Former President Bill Clinton and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, were ordered to appear before Congress for depositions on the Jeffrey Epstein probe next month after the two powerful Democrats attempted to avoid the House Oversight Committee&#8217;s grilling.
The Clintons&#8217; lawyer wrote a letter to the House Oversight Committee on November 3 in an attempt to get the former president and former Secretary of State out of testifying in person. The Clintons&#8217; attorney asked if they could simply submit “a written proffer of what little information” they have on Epstein. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) <a href="https://x.com/RepJamesComer/status/1991877484208595253">denied</a> that request on Friday and ordered the Clintons to appear for their depositions on December 17 and 18.
&#8220;As your letter indicates, both President Clinton and Secretary Clinton possess information relevant to the Committee&#8217;s investigation,&#8221; Comer wrote to the Clintons&#8217; attorney, David Kendall.
&#8220;Additionally, your suggestion that your clients’ testimony would not be relevant to the stated purposes of the Committee’s investigation because the events in question took place outside of the Clintons’ respective official duties, misses the Committee’s point,&#8221; Comer added. &#8220;It is precisely the fact President Clinton and Secretary Clinton each maintained relationships with Mr. Epstein and Ms. [Ghislaine] Maxwell in their personal capacities as private citizens that is of interest to the Committee.&#8221;
Former President Clinton is scheduled to appear before the committee at 10:00 a.m. on December 17, while the former first lady is set to appear at 10:00 a.m. on December 18.
A House Oversight panel <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-panel-votes-to-subpoena-epstein-files-clintons-ex-law-enforcement-leaders">voted</a> in July to subpoena the Clintons, along with former law enforcement leaders and more files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Three Republicans joined with five Democrats in the vote to approve the subpoenas. Comer then issued the subpoenas for the Clintons on August 5.
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The Clintons were ordered to appear for their depositions after President Donald Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-unleashes-doj-to-investigate-epsteins-democrat-friends">directed</a> the Justice Department to investigate former President Clinton over his ties to Epstein. Attorney General Pam Bondi <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bondi-says-new-info-warrants-more-epstein-investigations-as-doj-sets-sights-on-his-dem-pals?topStoryPosition=undefined&amp;author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=1&amp;rowHeadline=Top+Stories&amp;rowType=Top+Stories&amp;title=Bondi+Says+%E2%80%98New+Info%E2%80%99+Warrants+More+Epstein+Investigations+As+DOJ+Sets+Sights+On+His+Dem+Pals">said</a> on Wednesday that &#8220;new information&#8221; warrants further investigations into Epstein and those connected to him after the Justice Department closed its investigation into Epstein earlier this year.
Trump also signed legislation earlier this week to release the remaining Epstein files after arguing that Democrats have focused on what he has called the Epstein &#8220;hoax&#8221; to deflect from other issues.
Bill Clinton traveled with Epstein and Maxwell multiple times, with flight records indicating that the former president was with Epstein on his infamous “Lolita Express,” the airplane Epstein is accused of using to sex traffic underage girls. The former president <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/bill-clinton-jeffrey-epstein/story?id=127629827">traveled</a> with the financier and his associate to numerous countries, including Bangkok, Brunei, Rwanda, Russia, and China.
Trump has suggested that Bill Clinton visited Epstein&#8217;s island in the Virgin Islands, but the former president has denied that he ever set foot on the island. In an email released by the House Oversight Committee earlier this month, Epstein wrote that Bill Clinton &#8220;was NEVER EVER there, never.&#8221;
There is no evidence that Hillary traveled with Epstein, and neither Bill nor Hillary has been accused of any wrongdoing related to Epstein&#8217;s sex crimes.
The Clintons&#8217; attorney stated in his November 3 letter that both Bill and Hillary &#8220;welcome legitimate oversight,&#8221; seeking to uncover the truth behind Epstein&#8217;s and Maxwell&#8217;s crimes. The attorney added that the Clintons &#8220;have little to contribute to that legitimate goal, all of which can be readily submitted on paper.&#8221;
Comer argued that the committee is &#8220;entitled to a fulsome examination&#8221; of the information that the Clintons possess on Epstein and &#8220;the ability to elicit the information in person and to ask relevant follow-up questions.&#8221;

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Congress Just Ordered The Clintons To Face Epstein Depositions. Here’s When They’ll Be Grilled.

