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Right-Wing Influencers Say Ghislaine Maxwell Is Key to Unlocking Epstein Case

Par :Ashley Ahn
Some conservative influencers have celebrated the move to approach the longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein, but it comes with risks.

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David Oscar Markus, a lawyer for Ghislaine Maxwell, at the federal courthouse in Tallahassee, Fla., on Friday. He was talking to reporters about Ms. Maxwell’s interview with Justice Department officials.
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After Ghislaine Maxwell Interview, Concerns Mount Over Possibility of a Trump Pardon

Par :Glenn Thrush and Valerie Crowder
President Trump, asked whether he would consider pardoning her, said, “I’m allowed to do it, but it’s something I haven’t thought about.”

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Justice Department officials on Friday interviewed Ghislaine Maxwell, an associate of Jeffrey Epstein’s, in Florida, where she is serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking.
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6 Trump Voters on If They Trust President’s Handling of Epstein Case

Par :The New York Times
President Trump and his allies stoked conspiracy theories around Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender, but then backtracked and declared an end to the investigation. Backlash ensued.
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Trump’s Name Is on Contributor List for Epstein Birthday Book

Par :David Enrich · Matthew Goldstein · Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Steve Eder
The Times also reviewed other records of the president’s friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, including an inscription in which the future president called him “the greatest.”

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Roy Black, Defense Lawyer for William Kennedy Smith and Epstein, Dies at 80

Par :Adam Nossiter
With a national profile, he represented the notorious and the celebrated, helping to secure an acquittal in the Smith rape case and a lenient plea deal for Jeffrey Epstein.

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Roy Black spoke to the news media outside the Palm Beach County Courthouse in West Palm Beach in 1991 after his client William Kennedy Smith was acquitted of sexual assault charges.
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The Justice Dept. Interviewed Ghislaine Maxwell, While Opposing Her Appeal

Par :Abbie VanSickle
Even as top Justice Department officials brokered an interview with a longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein’s, they asked the Supreme Court to reject her appeal.

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The U.S. Supreme Court is seen from Capitol Hill.
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How a Frantic Scouring of the Epstein Files Consumed the Justice Dept.

Par :Adam Goldman and Alan Feuer
There was a single goal in mind: find something — anything — that could be released to the public to satisfy President Trump’s supporters.

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Justice Department officials diverted hundreds of F.B.I. employees and federal prosecutors from their regular duties to go through the Jeffrey Epstein files at least four times — including once to flag any references to President Trump and other prominent figures.
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Justice Dept. Interviews Epstein Associate Maxwell

Par :Glenn Thrush · Alan Feuer and Matthew Goldstein
It is unclear what information Ghislaine Maxwell provided that would go beyond what is already in the public record.

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Ghislaine Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking.
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Epstein’s Estate Includes Book Said to Have Note From Trump, a Lawyer Says

Par :Matthew Goldstein
The lawyer, who represents victims of Jeffrey Epstein, said he believed the estate would turn the book over to the authorities if asked.

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Brad Edwards, a lawyer for hundreds of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims, spoke to the media after the sentencing of the Ghislaine Maxwell in 2022.
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In Epstein, Democrats Find Weapon Against Trump and Republicans

Par :Michael Gold
Working to exploit a G.O.P. rift, Democrats are aggressively pushing charges of a coverup in the case of the accused pedophile, which many of them once dismissed as a conspiracy theory.

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Representative Hakeem Jeffries, Democrat of New York and the minority leader, and Representative Katherine Clark, Democrat of Massachusetts, arriving for a news conference on Wednesday.
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Trump’s Attempts to Change the Topic From Epstein: A Timeline

Par :Chris Cameron
President Trump has tried to attack, deflect and deny his way past the Jeffrey Epstein saga. He’s had less success than usual.

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Mr. Trump at a reception at the White House on Tuesday. He has tried to distract from the outcry over his administration’s handling of the Epstein files.
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Bondi Told Trump His Name Appeared in Epstein Files

Par :Maggie Haberman and Glenn Thrush
It was not clear what those documents were, or in what context the president’s name was raised.

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Attorney General Pam Bondi with President Donald J. Trump during a cabinet meeting at the White House earlier this month.
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Republicans Are Breaking With Trump Over Epstein Files, Polls Show

Par :Ruth Igielnik and Kellen Browning
The president’s avid followers have backed him through many controversies. But more than a third of Republicans disapprove of his handling of the files related to Jeffrey Epstein.

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A billboard in Times Square on Wednesday pressures President Trump to release files from the case of Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender.
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How Epstein Has Consumed Washington, From the White House to Congress and Beyond

Par :Luke Broadwater
The case of Jeffrey Epstein, sex offender and former friend of the president, has blown up into a major headache for the White House.

