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Megan Basham

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
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Morning Wire
Epstein Files Firestorm & U.S. Retaliation Strikes ISIS | 12.22.25

In one, he's shirtless in a hot tub with someone whose face is blacked out, but is described by the DOJ as a victim.

Morning Wire
Epstein Files Firestorm & U.S. Retaliation Strikes ISIS | 12.22.25

Another shows him swimming with Maxwell and others.

Morning Wire
Epstein Files Firestorm & U.S. Retaliation Strikes ISIS | 12.22.25

One shows him on a plane with a young woman draped over him.

Morning Wire
Epstein Files Firestorm & U.S. Retaliation Strikes ISIS | 12.22.25

Once again, her identity is redacted.

Morning Wire
Epstein Files Firestorm & U.S. Retaliation Strikes ISIS | 12.22.25

So all of this led CNN commentator Scott Jennings to say that

Morning Wire
Epstein Files Firestorm & U.S. Retaliation Strikes ISIS | 12.22.25

he thinks these should really be called the Clinton files.

Morning Wire
Epstein Files Firestorm & U.S. Retaliation Strikes ISIS | 12.22.25

But Clinton's spokesperson said that he cut ties with Epstein before these crimes were widely known.

Morning Wire
Epstein Files Firestorm & U.S. Retaliation Strikes ISIS | 12.22.25

Now, for President Trump's part, despite a lot of viral claims that you may see circulating on social media, I would say that his mentions are fairly minimal.

Morning Wire
Epstein Files Firestorm & U.S. Retaliation Strikes ISIS | 12.22.25

There's a handwritten phone message noting a missed call from him.

Morning Wire
Epstein Files Firestorm & U.S. Retaliation Strikes ISIS | 12.22.25

There's also a book of his on Epstein's shelf and one photo that was initially released but later removed from the DOJ site until they put it back.

Morning Wire
Epstein Files Firestorm & U.S. Retaliation Strikes ISIS | 12.22.25

saying that they determined that it didn't reveal any victim identities.

Morning Wire
Epstein Files Firestorm & U.S. Retaliation Strikes ISIS | 12.22.25

It shows a desk with an open drawer with pictures, including Trump with Epstein, Melania Trump, and Maxwell.

Morning Wire
Epstein Files Firestorm & U.S. Retaliation Strikes ISIS | 12.22.25

And then there was also another photo of Trump surrounded by women, but we want to stress these were adult women in the photo.

Morning Wire
Epstein Files Firestorm & U.S. Retaliation Strikes ISIS | 12.22.25

No documents accuse Trump or Clinton of sexual misconduct or knowledge of Epstein's crimes, and the same does go for a lot of other celebrities that we see in these photos, people like Bill Gates, for example.

Morning Wire
Epstein Files Firestorm & U.S. Retaliation Strikes ISIS | 12.22.25

Yeah, you're hearing a lot of critics saying that the DOJ violated the law by not releasing everything at once.

Morning Wire
Epstein Files Firestorm & U.S. Retaliation Strikes ISIS | 12.22.25

So over 680 pages are completely blacked out and at least 15 images, some that are related to Trump, vanished from the site overnight.

Morning Wire
Epstein Files Firestorm & U.S. Retaliation Strikes ISIS | 12.22.25

Senate Democrats are accusing the DOJ of trying to protect Trump here, but Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanch has strongly denied that.

Morning Wire
Epstein Files Firestorm & U.S. Retaliation Strikes ISIS | 12.22.25

He said that these redactions are to protect the over 1,200 victim identities.

Morning Wire
Epstein Files Firestorm & U.S. Retaliation Strikes ISIS | 12.22.25

The White House, meanwhile, is also pushing back hard.

Morning Wire
Epstein Files Firestorm & U.S. Retaliation Strikes ISIS | 12.22.25

They say this is unprecedented transparency more than any other prior administration and that these rolling releases are necessary due to the sheer volume of records and to protect victims.