"The chaotic search, which was underway from February to April, was described to the Times as “rushed” by document reviewers, indicating the intense pressure Trump was under to fulfill his promise and clear his name."

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"The disastrous week culminated with the president’s frustrated departure from the White House on a planned visit overseas as the howls for more information intensified stateside."

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"The coils of the Epstein snare are tightening around Donald Trump, his lackeys in the Justice Department, and his desperate defenders in Congress."

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"Trump has a demonstrated history of lying and misleading about many subjects, but this would seem to be one you’d want to get right so you don’t seed suspicion."

CNN

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"The almost superhuman ability to not feel shame or admit wrongdoing has, in many ways, usually been his greatest strength as a political figure."

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"The Administration’s reversal on the matter has drawn outcry from the President’s MAGA base and divided the Republican Party, as constituent concerns and calls for transparency have clashed with Trump’s repeated attempts to downplay the scandal."

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"The administration clearly started downplaying the Epstein information – in a rather abrupt shift – around the same time Trump was told his name appeared in the files."

CNN

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"Despite Trump’s attempts to quell the uproar around his ties to Epstein and his administration’s handling of the Epstein files, new bombshells continue to drop."

Daily Beast

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"Trump’s handling of the Epstein files and responses thus far to the controversy has been a bitter pill for many of his supporters to swallow, especially as it becomes harder and harder to deny that he may have something to hide about his closeness to Epstein."

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"The existence of the references to Trump in the files that the Justice Department and the FBI reviewed caused some anxiety for officials who were faced with telling a president who has been known to berate his advisers over even seemingly minor issues when they relate to politically sensitive topics, according to multiple administration officials."

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"The Department of Justice called the reports false."

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"The White House sought to downplay the relationship between Trump and Epstein."

The Guardian

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"The scandal regarding the president’s long friendship with the alleged sex trafficker keeps growing — because when two famous rich men like to party together for over a decade, the evidence lingers."

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"The bombshell WSJ report dropped on a day of fast-moving developments in the Epstein case, which has divided Trump from his right-wing MAGA base."

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"Trump has responded to the backlash by repeatedly calling the Epstein files a “hoax,” claiming nonsensically that they were “made up” by Barack Obama and other Democratic figures."

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"The duo reportedly informed Trump that the Justice Department planned to stop releasing Epstein-documents because they included child pornography and victims’ personal information."

Daily Beast

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"Being mentioned in the records isn’t a sign of wrongdoing."

Joe.My.God.

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"Calls to release all files pertaining to Epstein persist from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle."

CBN

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"The mention of Trump's name is not evidence of wrongdoing, as Epstein sought the attention of many high-profile clients during his years as a financial adviser."

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