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D.C. is abuzz today ahead of President Trump’s meeting with Mamdani, fallout from the Epstein files mounts, and the September jobs report smashes expectations.
It’s Friday, November 21, 2025, and this is the news you need to know to start your day. Today’s edition of the Morning Wire podcast can be heard below, and the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/mrn-251121">video version can be seen on The Daily Wire</a>:
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<h2 style="text-align: center;">Trump vs. Mamdani</h2>
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Topline: Despite the pair’s verbal battle during the New York City mayoral race, President Donald Trump plans to meet with far-Left Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at the White House on Friday afternoon.
There’s been a lot of back-and-forth between Trump and Mamdani. Trump even said during the mayoral campaign that he’d <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-warns-mamdani-no-federal-cash-for-a-communist-mayor">withhold federal fundin</a>g from New York City if Mamdani were to win. Since Mamdani has since won, that threat presumably now looms large. The meeting could be a chance to build a relationship, however.
Mamdani’s olive branch: It was Mamdani who reached out to Trump. He also changed his tone on Trump ahead of the meeting. During a presser on Thursday, Mamdani seemed to draw some parallels between himself and the president. That could be interpreted as an olive branch–but also as a self-serving comparison. 
“We ran a campaign focused on the … cost of living. And what we found actually is that one in 10 New Yorkers who voted for Trump ended up voting for our campaign, and they did so because they&#8217;re looking for leaders to actually deliver on the cost of living crisis,” <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r6dYDsL_-c">said</a> Mamdani.
That is a far cry from Mamdani’s mayoral victory speech when he said he’d be “Trump-proofing” New York City and called Trump a “despot.”
What about Trump? Trump, too, seems open to the meeting. He obviously accepted the meeting request, and he also said this week that he wants to see “everything work out well for New York.”
What to expect: As for the agenda, Mamdani said he wants to talk to Trump about public safety, economic security, and affordability for New Yorkers.
“Affordability,” though, seemed to be Mamdani’s pitch to New Yorkers who really don’t like Trump and might not like him taking this meeting. Mamdani stressed that he’d work with anyone to bring down costs, and he acknowledged that he does need the White House. He needs funding from the federal government if he really wants to help New Yorkers.
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<h2 style="text-align: center;">What Comes Next On Epstein Files</h2>
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Topline: After years of sealed documents and whispered allegations around Jeffrey Epstein, President Trump has signed the bill forcing the release of the Epstein files, as new emails and texts are already leaking.
The order directs all documents to be produced, but there are exceptions carved out for the protection of witnesses’ and victims&#8217; identities, for national security, and for ongoing probes. Those exceptions could still delay some of these documents.
At the same time, victims such as Annie Farmer, who testified alongside Virginia Giuffre&#8217;s family, are still <a href="https://x.com/OfTheBraveUSA/status/1963256584127013360">hailing</a> this as a long overdue victory.
The measure now requires Attorney General Pam Bondi to release all unclassified Epstein documents within 30 days, including flight records, emails, and plea deal details. 
The Trump flip:  The Trump and the White House previously opposed this full release of the files, but earlier this week, the president made a prominent turnaround in messaging.
One reason the White House resisted the release for months prior was that it felt the vote would be premature. Eventually, though, all of those objections melted away in the face of vociferous public pressure from people and critics who wanted answers.
President Trump ended up urging Republicans to vote for it because, as he posted on social media, “we have nothing to hide.” Trump has additionally called for a new investigation into various Epstein associates, including former President Bill Clinton and others.
What to watch:  There are many layers to this. One of those is the perception of Trump&#8217;s past association with Epstein, which appears to have hurt him, as well as his resistance, for a time, to releasing all the documents.
But this has been damaging for Democrats as well. The documents already released show that Epstein fed questions to Democratic Delegate Stacey Plaskett during a congressional hearing in 2019. On Tuesday, Plaskett <a href="https://x.com/greg_price11/status/1990899465318785072?s=20">characterized</a> her communication with Epstein as simply receiving texts from a constituent.
Many other figures have been wrapped up in the Epstein files, as well, including former Clinton Treasury Secretary Larry Summers. He continued to communicate with Epstein up until 2019, long after Epstein had been put in jail.
<h2 style="text-align: center;">Jobs Report A Mixed Bag Ahead Of December Fed Meeting</h2>
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Topline: The September jobs numbers are finally here after data was delayed nearly two months over the government shutdown. While administration officials are excited about the data, a new poll shows Americans may not be as optimistic about the direction of the economy.
The data: The headline number from the report is the 119,000 jobs added in September. It is the highest gain since April, and it came in more than double economists’ expectations for the month. Downward revisions for July and August’s numbers stole some of the momentum, coming in 33,000 lower than previously reported.
The unemployment rate ticked up slightly from 4.3% to 4.4%. Overall, the administration says it is happy with the numbers.
“In the first 10 months of the Trump economy, we&#8217;ve increased take-home pay by about $1,200, adjusting for inflation. That&#8217;s a huge, huge thing,” <a href="https://x.com/JDVance/status/1991541104966267022">said</a> Vice President JD Vance on Thursday. “And this is really important … we are seeing the job growth go to native-born American citizens” rather than to illegal aliens.
Looking ahead: This jobs report is particularly important because it’s the only snapshot of the labor market ahead of the Federal Reserve’s next meeting on December 9 and 10.
Heather Long, the chief economist at Navy Federal Credit Union, <a href="https://x.com/byHeatherLong/status/1991512177430134943">expects</a> the Fed to hold interest rates steady.
Long points out that even though the jobs report has good numbers in September, the economy’s four-month average ending in September is only 44,000–just barely “treading water.” Labor force participation is up, a good sign even as the unemployment rate ticks up. But, according to Long, “it&#8217;s hard to argue things look *better* in the labor market.” It has largely remained steady, with no significant gains or losses.
Is Trump in trouble? Americans overall are not optimistic about the direction the economy is heading.
Fox News released its latest national <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fox-news-poll-voters-say-white-house-doing-more-harm-than-good-economy">survey</a> on Wednesday. According to Fox News, “Some 76% of voters view the economy negatively–worse than the 67% who felt that way in July and the 70% who said the same at the end of … President Biden’s term.”
The news gets worse for Trump, specifically. According to Fox News, “About twice as many [respondents] say President Donald Trump, rather than Biden, is responsible for the current economy. And three times as many say Trump’s economic policies have hurt them,” about the same as said Biden’s did last year.

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Morning Brief: Mamdani At The White House, Epstein Files Loom, & Mixed Jobs Report

Morning Brief: Trump-Mamdani Meeting, Epstein Files Incoming, And September’s Mixed Jobs Report

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WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump signed a bill into law Wednesday night requiring the release of documents related to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The move follows the passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act in both the House and Senate earlier this week.
And now, the countdown begins.
Attorney General Pam Bondi has 30 days to publish “all unclassified records, documents, communications, and investigative materials in DOJ&#8217;s possession that relate to the investigation and prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein,” according to the bill <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4405/text" target="_blank" rel="noopener">summary</a>.
The DOJ is also required to release any materials related to Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ghislaine-maxwell-reveals-whether-she-believes-epstein-committed-suicide">associate</a> and convicted sex trafficker.
This includes flight logs, travel records, and individuals named or referenced — including government officials — in connection with the investigation and prosecution of Epstein.
The published information must be released in a “searchable and downloadable” format, the bill said.
However, the release may not be comprehensive.
The bill allows the attorney general to withhold or redact certain records, including victims’ names, as well as materials that could jeopardize an active federal investigation or ongoing prosecution.
Earlier in November, Trump asked Bondi to investigate Epstein’s “involvement and relationship” with individuals, including Bill Clinton, Larry Summers, Reid Hoffman, and financial institutions such as JPMorgan Chase, to “determine what was going on with them, and him.&#8221;
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) previously appeared on CNN and <a href="https://x.com/SwampyUniparty/status/1991201166793797736?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> they wrote the legislation that way “so that if it did pass, things would be on a fast track.”
He noted there could be delays if investigations are underway.
“It is true that if they start investigations in one sort of silo of area of these Epstein files, they could block or delay — it won&#8217;t delay it forever, but they could delay releasing those files there. But here&#8217;s the thing, there are 1,000 victims and there are so many perpetrators, they can&#8217;t open enough cases to block all of the Epstein files,” Massie said.
Additionally, the DOJ will have 15 days after publishing to report the categories of information withheld, a summary of redactions, and a list of all “government officials and politically exposed individuals named or referenced in the published materials.”
“Perhaps the truth about these Democrats, and their associations with Jeffrey Epstein, will soon be revealed, because I HAVE JUST SIGNED THE BILL TO RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!” Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115579394833948106">said</a> Wednesday night.
The Department of Justice has already released 50,000 pages of documents, Trump said.
Meanwhile, the House Oversight Committee has been <a href="https://oversight.house.gov/release/chairman-comer-subpoenas-banks-for-epstein-records-seeks-information-from-usvi-attorney-general/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">conducting</a> its own review of the federal government’s investigations into Epstein and Maxwell. This week, the committee issued subpoenas to JPMorgan Chase and Deutsche Bank for Epstein’s financial records.
More is coming, but just how much and when remains to be seen.

