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At least 6 Trump Cabinet members or senior administration officials were in contact with Epstein. It is unclear if these relationships w/ Epstein were raised in background checks or security clearances. Every agency involved declined to answer my questions.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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The âCrazyâ Plot to Release the Epstein Files
How an unlikely duo of lawmakers partnered with victims to try to hold the powerful accountable
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/02/epstein-files-trump-clinton-bondi/686156/?gift=AwR_TGzSRSLueG5W7xh0RUuq2oOtTPxa2IRBKRUJ0xI
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NEW: 9 people familiar with information that was submitted to the FBI + DOJ in recent years told me they were alarmed that *many* documentsâincluding those that they say include references to Trumpâwere not made public. My story here:
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Inside the Fight Over the Epstein Files
How an unlikely duo of lawmakers partnered with victims to try to hold the powerful accountable
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/02/epstein-files-trump-clinton-bondi/686156/?gift=AwR_TGzSRSLueG5W7xh0RWRbAU7oEoNh-1stFpaCXCE
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BREAKING: The inside story of the unlikely coalition that forced the release of the Epstein Files and changed the political landscape and possibly the balance of power, drawn from my interviews with more than 40 people over the past 8 months.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Inside the Fight Over the Epstein Files
How an unlikely duo of lawmakers partnered with victims to try to hold the powerful accountable
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/02/epstein-files-trump-clinton-bondi/686156/?gift=AwR_TGzSRSLueG5W7xh0Rc0FiwZr6AaU-U_CGAsCxfI
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NEW STORY: The involvement of intelligence community in domestic election efforts reflects WH frustration with senior DOJ officials: âif there was a true Trump prosecutor, it would have already been done.â
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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âThe Trust Has Been Absolutely Destroyedâ
Some state election officials say they no longer trust their federal partners.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/02/trump-gabbard-election-investigations-states/685922/?gift=1FCTi7-BfJwIflt0FErNrJdwbxMEnBeZfPnmpQNiCR4
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NEW: âThe Trust Has Been Absolutely Destroyedâ Some state election officials say they no longer trust their federal partners.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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âThe Trust Has Been Absolutely Destroyedâ
Some state election officials say they no longer trust their federal partners.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/02/trump-gabbard-election-investigations-states/685922/?gift=1FCTi7-BfJwIflt0FErNrAvrTh6RuZukMamtZsHGbTM
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NEW STORY: This week law enforcement officials were forced to look on as the U.S. electoral system came under assault from an unlikely source: the government they served.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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âItâs a Five-Alarm Fireâ
The FBIâs search and seizure of material from Fulton County election offices marks a major escalation.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/trumps-doj-2020-election-search-warrant-fulton-county/685817/?gift=1FCTi7-BfJwIflt0FErNrISFI82eq9LikV_i5qKtCZ8
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NEW STORY: âA Five Alarm Fireâ: Law enforcement and election officials are fearful after the federal governmentâs seizure of ballots from Fulton County election offices, with some comparing it to an occupation.
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âItâs a Five-Alarm Fireâ
The FBIâs search and seizure of material from Fulton County election offices marks a major escalation.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/trumps-doj-2020-election-search-warrant-fulton-county/685817/?gift=1FCTi7-BfJwIflt0FErNrGP90ZP6wOPhkGVxFWyjaLQ
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NEW: DOJ indicated via email to the group that Bondi would try to speak with survivors and expressed support for them. But soon after, they were told that the attorney general would not be available after all, due to a medical appointment.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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âTheyâre Delusional If They Think This Is Going to Go Awayâ
The Trump administrationâs release of the long-awaited Epstein files didnât provide what survivors were looking for.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2025/12/epstein-victims-trump-bondi-justice-department/685369/
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NEW: Does the Trump administration have a plan for what happens next in Venezuela? We investigate:
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Trump Knows What He Wants, Just Not How to Get There
Mystery surrounds planning for what happens if Maduro falls.
https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2025/12/trump-venezuela-strategy-war-maduro/685225/
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Some personal news! Today is my first day at The Atlantic, where Iâll be covering DOJ and national security. Send tips and story ideas!
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I joined John Berman and @jeffreytoobin last night on CNN to discuss how the White Houseâs efforts to lobby republicans on Capitol Hill re: Epstein files appears to be backfiring
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The archives made one thing clear: once the journalists, lawyers and professors were silenced, everything accelerated at scale. I left even more committed to reporting fearlessly, loudly, with urgency. I recommend all journalists apply for the seminar, details here:
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Last week I was in Poland for âHistory, Memory and Responsibility"seminar for Journalists at Auschwitz. I'm grateful to the historians, curators, and conservators whose historical rigor, moral clarity and understanding of human complexity anchor the lessons of the past in the crises of the present.
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âFor this reason, we reject the notification Dr. Monarez has received as legally deficient and she remains as CDC Director. We have notified the White House Counsel of our positionâ her lawyers said
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LATEST: Lawyers for CDC Director say she was notified tonight by a WH personnel office *staffer* that she was fired. âAs a presidential appointee, senate confirmed officer, only the president himself can fire herâ they said in a statement
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I joined
@andersoncooper4.bsky.social
last night to discuss the Epstein documents that Congress will receive today - and the *many* unanswered questions that remain
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Sarah Fitzpatrick
Shanlon Wu
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Why was Ghislaine Maxwell transferred to a prison camp w/low level security after meeting with Trump's Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche? My discussion w/
@jimsciutto.bsky.social
@sfifz787.bsky.social
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youtu.be/uEzVU1sjKhI?...
