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Stephen Fowler

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The NPR Politics Podcast
Justice Department releases missing Epstein files related to Trump

protecting privileged materials.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Justice Department releases missing Epstein files related to Trump

That said, we still know based on looking at the serial numbers stamped onto these documents and the logs of files turned over to Ghislaine Maxwell's attorney in her case that there are still 37 pages at least that still haven't been published.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Justice Department releases missing Epstein files related to Trump

There wasn't necessarily much new in there.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Justice Department releases missing Epstein files related to Trump

Hillary Clinton said before, during, and after the deposition that she didn't know Epstein, never really met with him, and that they should be talking to people that did, like President Trump.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Justice Department releases missing Epstein files related to Trump

Former President Bill Clinton seemed to have a lot more to say.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Justice Department releases missing Epstein files related to Trump

He told the committee he was glad that they asked him to be there and

The NPR Politics Podcast
Justice Department releases missing Epstein files related to Trump

acknowledged that he met and traveled with epstein some but he told the committee that initially he thought epstein was a quote interesting man but he said there's nothing that i saw when i was around him that made me realize he was trafficking women clinton said he never witnessed epstein abuse young women or girls nor did he discuss any sexual acts with him neither one of them have been charged with any sort of crime related to epstein like many of the other people that we've mentioned

The NPR Politics Podcast
Justice Department releases missing Epstein files related to Trump

Well, he is also not accused of any wrongdoing related to Epstein and his crimes, but the release of these files show that Lutnick had a deeper and longer relationship with Epstein than he previously disclosed to Congress.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Justice Department releases missing Epstein files related to Trump

We knew that they were next-door neighbors, and Lutnick had previously said they cut ties in 2005 after one visit to Epstein's house.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Justice Department releases missing Epstein files related to Trump

But looking at the files, you saw that he visited Jeffrey Epstein's private island in 2012 with his family, and this was after Epstein had been a registered sex offender.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Justice Department releases missing Epstein files related to Trump

There are other communications in the files over the years.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Justice Department releases missing Epstein files related to Trump

So members of Congress have questions about Lutnick's credibility and truthfulness.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Justice Department releases missing Epstein files related to Trump

Well, after the reporting on these documents that were withheld and others that we found that were removed and put back up, the Democrats on the House Oversight Committee sent a letter to Bondi demanding answers about these documents.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Justice Department releases missing Epstein files related to Trump

Also ahead of the Clinton deposition, Chairman Comer said he was looking into the reporting and hadn't really got an answer from the administration what was going on.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Justice Department releases missing Epstein files related to Trump

And so you had the Oversight Committee, where it was the Democrats and a few Republicans

The NPR Politics Podcast
Justice Department releases missing Epstein files related to Trump

vote to subpoena bondi to bring her in front of the committee to get their questions answered about these specific documents but also just in general the way the epstein files have been handled in a statement sent to me today a spokesperson for the oversight committee democrats say that quote this white house cover-up is ongoing and they say that they will get answers when pam bondi appears before the committee under oath

The NPR Politics Podcast
Justice Department releases missing Epstein files related to Trump

So I just want to reiterate, this is not specifically about these documents and these allegations against Trump.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Justice Department releases missing Epstein files related to Trump

There have been other issues basically the entire time the Epstein files have been a thing before the Justice Department.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Justice Department releases missing Epstein files related to Trump

You've got the files that were removed and put back up.

The NPR Politics Podcast
Justice Department releases missing Epstein files related to Trump

You have redaction issues that were exposing victims' personal information.