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Trump Signed The Bill To Release The Epstein Files. What Happens Next?

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Rep. Jasmine Crockett got pushback from CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins — and a warning from Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin — when she threw maximum effort into damage control on Wednesday, doubling down on comments she’d made earlier in the day.
Crockett, on the House floor, had made an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jasmine-crockett-tries-to-drop-a-bomb-but-trips-over-the-wrong-jeffrey-epstein">attempt</a> to tie a number of Republicans — from former Utah Senator Mitt Romney to Zeldin, among others — to the late convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, but her gamble went sideways when it turned out she was talking about the wrong Jeffrey Epstein.
Collins cornered Crockett on the subject on Wednesday evening, noting that after she’d claimed “somebody named Jeffrey Epstein” had donated to numerous Republican campaigns, Zeldin had informed her that those donations were made by Dr. Jeffrey Epstein, whose only connection to the disgraced financier was an unfortunate coincidence with regard to his name. Crockett, when confronted, doubled down — and prompted Zeldin to fire off a warning in response.
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Collins showed video of Crockett, on the House floor, saying that her team had uncovered donations from “somebody named Jeffrey Epstein” to “Mitt Romney, the NRCC, Lee Zeldin, George Bush, WinRed, McCain-Palin, Rick Lazio &#8230;”
“Yes, Crockett, a physician named Dr. Jeffrey Epstein (who is a totally different person than the other Jeffrey Epstein) donated to a prior campaign of mine,” Zeldin had replied at the time.
When prompted to respond, Crockett said, “Listen, I never said that it was that Jeffrey Epstein. Just so that people understand, when you make a donation, your picture is not there.”
She then blamed her mistake on Republicans, claiming they had not given her enough time to prepare, so she threw out that accusation to teach them a lesson about the dangers of making accusations without doing proper research first.
“And because they decided to spring this on us in real time, I wanted the Republicans to think about what could potentially happen because I knew that they didn’t even try to go through the FEC. So my team, what they did is they Googled,” she said. “And that is specifically why I said, ‘a’ Jeffrey Epstein. Unlike Republicans, I at least don’t go out and just tell lies. Because it was not the same one, that’s fine. But when Lee Zeldin had something to say, all he had to say was it was a different Jeffrey Epstein. He admitted that he did receive donations from a Jeffrey Epstein. So at least I wasn’t trying to mislead people.”
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Crockett went on to suggest that the Jeffrey Epstein in question could still potentially be the convicted pedophile: “Now, have I dug in to find out who this doctor is? I have not. So I will trust and take what he says, that it wasn’t that Jeffrey Epstein, but I was not attempting to mislead anybody. I literally had maybe 20 minutes before I had to do that debate.”
Collins appeared taken aback by Crockett’s argument, noting,  “Yeah, but people might see that and say, well, you’re trying to make it sound like he took money from a literal sex offender.”
“But I literally did not know,” Crockett protested, adding, “Within 20 minutes, you could not find that out, not from just doing a quick search on FEC. So, number one, I made sure that I was clear that it was a Jeffrey Epstein, but I never said that it specifically that Jeffrey Epstein because I knew that we would need more time to really dig in.”
Zeldin <a href="https://x.com/leezeldin/status/1991354913612267754">fired back</a> again, saying, “When you find yourself in a hole, it’s best to stop digging.”
He said that in addition to public FEC documents stating that the donor to his campaign was a physician, it was worth noting that the donations she was referring to had been made after the convicted pedophile had died by apparent suicide in a New York jail cell.

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‘Stop Digging’: Lee Zeldin Hits Back When Jasmine Crockett Doubles Down On Jeffrey Epstein Flub

'Stop Digging': Lee Zeldin Hits Back When Jasmine Crockett Doubles Down On Jeffrey Epstein Flub

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President Donald Trump on Wednesday evening signed a bill ordering the Department of Justice to release its records on the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The department now has 30 days to comply with the bill and release the evidence and records it has compiled on Epstein, notwithstanding any redactions to the materials. The bill reached the president’s desk after the House voted to approve the release of the records earlier this week.
The president had long resisted efforts to release the files, calling accusations that he was attempting to hide the facts of the case a “hoax” while blaming Democrats for pushing conspiracies. The president switched to supporting the files’ release on Monday, urging House Republicans to support the measure after it became clear that the bill would pass regardless.
Trump announced the bill’s signing in a <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115579394833948106">post</a> on Truth Social, highlighting Epstein’s connections to various Democratic politicians.
“Perhaps the truth about these Democrats, and their associations with Jeffrey Epstein, will soon be revealed, because I HAVE JUST SIGNED THE BILL TO RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!” the president wrote.
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“At my direction, the Department of Justice has already turned over close to fifty thousand pages of documents to Congress,” he continued, before accusing the Democrats of leveraging the Epstein files to “try and distract from our AMAZING Victories.”
“This latest Hoax will backfire on the Democrats just as all of the rest have! Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” he concluded.
Under the bill, Attorney General Pam Bondi has 30 days to release all unclassified information related to Jeffrey Epstein. Bondi is allowed to &#8220;withhold or redact information that could jeopardize a federal investigation,&#8221; NBC News <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-signs-bill-release-justice-department-jeffrey-epstein-files-rcna244793">reported</a>.
The president has repeatedly denied any involvement in or knowledge of Epstein’s sex trafficking, pointing out that he banished Epstein from Mar-a-Lago in 2007.
It’s unclear what will be revealed in the documents to be released. The Justice Department has already released tens of thousands of pages of collected evidence related to Epstein as part of a House probe into the matter. Much of the remaining materials cannot be released as it is sealed from public view by court order.
While the odds of revealing new criminal conduct may be low, the possibility of embarrassing revelations may be high in the new files. Harvard University economist and former president Lawrence Summers has already <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/us/larry-summers-harvard-epstein.html">paused</a> teaching at the university while the institution investigates his relationship with Epstein and waits for new information in the documents to be released.

