32 h. ago Trump live: Democrats label president’s DC takeover a ‘distraction’ from Epstein files and rising cost for Americans

The president has placed the DC Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control – but is already facing a backlash

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4 d. ago Campaigners raise £4,500 from Brits who want to ruin JD Vance's holiday

The group 'Everyone Hates Elon' were behind huge posters of Donald Trump with dead paedophile Jeffrey Epstein that appeared around the UK to mark the US President's golf holiday in Scotland

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5 d. ago Trump’s attempts to distance himself from the Epstein files are failing | Sidney Blumenthal

The president has tried to distract from the Epstein story – but his ill-conceived Mar-a-Lago tale has undermined himOne of Trump’s preternatural abilities is his apparent animal instinct to lie on the spot whenever he senses he might be cornered. His initial Pavlovian training by his mob lawyer Roy Cohn and subsequent experience in more than 4,000 lawsuits and countless scandals seem to have ingrained in him that lying, the more outrageous the better, buys him time, plays to his credulous followers as insouciant defiance, and wears down his accusers.When Trump’s distractions failed to distract from the Jeffrey Epstein files, he offered a story without missing a beat to distance himself from any taint. In his tale, he was traduced by Epstein. Trump was taken advantage of, violated, despoiled. There could be no guilt by association; Trump was a victim, too. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Trump team looking to Joe Rogan for help amid lingering Epstein

Vice President JD Vance hosting strategy dinner on handling of Jeffrey Epstein case as shock poll shows 81% of Americans believe President Donald Trump responsible for administration hiding information

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7 d. ago Trump DOJ must address concerns of Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell ‘legitimization’ in grand jury release: Live updates

Vice President JD Vance is hosting a strategy dinner on handling of Jeffrey Epstein case as shock poll shows 81% of Americans believe President Donald Trump responsible for administration hiding information

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7 d. ago Trump DOJ must address victim concerns about Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell grand jury release: Live updates

Strategy dinner announced as shock poll shows 81 percent of Americans believe President Donald Trump is responsible for administration hiding information on Jeffrey Epstein case

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7 d. ago EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Murder on the Dancefloor will haunt me to the grave, says Sophie

Perky pop star Sophie Ellis-Bextor, pictured, whose 2001 hit Murder On The Dancefloor featured in the movie Saltburn, fears the ditty will haunt her to the grave.

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8 d. ago 26 Lolita Express flights. 17 White House visits. And THAT painting. Bill Clinton's sordid history with Epstein is better documented than any. Here's why the game may finally be up

For years the 42nd President has insisted he had 'no knowledge' of Jeffrey Epstein's dark web of child sex crimes.

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3 w. ago Trump ‘named twice’ to FBI by Epstein accuser as president peddles Gabbard’s Obama conspiracy: Live

Donald Trump shares AI-generated video of Obama being detained in the Oval Office by FBI agents as president accused of trying ‘to change subject’

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3 w. ago Trump live: Dems accuse president of trying to change subject from Epstein with Gabbard’s Obama ‘conspiracy’

President Donald Trump promoted the conspiracy theory over the weekend, congratulating Gabbard on Truth Social

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3 w. ago Trump live updates: President claims he’s hit ‘record’ MAGA poll numbers since ‘Epstein hoax’

President Donald Trump blamed the ‘Radical Left Democrats’ for the outrage over the Epstein files

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3 w. ago Trump live: President calls those who have asked for release of Epstein files ‘troublemakers’

The president has instructed the Attorney General to release ‘pertinent’ files on the criminal investigation into Epstein

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3 w. ago Bill Clinton sent 'warm and gushing' letter for Jeffrey Epstein's 50th birthday

The former US president (pictured, with Epstein) was one of hundreds who contributed to a heavy leather-bound, gold-embossed album of letters compiled by Epstein's ex-lover Ghislaine Maxwell.

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3 w. ago Trump live: Democrats reiterate calls for release of Epstein files after Trump promises ‘pertinent’ documents

A new Wall Street Journal report claims Donald Trump penned a lewd letter to Jeffrey Epstein on his 50th birthday, and now the president is suing the publication

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3 w. ago ‘The ghost of Epstein is haunting Trump’s presidency’: inside the ‘Maga’ revolt

As pressure builds over the president’s broken promise to publicly release details about the convicted sex offender, his base has a new target: Trump himself“I feel so betrayed and so angry. This is not what I voted for.” “This cemented permanent deep state power.” “I’m concerned about being able to trust Donald Trump to keep his word.” “What about justice for these young ladies who were trafficked? What about their justice? Don’t they deserve justice?”These were just a few of the calls that besieged conservative radio hosts across the US this week. The president’s ardent supporters spent the past decade fulminating over various foes, from Barack Obama and the deep state to undocumented immigrants and transgender children. Now they have a new target: Donald Trump himself. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump's fury over claim he sent 'bawdy' message to Jeffrey Epstein on his 50th birthday

The US President has been accused of sending Jeffrey Epstein a 'bawdy' message on his 50th birthday containing 'several lines of typewritten text framed by the outline of a naked woman'.

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3 w. ago Trump asks court to unseal Epstein grand jury testimony but still won’t release files at center of uproar: Live updates

President Donald Trump allegedly penned a lewd letter to Jeffrey Epstein on his 50th birthday, a new report claims

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3 w. ago Pranksters fill Trump Tower gift shop with merch featuring pictures of Epstein with the president

The prank comes as the Trump administration is embroiled in controversy surrounding files in the criminal investigation of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

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3 w. ago Trump worked to kill a story about his friendship with Epstein. Now we know why | Margaret Sullivan

The president is reportedly ‘on a warpath’ over a story in the Wall Street Journal – controlled by Trump’s top media allyFor days before the Wall Street Journal published its story about Donald Trump’s salacious friendship with Jeffrey Epstein on Thursday, the president was frantically working the phones.He reportedly put pressure on the paper’s top editor, Emma Tucker, and even Rupert Murdoch, who controls the paper’s business side, claiming that the alleged facts behind the story were nothing but a hoax, and threatening to sue the paper if it forged ahead.Margaret Sullivan is a Guardian US columnist writing on media, politics and culture Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump’s name was red flag for FBI in review of Epstein files ordered by Pam Bondi, top Democrat reveals: Live updates

President Donald Trump allegedly penned a lewd letter to Jeffrey Epstein on his 50th birthday, a new report claims

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