\/em>, Rogan said the investigation into Epstein has been an &ldquo;eye-opener,&rdquo; and many <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >high-profile people met<\/a> with Epstein &ldquo;after he was arrested&rdquo; in 2008. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/transgender-activists-a-no-show-at-matt-walsh-event-after-plan-leaked\/\" title=\"Transgender Activists A No Show At Matt Walsh Event After Plan Leaked\">podcast host added<\/a> that he is in the Epstein files &ldquo;for not going&rdquo; to meet with Epstein, responding, &ldquo;What?&rdquo; when he learned that Epstein had tried to meet with him.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4453961\/rick-jackson-ahead-georgia-governor-race-polling-despite-leadership-support-burt-jones\/\">Rick Jackson gains wide lead in Georgia governor&#8217;s race as Burt Jones campaign waves off his momentum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/4453893\/nigel-farage-donald-trump-friends-disagree-friends\/\">Nigel Farage on Donald Trump: Friends can disagree with friends<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4454228\/jill-zarin-fired-reunion-series-anti-bad-bunny-posts\/\">Reality star Jill Zarin fired from reunion series over anti-Bad Bunny posts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Yeah, but I would have never went anyway, it&rsquo;s like it&rsquo;s not even a possibility that I would&rsquo;ve went. Especially after I googled him. I was like, &lsquo;What the f*** are you talking about?&rsquo;&rdquo; Rogan told actress Cheryl Hines.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This was, like, 2017, one of my guests was trying to get me to meet him. I was like, &lsquo;B****, are you high? Like, what the f*** are you talking about?&rsquo;&rdquo; he continued.<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0sMrvv53e9Y?si=lrzjPZ3hj0oZMXeC&amp;start=8641\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>    <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Hines, the wife of Health and Human Services Secretary&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4451219\/rfk-jr-reducing-ultraprocessed-foods-spiritual-warfare\/\">Robert Kennedy Jr.<\/a>, asked<\/span>, &ldquo;For what reason&rdquo; would Rogan meet with Epstein? Rogan said if he had been &ldquo;a guy who was sucking up to the rich and powerful,&rdquo; adding that some people get &ldquo;intoxicated&rdquo; by being around these types of people, even if they don&rsquo;t have any &ldquo;ambition&rdquo; to become rich or powerful.<\/p>\n<p>Rogan also read recent news about how the FBI concluded that Epstein was not running a sex trafficking ring for &ldquo;powerful men.&rdquo; Rogan deemed this &ldquo;the gaslightiest gaslighting s*** I&rsquo;ve ever heard in my life.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In December 2023, Kennedy said he flew on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2453588\/rfk-jr-reveals-he-flew-on-epsteins-plane-twice-contradicting-previous-claim\/\">Epstein&rsquo;s plane twice in the 1990s<\/a>: The first time to visit Kennedy&rsquo;s mother in Florida with his family in 1993, and another time to go &ldquo;fossil hunting&rdquo; with his family in South Dakota. He said he was &ldquo;never on his [Epstein&rsquo;s] jet alone.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4453546\/khanna-names-six-men-redacted-epstein-files\/\"><strong>KHANNA READS NAMES OF SIX &lsquo;WEALTHY, POWERFUL&rsquo; MEN DOJ REDACTED IN EPSTEIN FILES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A 2019 FBI report revealed that President Donald Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4452111\/trump-palm-beach-police-epstein\/\">allegedly called a Palm Beach, Florida, police chief in 2006<\/a> to express gratitude for &ldquo;stopping&rdquo; Epstein, after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/epsteins-brother-demands-to-see-bannons-unseen-footage-of-sex-offender-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"...\u2019s brother demands to see Bannon\u2019s unseen footage of sex offender - Washington Examiner\">convicted sex offender&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s crimes became public. The report was based on a phone conversation Trump allegedly had in October 2019 with a police chief, whose name was redacted, according to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/politics-government\/article314631578.html\"><em>Miami Herald<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration has recently stood by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4451159\/trump-stands-by-howard-lutnick-jeffrey-epstein-blowback\/\">Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick<\/a> amid calls for him to resign due to his ties to Epstein. Lutnick defended himself during a Tuesday morning testimony to the Senate committee on appropriations, saying he met with Epstein &ldquo;three times over 14 years with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/factbox-latest-on-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus\/\" title=\"Factbox-Latest on worldwide spread of the coronavirus\">wide spread<\/a> in between.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rogan says he never met Epstein after Googling him<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2568755,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP25098600628596-e1770826737315.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[3985,50410,9006,36812,11319],"class_list":["post-2568754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-conspiracy","tag-controversy-2","tag-epstein","tag-joe-rogan","tag-podcast"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP25098600628596-e1770826737315.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2568754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2568754"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2568754\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2568758,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2568754\/revisions\/2568758"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2568755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2568754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2568754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2568754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}