Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell and Trump
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New polling reveals that the fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal continues to cast a shadow over Donald Trump and his administration.
The Federal Law Enforcement Subcommittee tonight approved a motion by Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pa., to subpoena the Justice Department to release the Epstein files. The subcommittee also approved motion by Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., to direct the chairman to subpoena the people listed previously.
Attorney General Pam Bondi told the president that the department also decided to not release more Jeffrey Epstein documents because of the presence of child pornography and the need to protect victims.
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President Donald Trump suggested focusing on former President Bill Clinton and former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers regarding the Jeffrey Epstein case amid controversy over sealed investigation materials.
Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein partied together for more than a decade. One became president, the other died in jail.
The Republican president's supporters want the government to release secret files about Epstein, who authorities say killed himself in his New York jail cell six years ago while awaiting trial for sex trafficking.
Todd Blanche, the number two at the DOJ, spent the day in a Florida prison talking to convicted Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell. MSNBC’s Antonia Hylton reports and is joined by MSNBC legal analyst Joyce Vance and Norm Eisen,
Social media users mocked Mullin for suggesting he is trying to give “cover” to Trump over the Epstein files. This comes just one day after the Wall Street Journal reported that Attorney General Pam Bondi informed Trump in May that he was included in the Epstein files.