Mark Halperin

I don't think President Trump's ever been asked about this alleged affair, but he could be.

And he'd probably, whether it was true or not, he'd probably say no.

But in the Epstein files going forward, if you're someone who's named in there in an embarrassing way or a way that alleges impropriety, you may or may not be asked about it.

You'll have to decide if you are asked about it by the media or somebody else what you'll say.

And then how it gets handled, how it gets received, how much follow-up there is.

It's just crazily random.

Okay, so that's in the context of the Epstein files.

But the thing I'm really focused on now is 2028.

We talk about it here so much.

A lot of these stories come not from the Epstein files and not from reporters saying, huh, I'm going to go look into whether a candidate, prospective candidate X ever cheated on his taxes or ever embezzled money.

They come from political opponents.

They either come from political opponents within your own party,

or they come from political opponents in the other party.

Call that over the transom, right?

Opposition research comes over the transom.

Here's something that caught my eye the other day.

This is not about personal wrongdoing, but it's about opposition research and trying to take down

Potential rival.

This is about Pete Buttigieg.

This is from Axios.