Trump Signs Bill To Release Epstein Files

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WASHINGTON—After enduring months of attacks from Democrats, President Donald Trump&#8217;s White House is going on the offensive against Democrats who are mentioned or implicated in the Epstein files.
The president announced last week that he supports the release of any remaining files that the Department of Justice has on Jeffrey Epstein, the sex offender who died in a Manhattan jail cell from apparent suicide in August 2019. On Wednesday afternoon, Attorney General Pam Bondi said that her Justice Department will &#8220;follow the law,&#8221; which passed the Senate on Wednesday, and release the files within the next 30 days &#8220;while protecting victims.&#8221;
She also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bondi-says-new-info-warrants-more-epstein-investigations-as-doj-sets-sights-on-his-dem-pals">said last week</a> that the Justice Department was beginning a new investigation into the possible ties between high-profile Democrats and Epstein, after the president pushed her to do so in a Truth Social post. The Epstein Files Transparency Act is now headed to the president&#8217;s desk. It is not immediately clear when the president will sign it.
Critics, particularly prominent Democrats, had argued for months that the president was afraid to release the files because they contained something compromising. And while the recent release of documents from Epstein&#8217;s estate did mention Trump a number of times, the files actually incriminated people like Stacey Plaskett, the congressional delegate from the U.S. Virgin Islands, who was shown to have been texting Epstein during a hearing on the February 2019 testimony of former Trump attorney Michael Cohen. She said Wednesday that she <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/dem-lawmaker-justifies-text-exchange-epstein-says-information-from-people-where-can">was just seeking information</a>.
The White House, which has argued for weeks that Democrats were using Epstein and his victims to distract from the government, is now switching into attack mode and planning on going on offense. The president&#8217;s position on the Epstein files has not changed, a senior White House official told The Daily Wire, arguing that Trump has always wanted transparency and called for it over and over again on the campaign trail.
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Their thinking, and their messaging, is this: Democrats need to answer for their longstanding ties to Epstein before the country can move on from this. The White House views Democrats as the ones who have shifted on Epstein — and, they say, Democrats only began to take an interest in the topic once they realized they could score political points. The White House views this as a big mistake, but one that can play out in their favor.
&#8220;Trump has nothing to hide,&#8221; a senior White House official told The Daily Wire, &#8220;but the Democrats clearly do.&#8221;
“House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files, because we have nothing to hide, and it’s time to move on from this Democrat Hoax perpetrated by Radical Left Lunatics in order to deflect from the Great Success of the Republican Party,&#8221; the president said on Sunday, and the White House is intent on pushing this message out.
Former President Joe Biden and his administration would have used anything they had against Trump long ago, people close to the administration maintain. The recently released emails not only don&#8217;t include anything that implicates the president, they also indicate that Epstein wanted to hurt or blackmail his former friend, and they show Epstein communicating with top Democrats.
&#8220;It&#8217;s so clear that all of his ties were to Democrats,&#8221; Donald Trump Jr. said of Epstein in a text message to The Daily Wire. &#8220;He funded them, he befriended them. Even after he was a convicted pedophile, famous journalists and businesspeople were visiting his home and dining with him willingly. He’s live texting a sitting congresswoman, as a convicted pedophile, during a testimony against Trump.&#8221;
&#8220;Everyone knows he was thrown out of Mar-a-Lago for being creepy 30 years ago,&#8221; the president&#8217;s son added. &#8220;No one knew just how creepy he was at the time, but he hated Trump because my father beat him in a real estate deal, and that’s where it ends. Does anyone honestly believe that if he had information he could use to take down Trump, that he wouldn’t have wielded that to gain favor with the Democrats and eliminate someone he hated for years? It’s literally implausible.&#8221;
Democrats made a big fuss about the files while holding up the government shutdown. They released a trove of Epstein documents as the shutdown was drawing to an end — selective leaks to liberal media, according to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, intended to &#8220;create a fake narrative to smear President Trump.&#8221;
Trump has consistently called the Democrat push to release the files a &#8220;hoax.&#8221; A White House official who spoke with The Daily Wire argued that he was never opposed to actually releasing the files, but instead opposed to Republicans falling into a Democrat trap of not focusing on issues Americans care about, such as the shutdown, the economy, affordability, and more.
Now the shutdown is over, and Democrats face a White House equipped with fresh information about their communications with the notorious sex offender himself.
“There are definitely major figures on the left who are going to regret trying to make a spectacle out of this for political gain,&#8221; shared a person familiar with the administration&#8217;s thinking on the files.
A few figures who may be unhappy with House Democrats as they find themselves under fire: Plaskett, former President Bill Clinton, ex-Harvard president Larry Summers, journalist Katie Couric, billionaire Democrat megadonor and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, and writer Michael Wolff, all of whom the White House mentioned in a recent messaging email decrying Democrat affiliation with Epstein.
