Trump, Epstein and Justice Department
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The Department of Justice and FBI's memo on the federal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein has reignited criticism from some of President Donald Trump's supporters over information released in the case involving one of the most infamous sex trafficking criminals in modern history.
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The Trump administration records releases on Jeffrey Epstein are finished, but transparency lawsuits may reveal what else the government has kept hidden.
Trump promised a lawsuit after The Wall Street Journal described a sexually suggestive letter that the newspaper says bore Trump’s name and was included in a 2003 album for Epstein’s 50th birthday.
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New York Magazine on MSNWhy the Latest Epstein Scandal Caught the Media by SurpriseNo doubt for mainstream-media readers, the Epstein rift came out of nowhere,” said a New York Times reporter. “We had not established how important this story was to a good chunk of the MAGA base.” A political reporter at a rival publication added,
President Trump "would not recommend" that Attorney General Pam Bondi appoint a special prosecutor to handle the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday.
Senate Republicans moved to block an effort from their Democratic counterparts Thursday afternoon to demand the Trump administration to release
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New York Magazine on MSNDemocrats Are Going After the MAGA Backlash to EpsteinHouse Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared to signal support for the release of the government’s files on Epstein during a press conference Monday. “The American people deserve to know the truth,” he said, accoring to The Hill. “What, if anything, is the Trump administration and the Department of Justice hiding?”
The Department of Justice released a memo last weekend that contradicted Bondi's statement about an Epstein client list being on her desk to review.
NBC News spoke with four victims of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse who said the Trump administration should be pushing to expose anyone and everyone who was involved instead of pumping the breaks on prosecutions.