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Trump's Handling of Epstein Files Isn't the Transparency He Promised
UNITED STATES, JUL 16 – Republican lawmakers including Matt Gaetz push for full disclosure of Epstein-related government files amid rising frustration within Trump’s MAGA base, with a transparency bill planned next week.
- A sudden transparency reversal occurred last week as the Justice Department and FBI stated the Epstein files lacked evidence for further investigations, contradicting previous promises by President Donald Trump.
- Supporters’ demands for transparency intensified after secrecy emerged, with some saying they smelled a cover-up, as Elon Musk asserted last month that Trump was named in the FBI files.
- An FBI and Florida police investigation in 2006 led to Epstein’s indictment, and he was arrested in July 2019 in New York on trafficking dozens of teenage girls, while Ghislaine Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence after conspiring with him.
- As the Epstein files fallout deepened, he confronted political costs, with his approval rating plunging to an all-time low for this term, supporters said they smelled a cover-up.
- A memo last week from the Justice Department and FBI said the Epstein files lacked evidence, prompting calls for agency leaders to resign, with Republican Mike Johnson urging public disclosure.
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Trump: ‘I never had the privilege’ of going to Epstein’s Caribbean island | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
President Donald Trump said Monday that he had “never had the privilege” of visiting Jeffrey Epstein’s private Caribbean island because he had turned down an invitation from the financier.
·Honolulu, United States
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- 38% of the sources lean Left, 38% of the sources lean Right
38% Right
L 38%
C 23%
R 38%
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