&#8220;Why aren’t Democrats talking about the fact that Del. Stacey Plaskett (D-U.S. Virgin Islands) <a href="https://whitehouse.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dace49741569f7585670378b3&amp;id=c3d4cae336&amp;e=711815754c" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://whitehouse.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Ddace49741569f7585670378b3%26id%3Dc3d4cae336%26e%3D711815754c&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1763669553929000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2Nyq-LlEVcoLdrS_odI56_">solicited</a> (and was given) $30,000 from Epstein for the DCCC after he was already a convicted sex offender?&#8221; the White House messaging asks. &#8220;Or the fact that Plaskett herself <a href="https://whitehouse.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dace49741569f7585670378b3&amp;id=17632ce913&amp;e=711815754c" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://whitehouse.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Ddace49741569f7585670378b3%26id%3D17632ce913%26e%3D711815754c&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1763669553929000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2Hv7kL_KxeTXWPE2mTe1c8">accepted</a> maxed-out donations from Epstein for her own campaign? Or the fact that the wife of the former Democrat governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands <a href="https://whitehouse.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dace49741569f7585670378b3&amp;id=2a2f9ae60f&amp;e=711815754c" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://whitehouse.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Ddace49741569f7585670378b3%26id%3D2a2f9ae60f%26e%3D711815754c&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1763669553929000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1_X2CUrM8D3o1mjW5Yrki4">told</a> Epstein &#8216;we would have a friend in Stacey&#8217; if he made said donations? Or the <a href="https://whitehouse.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dace49741569f7585670378b3&amp;id=880e4a09a0&amp;e=711815754c" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://whitehouse.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Ddace49741569f7585670378b3%26id%3D880e4a09a0%26e%3D711815754c&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1763669553929000&amp;usg=AOvVaw05auXA_UT2Fws5logzT05D">fact</a> that Plaskett was literally texting Epstein during a committee hearing?&#8221;
Clinton&#8217;s 26 flights on Epstein&#8217;s &#8220;Lolita Express&#8221; are certainly up for scrutiny, as is the fact that one of Epstein&#8217;s victims says she saw Clinton on Epstein&#8217;s Little St. James island with two young women. While Clinton&#8217;s spokesman says that the former president never visited the island, his former deputy assistant Doug Band <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/12/confessions-of-a-clintonworld-exile?srsltid=AfmBOoq0w_a0o47tS-pOaysfswVwIAR6ep_1um2Ndu2FK2tJTtr80INP">says that Clinton did indeed</a> go in 2003.
The White House messaging points out that Summers, who also served as Clinton&#8217;s Treasury Secretary, had a &#8220;long relationship&#8221; with Epstein, <a href="https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/11/17/summers-epstein-wing-man-woman-described-as-mentee/">even acting</a> as Summers&#8217;s &#8220;wingman.&#8221; It also notes that Couric <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10037351/Katie-Courics-new-book-sparks-outrage-rips-ex-boyfriends-former-NBC-CBS-colleagues.html">attended a 2010 dinner</a> at Epstein&#8217;s home, two years after he had been convicted as a sex offender.
The Wall Street Journal <a href="https://www.wsj.com/tech/jeffrey-epstein-documents-woody-allen-larry-summers-edb3e9b2?mod=us_more_pos1">reported in May</a> that Reid Hoffman not only visited Epstein&#8217;s &#8220;Little St. James&#8221; but was scheduled to stay at Epstein&#8217;s townhouse in Manhattan in 2014. The Democratic National Committee never returned Epstein&#8217;s $32,000 in donations.
And Wolff, an anti-Trump magazine writer who wrote a biography of Epstein, urged Epstein to blackmail the president, writing: &#8220;You can hang him in a way that potentially generates a positive benefit for you, or, if it really looks like he could win, you could save him, generating a debt. Of course, it is possible that, when asked, he&#8217;ll say Jeffrey is a great guy and has gotten a raw deal and is a victim of political correctness, which is to be outlawed in a Trump regime.&#8221;
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U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said on Wednesday that &#8220;new information&#8221; warrants further investigations into the Jeffrey Epstein case and those connected to the convicted sex abuser.
Bondi fielded questions about Epstein during a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqCjGqH2eTA&amp;list=RDNSPqCjGqH2eTA&amp;start_radio=1">press conference</a> alongside FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, and confirmed that the Department of Justice would release additional Epstein files within 30 days of Trump signing legislation making the documents public. Bondi, however, suggested that some material could be withheld as the investigation is ongoing.
Last week, President Donald Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-unleashes-doj-to-investigate-epsteins-democrat-friends">directed</a> the Justice Department to investigate Epstein’s connections to a list of powerful Democrats, including former President Bill Clinton, former U.S. Treasury Secretary and Harvard President Larry Summers, and venture capitalist Reid Hoffman. Bondi quickly <a href="https://x.com/AGPamBondi/status/1989411168067440722">responded</a> to Trump, saying the DOJ would &#8220;pursue this with urgency and integrity,&#8221; tapping Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, to lead the investigation.
On Wednesday, a reporter asked Bondi what had changed since last week, given that the Justice Department said earlier this year that no further investigation of third parties connected to Epstein was warranted.
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&#8220;Information. There&#8217;s information, new information, additional information, and again, we will continue to follow the law to investigate any leads,&#8221; Bondi said. &#8220;If there are any victims, we encourage all victims to come forward. And we will continue to provide maximum transparency under the law.&#8221;
Bondi did not expand on what new information came to the Justice Department and did not say whether the additional investigations would go beyond those mentioned by President Trump last week.
&#8220;We&#8217;re not going to say anything else on that because now it is a pending investigation in the southern district of New York,&#8221; she said.
The Daily Wire reached out to the Justice Department, asking when the new information came to light and whether it includes more allegations against Epstein or those connected to the pedophile. The Justice Department said it has no further comment.
After months of controversy over the Trump administration&#8217;s handling of the Epstein case, and the president referring to the issue as a &#8220;hoax,&#8221; Trump finally pushed for Congress to pass legislation to release the Epstein files, and Republicans complied. Bondi has faced the brunt of the criticism over the administration&#8217;s handling of the case after she suggested earlier this year that she was reviewing a client list. But when the Justice Department closed its investigation into Epstein in July, it said that it found no evidence of a client list. Bondi later clarified that she was referring to a file on the Epstein case, not an actual client list.
Trump is expected to sign the bill releasing the Epstein files after the legislation easily passed through the House and Senate on Tuesday.

