WEBVTT - DOJ Withheld Epstein Files Alleging Trump Sexual Misconduct 

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, they're folks, did It's Thursday, February twenty six and shocker,

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<v Speaker 1>some Epstein files are missing. But there are three in

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<v Speaker 1>particular that are missing that has got Democrats seething. It's

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<v Speaker 1>got the Trump administration defending and quite frankly, robes. None

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<v Speaker 1>of us should be surprised by this. And with that,

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<v Speaker 1>welcome to this episode of Amy and TJ. The three

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<v Speaker 1>files missing have to do with President Trump, robes, and

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<v Speaker 1>some pretty awful accusations being made by a woman.

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<v Speaker 2>That's right, a woman who is now, yes, a woman,

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<v Speaker 2>but claims these allegations of abuse by Jeffrey Epstein and yes,

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<v Speaker 2>by President Trump. She claims happened when she was just

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<v Speaker 2>thirteen years old. So these are damning and dis disturbing

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<v Speaker 2>allegations and made even more so by the fact that

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<v Speaker 2>they are missing.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, so we should start at the top with these

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<v Speaker 1>are claims. They're not substantiated, and we don't have any

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<v Speaker 1>idea about the credibility of them. And at this point

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<v Speaker 1>President Trump is not facing any criminal accusations. He's not

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<v Speaker 1>facing any criminal charges, all right, we got that out

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<v Speaker 1>of the way. He has forever denied any wrongdoing. However, Robes. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>let's go to why this is such a big deal

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<v Speaker 1>Epstein files. We know the tropes, documents have been coming out,

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<v Speaker 1>there are arguments about redactions and back and forth. Is

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<v Speaker 1>everything out there? Fine, let's get away from all that

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<v Speaker 1>for a second and just focus on this thing. A

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<v Speaker 1>part of these files, Robes whereas an interview done with

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<v Speaker 1>a woman in twenty nineteen who came forward after Epstein

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<v Speaker 1>was arrested and said, oh, yeah, that's the guy who

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<v Speaker 1>assaulted me when I was younger. She starts piecing things together.

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<v Speaker 1>The FBI goes and interviews her at les four interviews.

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<v Speaker 1>We know that we're done with her. The FBI file

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<v Speaker 1>on those four interviews, well, three of them are missing

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<v Speaker 1>and we only get one. So Robes, the focus is

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<v Speaker 1>why are those other three missing? And the implication is

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<v Speaker 1>that she said something about Trump and those other three

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<v Speaker 1>and that's why it's missing. This is where we are,

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<v Speaker 1>yes correct.

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<v Speaker 2>And in addition to those three separate conversations, NBR did

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<v Speaker 2>a whole investigation. You know, they have a slew of

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<v Speaker 2>reporters and they can actually tell there are missing numbers.

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<v Speaker 2>They actually have serial numbers and they can say, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>there are missing sets of documents based on serial numbers

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<v Speaker 2>going through all of this, and notably those three documents

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<v Speaker 2>are missing. Now, this woman claims that this assault happened

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<v Speaker 2>in Hiltonhead Island when she was thirteen, and yes, the

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<v Speaker 2>FBI did four separate interviews with her. And why that's

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<v Speaker 2>important is from reporters who have gone through all of

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<v Speaker 2>these documents. For the FBI to go back to this

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<v Speaker 2>woman three times after that initial interview suggests that there

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<v Speaker 2>was credibility to her story. They say that this is

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<v Speaker 2>something significant. Now when you know that three of those interviews,

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<v Speaker 2>which they claim some people claim to have seen already

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<v Speaker 2>because some of this was a part of discovery information

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<v Speaker 2>in the Galaine Maxwell trial. This is all very confusing,

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<v Speaker 2>But there are people who have seen these documents who

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<v Speaker 2>can now say they existed, we know the contents of them,

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<v Speaker 2>and now they're missing. And the reason why they're missing,

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<v Speaker 2>some folks claim, is because those contents contain significant and

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<v Speaker 2>serious allegations against Trump.

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<v Speaker 1>So we don't know where they are, we don't know

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<v Speaker 1>why they're missing. There could be a very simple explanation

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<v Speaker 1>for this, and oversight. Look, there's a lot of documents

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<v Speaker 1>we're talking about millions of documents and something isn't matching

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<v Speaker 1>up right now, and something is missing. To the point, now,

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<v Speaker 1>whereas I couldn't believe the word investigation was being thrown around,

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<v Speaker 1>they now want an investigation into why these are missing.

