DJ Judd
@DJJudd
@CNN WH/Politics | covered Buttigieg, IA, GA, & Trump | former @Princeton & @CBSPolitics | New Yorker by birth & stride | [email protected] | Instagram: dmjudd4
(To be clear, if there's an opportunity to tweet a Mean Girls gif with respect to political news, I will never not take said opportunity)
The typo ridden letter has now been deleted by both Benny Johnson and Senator Mike Lee
MAGAworld is saying Jerome Powell has quit
The Venezuelan makeup artist who was deported to El Salvador’s notorious mega-prison and has been among the most high-profile cases prompting backlash against the Trump administration’s deportation crackdown arrived in Venezuela Friday, according to his legal team.
Immigrant Defenders Law Center confirms that on Friday, July 18, 2025, Andry Hernández Romero and over 250 Venezuelan men -- who were denied due process and were disappeared by the U.S. government to El Salvador’s notorious maximum-security CECOT prison on March 15, 2025 -- were…
NEWS: Trump administration completes large-scale prisoner swap w/ Venezuela. Abt 250 Venezuelans deported from US currently detained in El Salvador were sent back to home country in exchange for remaining American hostages in Venezuela, sources tell CNN. cnn.com/2025/07/18/pol…
Speaking during a bill signing, President Donald Trump brings out his daughter in law, Lara Trump, calling her “a superstar.” Interestingly enough, Lara Trump hosts a show on Fox News, whose parent company, NewsCorp, Trump pledged to sue over the WSJ Epstein letter report.
Just spoke with Steve Bannon, who has criticized the admin's handling of the Epstein case He tells me the WSJ story & Trump's response is a turning point "We are finally on offense," Bannon told me. "President Trump has had enough and is fighting back –against his real enemies"
Trump asks Bondi to seek release of ‘any and all pertinent Grand Jury testimony’ around Epstein investigation | CNN Politics cnn.com/2025/07/18/pol…
Trump asks Bondi to seek release of “any and all pertinent Grand Jury testimony” around Epstein investigation cnn.com/politics/live-…
Trump vows to sue WSJ and Rupert Murdoch in first reaction since report on Epstein birthday letters cnn.com/politics/live-…
Trump ‘would not recommend’ special prosecutor to investigate Epstein case, White House says cnn.com/2025/07/17/pol…
Trump diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency following leg swelling (via @betsy_klein) cnn.com/2025/07/17/pol…
White House says Trump "would not recommend" special prosecutor to investigate Epstein case cnn.com/politics/live-…
Asked OMB Director @russvought how the Fed’s renovation is different from the new building HUD is creating in VA: “This isn’t a statement that says we’re against renovation. Renovations need to occur… that’s not the same thing as a $700 million cost overrun.”
Trump, asked if he'd appoint a special counsel for Epstein investigation: "I have nothing to do with it" cnn.com/politics/live-…
I asked President Donald Trump at the White House if he’d consider appointing a special counsel for the Jeffrey Epstein investigation— he told me, “I have nothing to do with it.”
Trump: “Whatever’s credible, she can release...All it is is certain Republicans got duped by the Democrats.” NOTUS’ @JasJWright pressed Pres. Trump on if he will push AG Pam Bondi to release more documents related to the Epstein files.
President Donald Trump takes to his Truth Social platform, lamenting "my PAST supporters have bought into this “bullshit,” hook, line, and sinker" into what he calls "the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax," calling them "weaklings" and writing "I don’t want their support anymore."

AG Bondi says there’s no change to her position on Epstein after Trump suggests she could release more files (w/ @HBRabinowitz and @PaulaReidCNN) cnn.com/2025/07/15/pol…
President Trump said AG Bondi has not briefed him that his name appears in files related to Jeffrey Epstein. “No, no, she’s given just a very quick briefing,” Trump told reporters, adding the "files were made up by Comey, they were made up by Obama, they were made up by Biden."