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Bondi Says ‘New Info’ Warrants More Epstein Investigations As DOJ Sets Sights On His Dem Pals

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House Democrats on Tuesday saved Democrat Virgin Islands Del. Stacey Plaskett from censure after it was revealed she texted with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a 2019 congressional hearing.
Every single Democrat present voted to defeat the effort to formally reprimand Plaskett for her communications with Epstein. Three Republicans — Reps. Don Bacon (NE), Lance Gooden (TX), and David Joyce (OH) —  joined Democrats to vote against the measure.
It was recently revealed that Plaskett was texting Epstein during a hearing with former Trump attorney-turned-adversary Michael Cohen. Epstein was texting Plaskett information to seemingly go after President Donald Trump. 
Epstein told Plaskett to question Cohen about the president’s former executive assistant. Plaskett notably frets about not knowing the person’s name and tells Epstein she’s “up next.”
Minutes after Plaskett brings up the assistant’s name as she was told, Epstein texts Plaskett, “Good work.”
“New Epstein files show [Stacey Plaskett] got real-time help via text messages from Jeffrey Epstein on how to hurt Trump during 2019 congressional hearing with former Trump attorney,” journalist Michael Shellenberger <a href="https://x.com/shellenberger/status/1989514904647471239">captioned</a> a video of the newly uncovered incident.
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New Epstein files show Rep. <a href="https://twitter.com/StaceyPlaskett?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@StaceyPlaskett</a> got real-time help via text messages from Jeffrey Epstein on how to hurt Trump during 2019 congressional hearing with former Trump attorney. Plaskett is the person who smeared us during Twitter Files hearing &amp; falsely accused <a href="https://twitter.com/mtaibbi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mtaibbi</a> <a href="https://t.co/U0mzrfNuTC">pic.twitter.com/U0mzrfNuTC</a>
— Michael Shellenberger (@shellenberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/shellenberger/status/1989514904647471239?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 15, 2025</a></blockquote>
“Delegate Plaskett’s willingness to receive instructions on official congressional proceedings from Epstein, a convicted felony sex offender with deeply concerning international associations, is especially alarming and inappropriate given her own past service in the U.S. Department of Justice and her current role on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence,” the resolution, which was introduced by GOP Rep. Ralph Norman (SC), reads.
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“Jeffrey Epstein was a predator who exploited minors,” Norman <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/11/18/us-news/gop-effort-to-censure-dem-plaskett-for-texting-epstein-survives-first-house-vote/">said</a>. “The idea that any Member of Congress would coordinate with him on official proceedings is beyond comprehension.”
“This was not casual contact,” he added. “These were deliberate communications that shaped part of a hearing designed to attack President Trump. It raises serious questions about judgment, integrity, and fitness to serve.”
Before the vote, Plaskett defended herself by suggesting she was merely texting with a “constituent.”
“I got a text from Jeffrey Epstein, who at the time was my constituent,” Plaskett <a href="https://x.com/greg_price11/status/1990899465318785072">said</a>. “[It] was not public knowledge at that time that he was under federal investigation, and &#8230; was sharing information with me.”
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STACEY PLASKETT: “I got a text from Jeffrey Epstein, who at the time was my constituent. It was not public knowledge at that time that he was under federal investigation.&#8221;
It was, however, a full 11 years after he was first arrested for child sex crimes. <a href="https://t.co/WcUZ1BPR4g">pic.twitter.com/WcUZ1BPR4g</a>
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) <a href="https://twitter.com/greg_price11/status/1990899465318785072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 18, 2025</a></blockquote>
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-who-texted-epstein-asking-for-trump-dirt-gives-patently-insane-excuse?topStoryPosition=undefined&amp;author=Amanda+Prestigiacomo&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=3&amp;row=1&amp;rowHeadline=Top+Stories&amp;rowType=Top+Stories&amp;title=Democrat+Who+Texted+Epstein+Asking+For+Trump+Dirt+Gives+Patently+Insane+Excuse">Democrat Who Texted Epstein Asking For Trump Dirt Gives Patently Insane Excuse</a>

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Former MSNBC host Chris Matthews found himself on the receiving end of two real-time corrections on major issues on Tuesday.
The first occurred when Matthews, during an appearance on CNN, claimed that Republicans in the Senate would “logjam” a vote on the Epstein files in an effort to “obey” President Donald Trump. But when the network cut away to Capitol Hill, they learned that the Republican-led Senate planned a vote on the measure within hours.
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EMBARRASSING: Watch as Chris Matthews claims the Senate is going &#8220;logjam&#8221; the release of the Epstein files only to be proven wrong by CNN&#8217;s Manu Raju. 
He also claims The Washington Post didn&#8217;t cover BMS at the White House, which gets debunked by a Post columnist who covered it. <a href="https://t.co/QnF5JUHVBs">pic.twitter.com/QnF5JUHVBs</a>
— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) <a href="https://twitter.com/NickFondacaro/status/1990913408108028368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 18, 2025</a></blockquote>
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“I think it’s awful that these people are obeying him,” Matthews said, suggesting that Republicans in the Senate were taking orders from President Trump on whether or not to advance the bill. “The Senate is going to do what it can to logjam this whole effort to get the truth out.”
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The network cut away to congressional reporter Manu Raju on Capitol Hill: “Yeah, this is huge news. The Senate Majority Leader, John Thune, indicating that this bill just passed the House by a 427-to-1 vote, now could pass the Senate as soon as tonight. In fact, that is what he told reporters just moments ago, he said that it could move &#8216;very quickly.’”
Matthews also took a moment to comment on the fact that Mohammed Bin Salman — Saudi Arabia’s crown prince — had been in the Oval Office meeting with President Donald Trump.
“And the idea of MBS, excuse me, the guy murdered somebody — a Washington Post reporter — and The Washington Post never mentioned today any problem with that,” Matthews complained. “They never editorialized against it. The murderer of our reporter is meeting in the White House today, but we’re not going to mention it today because it’s owned by a Republican Trump guy.”
Matthews had his claim debunked in a later segment by Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, who explained that he had written just such a piece and published it a day prior to Bin Salman’s arrival: “I’ve been aware for several weeks that the crown prince was coming.”