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<v Speaker 1>This whole thing is an Epstein investigation. Now we're investigating

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<v Speaker 1>the investigation.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, it's actually a parallel investigation. So Democrats on the

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<v Speaker 2>House Oversight Committee who are heading up this Epstein investigation,

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<v Speaker 2>they already have an investigation into those specific allegations we're

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<v Speaker 2>referencing by that woman from South Carolina who claims this

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<v Speaker 2>all happened when she was thirteen. But now they're adding

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<v Speaker 2>a parallel investigation into why. Yes, these files, these interviews,

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<v Speaker 2>these memos and notes from FBI investigators are missing. And

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<v Speaker 2>specifically we heard from California Representative Robert Garcia who spoke

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<v Speaker 2>to reporters and he said, there is definitely, in my opinion,

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<v Speaker 2>evidence of a cover up happening. Why are these documents missing?

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<v Speaker 2>These documents I personally saw, I know who the survivor is.

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<v Speaker 2>The name is redacted in the doc in the manifest document,

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<v Speaker 2>and there are documents missing from that same survivor that

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<v Speaker 2>appeared to be interviews or conversations again with the FBI.

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<v Speaker 2>The FBI clearly investigated, and now those documents are gone.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, yeah, here we are now once again we

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<v Speaker 1>have to be careful here and be clear. This is

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<v Speaker 1>of course a lot of politics and a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>back and forth, and then you have a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>folks on the other side, victims who are saying that well,

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<v Speaker 1>quite frankly, there are cover ups, and there are other

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<v Speaker 1>men who are implicated and folks who need to be

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<v Speaker 1>held accountable, and a lot of people want to point

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<v Speaker 1>at President Trump. However, we need to again this is

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<v Speaker 1>something you got to be very, very careful with when

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<v Speaker 1>you're talking about someone accusing the president of the United

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<v Speaker 1>States of one of some most heinous stuff you will

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<v Speaker 1>ever hear. You gotta be careful in this, and I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think Democrats care about being careful. But some of

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<v Speaker 1>the things that are saying are suggestions and implications of

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<v Speaker 1>something that Trump did, but frankly, there's no evidence of it.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's it's a very delicate and very careful balance

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<v Speaker 1>here with when Democrats are, hey, something's missing, so it

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<v Speaker 1>must be something going on here. That's just the headline

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<v Speaker 1>folks right now, ropes are running with that youve got

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<v Speaker 1>to be very very careful of.

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<v Speaker 2>In this case, Yes, because the Justice Department was very

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<v Speaker 2>swift in their response, saying, as we have always said,

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<v Speaker 2>all documents responsive were produced. Those not fall within one

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<v Speaker 2>of the following categories. So this is the reason why

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<v Speaker 2>they say certain documents weren't included in the document dump.

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<v Speaker 2>If they fell into one of these categories, they were

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<v Speaker 2>either duplicates, they were privileged, or they were part of

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<v Speaker 2>an ongoing federal investigation. So they also said that in

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<v Speaker 2>terms of specifically these missing files, they're reviewing the documents

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<v Speaker 2>that were released in connection to the index. The point

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<v Speaker 2>is people point to the index, they can see these

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<v Speaker 2>interviews occurred, they can see that there were documents produced,

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<v Speaker 2>and then they're missing. So they say, the Department said

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<v Speaker 2>it will publish any documents that may now be found

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<v Speaker 2>to have been improperly tagged in the review process that

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<v Speaker 2>are legally required to be made public. So they're going back,

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<v Speaker 2>they say, and they're going to reassess what they chose

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<v Speaker 2>not to include based on those categories. And that's it,

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<v Speaker 2>because they cannot not release documents just because it could

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<v Speaker 2>publicly embarrass someone that's not allowed.

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<v Speaker 1>The Epstein Files mess continues. We are hearing from the

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<v Speaker 1>White House, you know, they had something to say about this.

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<v Speaker 1>Stay here, we'll explain how the administration is responding to

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<v Speaker 1>these new missing claims.

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<v Speaker 3>Stay here, all.

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<v Speaker 1>Right, folks, We'll continue here on this AM and TJ

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<v Speaker 1>on this Thursday, February twenty sixth with it's never going

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<v Speaker 1>to be over, Robes. It's never the Epstein files mess

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<v Speaker 1>will never be over the middle of it again. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't even remember the date when they were all supposed

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<v Speaker 1>to be out last November was it or December? All

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<v Speaker 1>the five it was December. Why do I just have

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<v Speaker 1>nineteenth in my head? All the files are supposed to

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<v Speaker 1>be out by that day. They've been trickling out, trickling out,

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<v Speaker 1>trickling out, and every time they trickle out, somebody has

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<v Speaker 1>a complaint. That's not everything. This name's not in there,

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<v Speaker 1>and where's the real list and all of these things.

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<v Speaker 1>So here we go once again, Robes. And we shouldn't

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<v Speaker 1>be surprised. There are news organizations have figured out there

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<v Speaker 1>are certain documents that are missing. There are plenty of

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<v Speaker 1>documents that are probably missing and haven't been put out there.