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Attorney General Pam Bondi has repeatedly overpromised and underdelivered releases of information on the Epstein case.
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Judge Denies Request to Unseal Epstein Grand Jury Transcripts in Florida

Par :Zach Montague and Seamus Hughes
The president and his subordinates, including Attorney General Pam Bondi, have come under enormous pressure to release further details about the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

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Jeffrey Epstein appeared in court in West Palm Beach, Fla., in 2008.
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Trump Baselessly Accuses Obama of ‘Treason’ as Questions Swirl About Epstein

Par :Luke Broadwater and Julian E. Barnes
President Trump deflected questions about the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein by lashing out at his perceived enemies.

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An extended digression by President Trump in the Oval Office on Tuesday was a stark example of his campaign of retribution against an ever-growing list of enemies.
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Judges Order Trump Administration to Submit Epstein Transcripts With Proposed Redactions

Par :Benjamin Weiser
Federal judges responded to a request from the attorney general to release grand jury transcripts from cases against Jeffrey Epstein and his co-conspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell.

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Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell in 2005.
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Johnson Cuts Short House Business to Avoid Vote on Releasing Epstein Files

Par :Annie Karni and Michael Gold
The Republican speaker truncated the legislative schedule for the week ahead of a summer recess, moving to deny Democrats the chance to force votes on whether to release the Epstein material.

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Justice Dept. Reaches Out to Ghislaine Maxwell, a Longtime Epstein Associate

Par :Glenn Thrush · Mike Baker and Alan Feuer
The latest effort by Trump subordinates is intended to quell a political crisis precipitated by the department’s announcement that it would not release more files related to the Epstein investigation.

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Attorney General Pam Bondi announced earlier this month that she was shutting down an investigation into the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
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Johnson Says He Won’t Hold Vote Calling on Trump to Release Epstein Files This Summer

Par :Annie Karni
The Republican speaker of the House had said last week that the government should release “everything” in the Jeffrey Epstein files, in a rare break with the president that turned out to be short-lived.

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Speaker Mike Johnson at the Capitol last week.
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Trump Talks About Anything but Epstein on His Social Media Account

Par :Luke Broadwater
On Truth Social, the president railed against Democrats and shared a wacky video.

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Lawmakers have been pushing for the release of federal files on Jeffrey Epstein, the financier and one-time friend of President Trump who died in a Manhattan jail while awaiting trial on charges of sex trafficking.
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How Trump Deflected MAGA’s Wrath Over Epstein, at Least for Now

Par :Erica L. Green
By tapping into other grievances, President Trump managed to turn one of the most fractious moments for his base into a unifying one.

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President Trump at the White House on Friday.
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Republicans and Democrats Call for More Information on Epstein Case

Par :Michael Gold
Members of Congress from both parties said they wanted to see more files released, while President Trump has encouraged his base to move on.

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President Trump has encouraged his base to move on from Jeffrey Epstein.
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An Accuser’s Story Suggests How Trump Might Appear in the Epstein Files

Par :Mike Baker and Michael S. Schmidt
A former Jeffrey Epstein employee said that she told the F.B.I. in 1996 and 2006 about what she considered a troubling encounter with Donald J. Trump.

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Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein at Mar-a-Lago, Mr. Trump’s club in Palm Beach, Fla., in 1997.
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G.O.P. Push Behind Trump Agenda Has Congress in an Uproar

Par :Carl Hulse
Shouting matches, walkouts and bitter fiscal fights have led to a series of legislative meltdowns, with big spending clashes ahead.

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G.O.P. Push Behind Trump Agenda Has Congress in an Uproar

Par :Carl Hulse
Shouting matches, walkouts and bitter fiscal fights have led to a series of legislative meltdowns, with big spending clashes ahead.

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Inside the Long Friendship Between Trump and Epstein

Par :Alan Feuer and Matthew Goldstein
For nearly 15 years, the two men socialized together in Manhattan and Palm Beach, Fla., before a falling out that preceded Mr. Epstein’s first arrest.

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Mar-a-Lago in March 1996.
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Trump Administration Requests Release of Epstein Grand Jury Records. What’s Next?

Par :Mattathias Schwartz
The records are at the center of President Trump’s effort to manage fallout from the Epstein case. But unsealing them is complex and requires a judge to sign off.

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The Justice Department has formally filed two petitions in the Southern District of New York seeking to unseal grand jury records in the Jeffrey Epstein case.
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When Getting Fired Is Only the Beginning for Federal Workers

Par :Eileen Sullivan
One thing is clear from a reporter’s conversations with laid-off federal workers this year: The cuts have been anything but straightforward and efficient.

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Martin Basch was initially laid off from his federal job in February, but the move wasn’t official until May.
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In Response to Epstein Letter Report, Trump Says He Doesn’t ‘Draw Pictures’

Par :Tyler Pager
The president disputes reporting from The Wall Street Journal that he drew a picture for Jeffrey Epstein, but as a real estate mogul, he often sketched for charity.

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Donald Trump created this drawing of the Empire State Building for a charity auction in 1995, where it sold for $100. In 2017, during his first presidency, it sold for $16,000.
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When It Comes to Jeffrey Epstein, Trump Says He Is Ready to Defer to the Courts

Par :Mattathias Schwartz
After months of pushing back against federal judges and the courts, the president has requested the release of Epstein-related grand jury testimony to be “subject to Court approval.”

