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riversedge

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Wed Aug 6, 2025, 04:00 AM Aug 6

Top Trump officials will discuss Epstein strategy at Wednesday dinner hosted by Vance



Top Trump officials will discuss Epstein strategy at Wednesday dinner hosted by Vance

Updated 6 hr ago


Top Trump administration officials will gather at the vice president’s residence Wednesday evening as they continue to weigh whether to publish an audio recording and transcript of Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche’s recent conversation with Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.

The administration’s handling of the Epstein case, as well as the need to craft a unified response, is expected to be a main focus of the dinner, three sources familiar with the meeting told CNN. The meeting will include White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, Vice President JD Vance, Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel and Blanche.

With the exception of Vance, the White House considers those officials the leaders of the administration’s ongoing strategy regarding the Epstein files, two of the sources said.

The meeting comes as Trump’s administration is considering releasing the contents of Blanche’s interview last month with Maxwell. Two officials told CNN that the materials could be made public as early as this week.

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Top Trump officials will discuss Epstein strategy at Wednesday dinner hosted by Vance (Original Post) riversedge Aug 6 OP
'Many officials close to Trump believe the story has largely died down.' riversedge Aug 6 #1
And by "strategy" they mean "cover it up and wait for it to go away." Grokenstein Aug 6 #2

riversedge

(77,799 posts)
1. 'Many officials close to Trump believe the story has largely died down.'
Wed Aug 6, 2025, 04:22 AM
Aug 6



............One official told CNN that some of the conversation within the White House has focused on whether making the details from the interview public would bring the Epstein controversy back to the surface. Many officials close to Trump believe the story has largely died down.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/05/politics/trump-blanche-epstein-maxwell-vance-bondi-patel-meeting

Grokenstein

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2. And by "strategy" they mean "cover it up and wait for it to go away."
Wed Aug 6, 2025, 04:56 AM
Aug 6

The only acceptable "strategy" is RELEASE THE DAMN FILES.

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