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<v Speaker 1>These they'll have to do specifically with the president of

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<v Speaker 1>the United States, and some pretty horrific accusations at least

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<v Speaker 1>that were made by a woman back in twenty nineteen,

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<v Speaker 1>having to do with her saying she was sexually assaulted

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<v Speaker 1>by Epstein repeatedly and by President Trump, not President then,

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<v Speaker 1>but this was back in the eighties. But the interviews

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<v Speaker 1>that the FBI did in which she laid out these accusations,

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<v Speaker 1>the details of those interviews is laid out by the

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<v Speaker 1>FBI in memos. Those memos, those documents of those interviews

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<v Speaker 1>are missing, and this is where we are today. Rhodes

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<v Speaker 1>in the White House, of course, had something to say.

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<v Speaker 2>About this, Uh, they certainly did. So here was the

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<v Speaker 2>official White House response. They initially referred folks back to

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<v Speaker 2>their previous statement, basically saying that if anything was found

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<v Speaker 2>to be unfounded or not credible, and certainly potentially something

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<v Speaker 2>released specifically leading up to the twenty twenty election, that

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<v Speaker 2>is the reason why perhaps they weren't being released because

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<v Speaker 2>they were found to be not credible. But this latest

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<v Speaker 2>response was indirect response to the missing files. Just as

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<v Speaker 2>President Trump has said he's been totally exonerated on anything

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<v Speaker 2>relating to Epstein, and by releasing thousands of pages of documents,

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<v Speaker 2>cooperating with the House Oversight Committee subpoena request, signing the

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<v Speaker 2>Epstein Files Transparency Act, and calling for more investigation into

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<v Speaker 2>Epstein's Democrat friends. President Trump has done more for Epstein's

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<v Speaker 2>victims than anyone before him. Meanwhile, Democrats like Hakeem Jeffreys

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<v Speaker 2>and Stacy Plaskett have yet to explain why they were

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<v Speaker 2>soliciting money and meetings from Epstein after he was already

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<v Speaker 2>a convicted sex offender.

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<v Speaker 1>We probably all could have written that ourselves. We've heard

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<v Speaker 1>that line from the White House and understandably so. I

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<v Speaker 1>think plenty will take issue with him doing more for

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<v Speaker 1>Epstein survivors than anybody else. But yes, they've put that out.

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<v Speaker 1>And again, the President has always maintained and he has

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<v Speaker 1>never been accused of any criminal wrongdoing having to do

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<v Speaker 1>with Epstein, not by any certainly official here.

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<v Speaker 2>But this particular woman and NPR did post what the

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<v Speaker 2>allegation specifically was that she claims happened to her, and

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<v Speaker 2>she says that she was he exposed himself to her

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<v Speaker 2>and that he wanted her to perform a sexual act

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<v Speaker 2>when she didn't. She claims that he punched her in

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<v Speaker 2>the head and kicked her out. That is what she

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<v Speaker 2>is claiming. That is what was in these documents. And look,

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<v Speaker 2>people can make plenty of accusations. It doesn't mean they're true,

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<v Speaker 2>it doesn't mean they've been found to be credible. And

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<v Speaker 2>so that is the question why they wouldn't be included.

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<v Speaker 2>If the FBI, the investigators people who conducted these four

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<v Speaker 2>interviews with this woman again many many many years later,

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<v Speaker 2>this was all alleged to have happened back in nineteen

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<v Speaker 2>eighty three. So it's fair that there are plenty of

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<v Speaker 2>accusations thrown out in this case, and plenty are not true.

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<v Speaker 2>That's the problem here. And so many people's names just

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<v Speaker 2>by being mentioned in these files doesn't necessarily mean they

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<v Speaker 2>did anything wrong.

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<v Speaker 3>Where does this go from here.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, the Democrats aren't going to let this go. They

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<v Speaker 2>already held press conferences about this yesterday, and yes, these

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<v Speaker 2>investigations will continue by Democrats in the House Oversight Committee

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<v Speaker 2>wanting answers, and they are going to push for answers

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<v Speaker 2>about where these missing documents are and why they were

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<v Speaker 2>not included in this latest document. Drump Dump and the

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<v Speaker 2>DOJ will perhaps put out another statement, perhaps not, but

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<v Speaker 2>this investigation will continue, and of course we will follow

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<v Speaker 2>any developments, so we will of course stay on top

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<v Speaker 2>of this story. It feels as though there are Epstein

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<v Speaker 2>related headlines daily, multiple times a day actually dropping here,

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<v Speaker 2>so we will of course keep our eye on all

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<v Speaker 2>of that for you. But thank you in the meantime

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<v Speaker 2>for joining us. Morning Run is coming up in just

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<v Speaker 2>a bit, so look for that in your feed. I

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<v Speaker 2>may be Robach alongside TJ. Holmes, and we will talk

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<v Speaker 2>to you soon