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CNN
19 hours ago
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Trump's DC Takeover Blindsides Officials - Erin Burnett OutFront - Podcast on CNN Podcasts
Trump's DC Takeover Blindsides Officials Erin Burnett OutFront 46 mins President Trump takes over the Washington DC police department and is sending in the National Guard. He is now putting more cities on notice. Is the President breaking the law? Plus, the President is downplaying expectations for his meeting with Putin on US soil as one question is growing tonight—is Putin even showing up?
CNN
24-07-2025
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DOJ Told Trump In May He's Named Several Times In Epstein Files - Erin Burnett OutFront - Podcast on CNN Podcasts
DOJ Told Trump In May He's Named Several Times In Epstein Files Erin Burnett OutFront 49 mins Attorney General Pam Bondi told Trump his name was in the Epstein files multiple times. Is that why Trump and his administration are now saying there is nothing to see? Plus, hear Jeffrey Epstein talk about how Donald Trump was his closest friend. The book author who says he has more than 100 hours of Epstein talking on tape joins OutFront.
The Hill
15-07-2025
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- The Hill
Van Jones: MAGA ‘bamboozled' on Epstein files
CNN pundit Van Jones said the 'Make America Great Again' movement has been 'bamboozled' over the Trump administration's handling of records relating to disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. 'Look, MAGA has been took, had, bamboozled. I don't know, like — look, you have everything, that you just said, every Republican was saying, and now 'nothing to see here,' ' Jones, an ex-adviser to former President Obama, said during a Monday night appearance on CNN's 'OutFront.' 'So Hakeem Jeffries is 100 percent correct. Either, they were lying the whole time, saying they had all the goods on all these rich people, or they're lying now and covering it up. Either way, if I were in MAGA, I might think to myself, what else are they being dishonest about? Somebody is tricking somebody,' the CNN political commentator told host Erin Burnett. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said earlier Monday that the administration should release all of the files related to Epstein. The Democratic leader pointed to two possible scenarios of why the documents related to the case are not public. 'Option 1: They lied for years. Option 2: They're engaging in a cover-up. At this point. it seems reasonable that it can only be one of the two things,' Jeffries told reporters at the Capitol. 'And so it's Congress's responsibility, in a bipartisan way, to ask the questions and try to get answers on behalf of the American people.' Many MAGA supporters have been outraged over the administration's posture around the Epstein case, particularly after the FBI and DOJ published a memo earlier this month stating there's no evidence Epstein had a 'client list' and reaffirming that he died by suicide in a jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex-trafficking charges. Attorney General Pam Bondi has faced strong blowback from the MAGA base. She said during a February Fox News interview that she had the Epstein 'client list' on her desk, comments she clarified earlier this month, saying she meant she had the Epstein case file. Trump has stood by Bondi's side, praising her on Saturday for doing a 'FANTASTIC JOB' and told his backers to move on. Jones on Monday used the controversy to knock the Trump administration's policies. 'Are they being dishonest when they say that there are tens of millions of violent immigrants, and therefore we should have people snatched off the streets? What else should you start asking questions about? Because obviously the people in charge of the Republican Party and the people in the White House are not being honest with you about this,' Jones said.