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President Trump at the White House this week. He asked the attorney general on Thursday to seek the court’s permission to release pertinent grand jury materials relating to Jeffrey Epstein’s indictment for sex trafficking.
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Trump Tells Bondi to Seek Release of Epstein Grand Jury Testimony

Par :Glenn Thrush
The attorney general plans to ask a court to release the papers. But even if the request succeeds, it would fall far short of critics’ demands to release all investigative materials.

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“We are ready to move the court tomorrow to unseal the grand jury transcripts,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said on social media.
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A Timeline of What We Know About Trump and Epstein

Par :Luke Broadwater
Donald Trump was friendly for at least 15 years with Jeffrey Epstein, the multimillionaire financier and convicted sex offender who died in prison in 2019.

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Donald J. Trump and Melania Knauss, his girlfriend and future wife, Jeffrey Epstein, and Ghislaine Maxwell at Mr. Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in 2000.
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Even After Bondi Gains Trump’s Backing, Her Survival Remains an Open Question

Par :Glenn Thrush
The sustained backlash has exposed the hazards of the attorney general’s focus on courting President Trump, with the assumption that he maintains the total backing of his base.

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Attorney General Pam Bondi in the Oval Office in April.
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JD Vance’s Big, Beautiful Task

Par :Jess Bidgood
The vice president is selling Trump’s domestic policy bill amid signs Democratic attacks are breaking through.

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Vice President JD Vance has been given a delicate task: selling President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill.” He spoke on Wednesday at a machine shop in West Pittston, Pa.
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Massie Moves to Force House Vote on Epstein Files Release

Par :Annie Karni
The Kentucky Republican, a frequent critic of President Trump, teamed with a Democrat in a maneuver that could force G.O.P. leaders to hold a vote on the matter within weeks.

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Representative Thomas Massie, Republican of Kentucky, left, has taken steps toward forcing a vote on the House floor on releasing the Epstein files.
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Trump’s New Strategy on Epstein Fallout: Blame the Democrats

Par :Luke Broadwater and Erica L. Green
President Trump said the outrage among his supporters over the Epstein case was just the latest “scam” cooked up by Democrats.

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President Trump took to social media to criticize his supporters who are upset with his administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation files.
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House Democrats Push for Hearing on Jeffrey Epstein Case Amid GOP Rift

Par :Michael Gold
Democrats urged the Republican majority to call Justice Department officials, including the attorney general and F.B.I. leaders, to Capitol Hill to discuss how they handled the Jeffrey Epstein case.

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Representative Jamie Raskin, Democrat of Maryland, wrote that the Trump administration’s actions in the Jeffrey Epstein case “have not restored anyone’s trust in the government.”
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For Some Republicans, Trump’s Shift on Epstein Is Just the Latest Breach

Par :Annie Karni
Right-wing Republicans have also criticized the president’s stances on Iran and Ukraine, hinting at a broader fraying of his political coalition.

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“I don’t accept it, and I don’t think anyone else should accept it,” Marjorie Taylor Greene said of the decision not to release more information about Jeffrey Epstein.
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What to Know About the Fallout Around the Epstein Files and the Trump Administration

Par :Devlin Barrett
Here’s what to know about the disturbing facts and unsubstantiated suspicions that make Jeffrey Epstein, a registered sex offender, a politically potent obsession.

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Jack Posobiec and several other conservative influencers were offered a preview of the Epstein files in February, hours before they were released publicly by Attorney General Pam Bondi.
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How Does Trump Silence the Epstein Conspiracy Theories?

Par :Jess Bidgood
President Trump is finding it hard to put the Epstein files behind him.

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The Trump administration’s decision not to release further materials about Jeffrey Epstein has left influential figures in the president’s base in open revolt.
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Will Conspiracy Theorists Cultivated by Trump Turn on Him Over Epstein?

Par :Shawn McCreesh
The fallout of the Epstein case is testing the power the president holds over his most loyal followers, many of whom have broken into open revolt against him.

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Last week, President Trump said it was “unbelievable” anyone was still talking about Jeffrey Epstein, even though he had once promised to expose hidden truths about him.
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Trump Pleads With Followers to Back Bondi in Dispute Over Epstein Inquiry

Par :Glenn Thrush and Shawn McCreesh
In a long social media post, President Trump praised Attorney General Pam Bondi and told his followers to “not waste Time and Energy” on the Jeffrey Epstein case.

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Attorney General Pam Bondi during a cabinet meeting this week.
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Pam Bondi and FBI’s Dan Bongino Clash Over Handling of Epstein Case

Par :Glenn Thrush
An irate attorney general is said to have confronted the deputy director of the F.B.I. at a tense White House meeting earlier in the week.

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Dan Bongino, now the deputy director of the F.B.I., during a hearing in Washington in 2020. Mr. Bongino pushed the idea of a cover-up in the Jeffrey Epstein case when he was a popular podcast host.
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