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I think we should just call Thursday.
Almost Friday.
The White House is employing lots of strategies to try to beat back questions about Jeffrey Epstein.
They have not released as much as I would like to see to date,
but hopefully they're going to be doing that.
Is any of what they've tried to do satisfying the president's base?
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Questions about the Epstein files keep coming.
So do bits of information about President Trump's ties to the late financier and convicted sex offender who died in prison five years ago in a death that was ruled a suicide.
The White House is employing lots of strategies to try to beat back the story, so far to no avail.
NPR senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro is here with an overview.
Hi Domenico!
Hey there.
So this is all about calls to release the Epstein files, including bipartisan calls.