Yahoo
12-07-2025
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Ty Cobb: Trump pushing out Bondi over Epstein files would be ‘huge embarrassment'
Former White House lawyer Ty Cobb on Friday said that the Trump administration would face humiliation if it were to dismiss Attorney General Pam Bondi over the Jeffrey Epstein file controversy. 'If he terminates one of them, he picked them, and he put them in those senior positions — it'll be a huge embarrassment to him,' Cobb said referring to the hypothetical dismissal of Bondi and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who is facing his own firestorm after freezing weapons shipments to Ukraine without the approval of the president, during an appearance on CNN's 'OutFront' with Erin Burnett as highlighted by Mediate. 'The further down the pecking order you go, if you're Trump, in his thinking, if somebody leaves that's further down, if it's not the top dog, it's not as big a reflection on him,' added Cobb, who served in Trump's first administration, as some lower level officials, including the FBI's deputy director Dan Bongino are fuming at the Justice Department's response. Bondi, in recent days, has come under intense scrutiny over her handling of files relating to the Epstein case, drawing backlash from those within her party over comments pledging transparency. The White House maintains that the reported tension is baseless, however. Earlier this year, Bondi provided high-profile conservative influencers with binders labeled 'The Epstein Files Phase I,' which reportedly detailed the sexual exploitation of over 250 underage girls at his homes in New York and Florida, among other locations. It turns out, however, there was no new information to glean from the binders. This sparked uproar from the MAGA world, which has been captivated by the the so-called files for years, prompting conspiracy theories about the financier's death. Earlier this week, the Justice Department and FBI released a memo on Monday stating there was no evidence Epstein was murdered or that he kept a 'client list,' further aggravating the base, including some administration officials, such as Bongino, who have promoted theories about his death. Multiple outlets on Friday reported that he is even mulling resigning from his post at the FBI amid the tiff. Cobb, however, maintained that Bondi is 'not going' anywhere amid the disagreement. 'And I think what you'll see is that Bongino… has to come back from the weekend, and say, 'Gee, sorry I had a bad day,'' Cobb continued, adding that 'he's gone' if that's not the case. Conversative pundits, including Megyn Kelly and Tucker Carlson, have railed against Bondi, with the latter going so far as to say that the Justice Department's top official 'is covering up crimes — very serious crimes, by their own description.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Hill
12-07-2025
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- The Hill
Ty Cobb: Trump pushing out Bondi over Epstein files would be ‘huge embarrassment'
Former White House lawyer Ty Cobb on Friday said that the Trump administration would face humiliation if it were to dismiss Attorney General Pam Bondi over the Jeffrey Epstein file controversy. 'If he terminates one of them, he picked them, and he put them in those senior positions — it'll be a huge embarrassment to him,' Cobb said referring to the hypothetical dismissal of Bondi and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who is facing his own firestorm after freezing weapons shipments to Ukraine without the approval of the president, during an appearance on CNN's 'OutFront' with Erin Burnett as highlighted by Mediate. 'The further down the pecking order you go, if you're Trump, in his thinking, if somebody leaves that's further down, if it's not the top dog, it's not as big a reflection on him,' added Cobb, who served in Trump's first administration, as some lower level officials, including the FBI's deputy director Dan Bongino are fuming at the Justice Department's response. Bondi, in recent days, has come under intense scrutiny over her handling of files relating to the Epstein case, drawing backlash from those within her party over comments pledging transparency. The White House maintains that the reported tension is baseless, however. Earlier this year, Bondi provided high-profile conservative influencers with binders labeled 'The Epstein Files Phase I,' which reportedly detailed the sexual exploitation of over 250 underage girls at his homes in New York and Florida, among other locations. It turns out, however, there was no new information to glean from the stunt. This sparked uproar from the MAGA world, which has been captivated by the the so-called files for years, prompting conspiracy theories about the financier's death. Earlier this week, the Justice Department and FBI released a memo on Monday stating there was no evidence Epstein was murdered or that he kept a 'client list,' further aggravating the base, including some administration officials, such as Bongino, who have promoted theories about his death. Multiple outlets on Friday reported that he is even mulling resigning from his post at the FBI amid the tiff. Cobb, however, maintained that Bondi is 'not going' anywhere amid the disagreement. 'And I think what you'll see is that Bongino… has to come back from the weekend, and say, 'Gee, sorry I had a bad day,'' Cobb continued, adding that 'he's gone' if that's not the case. Conversative pundits, including Megyn Kelly and Tucker Carlson, have railed against Bondi, with the latter going so far as to say that the Justice Department's top official 'is covering up crimes — very serious crimes, by their own description.'