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Texas Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett, who many leftists see as the future of the Democratic party, on Wednesday made a scathing statement on the floor of the House naming members of the GOP who had received money from “somebody named Jeffrey Epstein.”
“Folks who also took money from somebody named Jeffrey Epstein, as I had my team dig in very quickly: Mitt Romney. The NRCC. Lee Zeldin. George Bush. McCain-Palin. &#8230; Rick Lazio. I just want to be clear: If this is the standard that we gonna make just know we gonna expose it all and just know that the FEC filings they are available for everybody to review,” she hyperventilated.
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Crockett: Folks who also took money from somebody named Jeffrey Epstein, as I had my team dig in very quickly, Mitt Romney. The NRCC. Lee Zeldin. George Bush. McCain-Palin. <a href="https://t.co/CdwuSacQpb">pic.twitter.com/CdwuSacQpb</a>
&mdash; Acyn (@Acyn) <a href="https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1990889556774903965?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 18, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Oops. Wrong Jeffrey Epstein.
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Yes Crockett, a physician named Dr. Jeffrey Epstein (who is a totally different person than the other Jeffrey Epstein) donated to a prior campaign of mine.
NO 👏 FREAKIN 👏 RELATION 👏 YOU 👏 GENIUS!!! <a href="https://t.co/gYQlcUd2we">https://t.co/gYQlcUd2we</a>
&mdash; Lee Zeldin (@LeeMZeldin) <a href="https://twitter.com/LeeMZeldin/status/1990993148244312175?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 19, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Jeffrey Epstein died on August, 10 2019. The donations from a DIFFERENT Jeffrey Epstein were made over the next year: 🤨 <a href="https://t.co/w8vDKhS4on">pic.twitter.com/w8vDKhS4on</a>
&mdash; Marla Hohner (@marlahohner) <a href="https://twitter.com/marlahohner/status/1991158361786581499?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 19, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Oof. <a href="https://twitter.com/JasmineForUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JasmineForUS</a> is disastrously wrong here. None of these donors are *the* Jeffrey Epstein. Several are from the same Dr. Jeffrey Epstein, and the donations to Lee Zeldin are from after *the* Epstein killed himself. <a href="https://t.co/RES7GyTQMy">https://t.co/RES7GyTQMy</a> <a href="https://t.co/OSuTywr3D7">pic.twitter.com/OSuTywr3D7</a>
&mdash; Chuck Ross (@ChuckRossDC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChuckRossDC/status/1990996259721588838?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 19, 2025</a></blockquote>
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“From 1989 up until 2003, Epstein donated more than $139,000 to Democratic federal candidates and committees and over $18,000 to Republican candidates and groups, according to data from OpenSecrets,” Open Secrets <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2018/12/billionaire-sex-offender-epstein-gave-heavily/?utm_source=chatgpt.com">reported</a> in 2018.
Crockett’s attacks on the GOP have included moments such as <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/jasmine-crockett-agrees-during-town-hall-republicans-want-poor-people-die">this one</a> from last June, when former Capitol Police Officer Michael Fanone said at a town hall, “Republicans want poor people to die as quickly as humanly possible,” prompting Crockett to reply, “I agree. I don&#8217;t think that is a glitch, but that&#8217;s actually part of the design.”
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Last March, Crockett <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/crockett-slammed-over-bogus-statement-explaining-her-mockery-of-governors-physical-disability?utm_source=chatgpt.com">infamously called</a> Texas GOP Governor Greg Abbott — who has been confined to a wheelchair since he was permanently disabled in his 20s when a tree fell on him — “Governor Hot Wheels.”
Speaking at a Human Rights Campaign <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-jasmine-crockett-faces-censure-push-for-governor-hot-wheels-taunt">event</a> in Los Angeles, Crockett mocked Abbott: “Y’all know we got Governor Hot Wheels down there, C’mon now.”
“And the only thing hot about him is that he is a hot-a** mess, honey,” she continued.
People online quickly pointed out that her later claim that she was not talking about Abbott’s disability was likely false, given that she had recently engaged with content from a critic of Abbott that specifically mentioned his wheelchair.
The post in question showed Abbott at the White House in his wheelchair, attending an event where the president signed an executive order starting the dismantlement of the Department of Education.
“Rolling up to the White House to cheer on the president destroying the agency that makes sure kids in wheelchairs have equal access to education is wild,” the post said. Crockett reposted and “liked” the post, according to screenshots shared by the original poster.

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Jasmine Crockett Tries To Drop A Bomb But Trips Over The Wrong Jeffrey Epstein

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Congress overwhelmingly votes to force the DOJ to open its full records on Jeffrey Epstein, markets tumble this week amid concerns about an AI bubble, and a new investigation suggests academic fraud in higher education.
It’s Wednesday, November 19, 2025, and this is the news you need to know to start your day. Today’s edition of the Morning Wire podcast can be heard below, and the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/mrn-251119-member-exclusive">video version can be seen on The Daily Wire</a>:
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<h2 style="text-align: center;">Congress Approves Release Of Epstein Files</h2>
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Topline: Congress on Tuesday overwhelmingly voted to release all Justice Department files tied to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein –  and with President Donald Trump’s support.
The Senate passed the bill by unanimous consent, a procedural method of approving legislation without a formal roll call, hours after the House passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act by a vote of 427-1. It was <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4405/cosponsors">sponsored</a> by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and a host of Democrats, and effectively calls for the release of all of the so-called Epstein files. It specifically calls for the Justice Department to release materials that relate to Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s escort and lover. The release will supposedly include details Americans have been waiting for a long time to learn.
Not so fast: There&#8217;s a good chance the Justice Department could retain some names, redact others, and restrict certain files it believes the public shouldn&#8217;t see.
This is standard practice for sensitive official releases. Democrats recently released files while redacting the name of the late Virginia Giuffre, one of Epstein&#8217;s victims. In Giuffre’s case, her identity and story regarding Epstein are already well-known, yet Democrats chose to redact her name anyway. There are certainly many discussions about how these documents will be viewed and what details the public will or won&#8217;t have access to.
White House under pressure:  White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has appeared very restrained, very careful, telling the public that Democrats are pushing for the release of these files to weaponize them against Trump. The administration’s messaging has been that Trump hated Epstein, that Trump kicked Epstein out of Mar-a-Lago, and that Trump was no longer friends with Epstein because he was a creep. The White House says Democrats want to weaponize these files and that if there were anything against Trump in them, it would&#8217;ve been used under the Biden Justice Department.
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The pivot for the White House has been that Trump is realizing his original MAGA base wants the files. The president has also realized that both House and Senate Republicans support releasing the files. 
Trump has already seen many different items released in the files, where people have tried to say this or that is incriminating to him. None of it has implicated the president in wrongdoing, however. Some items emerging might be distasteful or upsetting to some, but at the end of the day, none of it has implicated the president in anything like what Democrats would like to implicate him in.
<h2 style="text-align: center;">Wall Street Bubble?</h2>
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Topline: Global stock markets tumbled this week amid growing fears over an artificial intelligence (AI) bubble and ongoing affordability concerns.
Throughout the summer and fall, millions of Americans were ecstatic to open up their investment portfolio each week as markets soared. The DOW, S&amp;P 500, and NASDAQ are up by more than 10% this year.
Those gains were primarily driven by excitement over AI, one of the most significant developments for Wall Street. As new applications and technologies emerge month after month, investors have gobbled up shares of anything remotely related to AI.
But in the past week, markets have begun to look a bit shaky—the DOW, SP500, and NASDAQ are each down by more than 3.5%, and tech stocks in particular have been hit the hardest.
Why? The biggest and most obvious concern is that a bubble has formed, and all the frenzied investors looking to get in on the AI action have pumped trillions of dollars into the industry, driving stock prices far beyond their worth.
Most AI companies are still in the research and development phase and are not making money. For example, MIT recently surveyed 300 AI companies and found that 95% had yet to turn a profit, despite taking in a combined $40 billion in outside investments.
Bets against AI: A number of well-known investors and venture capitalists are betting against AI stocks. Michael Burry, made famous in the movie &#8220;The Big Short&#8221; (2015), has reportedly made more than $1 billion in bets that Palantir and Nvidia’s stock prices will fall. Billionaire tech founder Peter Thiel and SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son each liquidated all of their Nvidia stocks, sparking even more concern.
The other side: Goldman Sachs released a report this week expressing confidence that the market is correctly valuing the benefits from AI and that valuations are not at “bubble levels.” Two of their lead analysts wrote that “simple arithmetic” shows that markets are running “well ahead of the macro impact.” In other words, the market is pricing in future profits that will come thanks to AI technology.
Kenny Polcari, chief market strategist at Slatestone Wealth, told Morning Wire that the situation is not as bad as some people seem to think.
“While I think that valuations are stretched, I am not in the camp that I think we&#8217;re in a bubble. A bubble suggests something very different,” said Polcari. “This was the fourth industrial revolution. Everyone had to be in it, so they talked it up, and now with this, it&#8217;s exhausted. … It&#8217;s going to probably feel uncomfortable, but I&#8217;m not in the camp that I think it&#8217;s a bubble.”
Polcari conceded that prices were bound to correct at some point, but in his view, that presents a long-term opportunity for average investors.
<h2 style="text-align: center;">Academic Standards Sink</h2>
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Topline: Colleges are increasingly admitting students who struggle with middle school-level academics.
Pop quiz: 7 + 2 = blank + 6.
The answer is three, of course. A simple enough math problem, but a quarter of students at the University of California, San Diego didn’t know the answer to that question.
The school put out a <a href="https://senate.ucsd.edu/media/740347/sawg-report-on-admissions-review-docs.pdf">report</a> this month on a “steep decline in the academic preparation of its entering first-year students.” It said “[b]etween 2020 and 2025, the number of freshmen whose math placement exam results indicate they do not meet middle school standards grew nearly thirtyfold.” Worse, it wasn’t because they hadn’t taken courses in high school–they did, and many of them actually got high grades. The high schools seem to be just passing students who have no idea what they’re doing, often with As and Bs.
Consequences: If students aren’t ready for college-level work, they may face academic difficulties that increase their chances of dropping out and taking on debt without a degree.
The dumbing down of college has also led to inflation. Now, people have to waste precious years getting a graduate degree just to prove they’re as smart as what used to be required for a bachelor’s.
Why? Some, but not all, of what’s gone wrong has been driven by racial politics. A Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/this-black-college-is-a-criminal-enterprise-ex-top-official-says-in-lawsuit">report</a> published Monday on an HBCU (Historically Black College and University) underscores the concerns.
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore admits 90% of applicants and has a 17% graduation rate. There have been four separate lawsuits filed against it in the last few months, alleging, among other things, that the school has almost no standards and condones cheating to keep its graduation rate from falling.
One lecturer, Ciu Fang, said that most students failed her advanced computer science class—a result she saw as the inevitable outcome of turning students who barely made it through high school into college undergraduates.