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Why Was Ghislaine Maxwell Transferred to Low-Level Minimum Security Camp?
YouTube video by Under Color of Law with Shan Wu
https://youtu.be/uEzVU1sjKhI?si=ckLDw81FQmahG08q
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NEW: DHS request for thousands of National Guard troops includes plan for them to search for unaccompanied children in some cases and transport them between states, three sources briefed on the plan told NBC News.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
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DHS wants National Guard to search for and transport unaccompanied migrant children
Democrats in Congress and some military and law enforcement officials expressed concern about the plan, which Defense Department officials have not yet approved.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/dhs-wants-national-guard-search-transport-unaccompanied-migrant-childr-rcna211484
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NEW: DHS request for thousands of National Guard troops includes plan for them to search for unaccompanied children in some cases and transport them between states, three sources briefed on the plan told NBC News.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
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DHS wants National Guard to search for and transport unaccompanied migrant children
Democrats in Congress and some military and law enforcement officials expressed concern about the plan, which Defense Department officials have not yet approved.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/dhs-wants-national-guard-search-transport-unaccompanied-migrant-childr-rcna211484
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New story:
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Secret Service agents question Comey about his Trump social media post
Democrats and Republicans have both used the term â86,â which means to ban, reject or get rid of something, dictionaries say. Trump administration officials say it means to assassinate.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/secret-service-agents-questions-comey-trump-social-media-post-rcna207407
10 months ago
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Joined MSNBC this morning to talk about the latest developments in the high stakes battle between Trump and Big Law:
www.msnbc.com/way-too-earl...
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10 months ago
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NEW: The latest development in the high-stakes battle between Trump and the legal community, prominent DC defense attorney Abbe Lowell and two of the most vocal critics of Big Law firmsâ deals with Trump mount a more aggressive response to Trumpâs pressure campaign.
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Critics of law firms' deals with Trump are starting a firm of their own
The move seems to be one reflection of larger tensions within the legal community during a pressure campaign from the White House.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/critics-law-firms-deals-trump-are-starting-firm-rcna204271
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NEW: Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein's most prominent abuse survivors, dies by suicide her family tells NBC News. Other Epstein victims credited Giuffre with giving them the courage to speak out.
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Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein's most prominent abuse survivors, dies by suicide
Other Epstein victims credited Giuffre with giving them the courage to speak out.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/virginia-giuffre-one-jeffrey-epsteins-prominent-abuse-survivors-dies-s-rcna203027
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NEW: Tate brothers may be under federal investigation in the U.S., court filing suggests. This would represent a significant development in the brothersâ expanding legal troubles.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Tate brothers may be under federal investigation in the U.S., court filing suggests
The possibility of a federal investigation in the U.S. would represent a significant development in the brothersâ expanding legal troubles.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/andrew-tristan-tate-brothers-under-federal-investigation-united-states-rcna199836
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Our story on @NBCNightlyNews: âLike a horror movieâ: A Michigan coupleâs family says they have been detained in a prison in Mexico for nearly three weeks over âa kidnapping and extortion attemptâ stemming from a contract dispute related to a timeshare.
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'Like a horror movie.' Michigan grandparents detained in Mexico over timeshare dispute.
Palace Elite Resorts alleges the couple defrauded the company through $117,000 of chargebacks on their American Express card.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/mexico/michigan-grandparents-detained-mexico-timeshare-rcna198301
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New: One group chat of D.C. parents noted that a Senate Republican staffer had children at their school and there was a movement to corner her. Other parents have been working to figure out which staffers had children in public schools:
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D.C. parents protest Congress' funding bill over a $1B cut to the city's budget
Parents are mobilizing to persuade senators to reject the Republican funding bill, which would leave the budget for the city's public schools vulnerable.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/dc-parents-protest-congress-proposed-1b-cut-city-budget-rcna196230
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DOJ office that prosecutes public corruption (often politicians!) slashed in size. Only a small fraction of the Public Integrity Sectionâs employees â roughly a half-dozen â will remain in an office that had dozens of employees and oversaw cases nationwide.
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Justice Department office that prosecutes public corruption slashed in size, sources say
Only a small fraction of the Public Integrity Sectionâs employees â roughly a half-dozen â will remain in an office that had dozens of employees and oversaw cases nationwide.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/justice-department-office-prosecutes-public-corruption-slashed-size-so-rcna195928
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DOJ official says she was fired after opposing the restoration of Mel Gibson's gun rights. Gibson, a supporter of Trump, lost his right to purchase or own a handgun after a 2011 domestic violence misdemeanor conviction.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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DOJ official says she was fired after opposing the restoration of Mel Gibson's gun rights
Gibson, a supporter of Trump, lost his right to purchase or own a handgun after a 2011 domestic violence misdemeanor conviction.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/doj-official-says-was-fired-opposing-restoration-mel-gibsons-gun-right-rcna195287
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