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Democrat Virgin Islands Del. Stacey Plaskett claimed on Tuesday that she was texting convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a 2019 hearing because he was a &#8220;constituent&#8221; and not, at the time, under federal investigation.
It was recently revealed that Plaskett was texting Epstein in real-time during a congressional hearing with former Trump attorney-turned-adversary Michael Cohen. Epstein was texting Plaskett information to seemingly go after President Donald Trump. 
“I got a text from Jeffrey Epstein, who at the time was my constituent,&#8221; Plaskett <a href="https://x.com/greg_price11/status/1990899465318785072">said</a>, defending herself on Tuesday. &#8220;[It] was not public knowledge at that time that he was under federal investigation, and &#8230; was sharing information with me.&#8221;
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STACEY PLASKETT: “I got a text from Jeffrey Epstein, who at the time was my constituent. It was not public knowledge at that time that he was under federal investigation.&#8221;
It was, however, a full 11 years after he was first arrested for child sex crimes. <a href="https://t.co/WcUZ1BPR4g">pic.twitter.com/WcUZ1BPR4g</a>
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) <a href="https://twitter.com/greg_price11/status/1990899465318785072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 18, 2025</a></blockquote>
During the hearing, Epstein told Plaskett to question Cohen about the president’s former executive assistant. Plaskett notably frets over not understanding the person&#8217;s name and tells Epstein that she&#8217;s &#8220;up next.&#8221;
Minutes after Plaskett brings up the assistant&#8217;s name as she was told, Epstein texts Plaskett, “Good work.&#8221;
&#8220;New Epstein files show [Stacey Plaskett] got real-time help via text messages from Jeffrey Epstein on how to hurt Trump during 2019 congressional hearing with former Trump attorney,&#8221; journalist Michael Shellenberger <a href="https://x.com/shellenberger/status/1989514904647471239">captioned</a> video of the newly uncovered incident.
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New Epstein files show Rep. <a href="https://twitter.com/StaceyPlaskett?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@StaceyPlaskett</a> got real-time help via text messages from Jeffrey Epstein on how to hurt Trump during 2019 congressional hearing with former Trump attorney. Plaskett is the person who smeared us during Twitter Files hearing &amp; falsely accused <a href="https://twitter.com/mtaibbi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mtaibbi</a> <a href="https://t.co/U0mzrfNuTC">pic.twitter.com/U0mzrfNuTC</a>
— Michael Shellenberger (@shellenberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/shellenberger/status/1989514904647471239?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 15, 2025</a></blockquote>
The same day as Plaskett&#8217;s jarring defense of her actions, the House rejected a Democrat bid to stop a resolution to censure Plaskett.
“Delegate Plaskett’s willingness to receive instructions on official congressional proceedings from Epstein, a convicted felony sex offender with deeply concerning international associations, is especially alarming and inappropriate given her own past service in the U.S. Department of Justice and her current role on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence,” the resolution, which was introduced by GOP Rep. Ralph Norman (SC), reads.
The resolution will likely be considered sometime this week.
“Jeffrey Epstein was a predator who exploited minors,&#8221; Norman <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/11/18/us-news/gop-effort-to-censure-dem-plaskett-for-texting-epstein-survives-first-house-vote/">said</a>. &#8220;The idea that any Member of Congress would coordinate with him on official proceedings is beyond comprehension.&#8221;
&#8220;This was not casual contact,&#8221; he added. &#8220;These were deliberate communications that shaped part of a hearing designed to attack President Trump. It raises serious questions about judgment, integrity, and fitness to serve.”
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-to-vote-on-epstein-files-transparency-act?topStoryPosition=undefined&amp;author=Amber+Jo+Cooper&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=1&amp;rowHeadline=Top+Stories&amp;rowType=Top+Stories&amp;title=Senate+Unanimously+Votes+To+Release+The+Epstein+Files%2C+Sending+Bill+To+Trump’s+Desk">Senate Unanimously Votes To Release The Epstein Files, Sending Bill To Trump’s Desk</a>

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