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Can DOJ trust Ghislaine Maxwell? Prosecutors say she’s lied about Jeffrey Epstein before. 4 key Qs raised by DOJ’s move to interview her👇 from @eorden @kyledcheney @joshgerstein politico.com/news/2025/07/2…

Maxwell's defense attorney is veteran David Markus, who... -Currently represents Hillary Clinton... -in a lawsuit brought by Donald Trump... -about Russiagate Markus is now praising Trump for "his commitment to uncovering the truth" re: Epstein politico.com/news/2025/07/2…

Scoop: A WSJ reporter was slated to be part of the travel pool this weekend when Trump travels to Scotland. After the paper's Epstein story last week, the WH booted them from the pool. w/ @iriesentner politico.com/news/2025/07/2…

NEW: Judge Darrin Gayles, who will preside over Trump's lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal may be having deja vu: He presided over Trump's ill-fated 2023 lawsuit against Michael Cohen. Trump ultimately dropped that case to avoid being deposed. politico.com/news/2025/07/2…

DOJ’s request to unseal the Epstein grand jury docs is in. Here’s your guide. 👉 What (probably) is (and isn’t) in them? 👉 Who gets to decide their release? 👉 Will a court actually unseal these? from @eorden @kyledcheney politico.com/news/2025/07/1…

Trump sues for $10 BILLION over WSJ story

NEW: The Epstein grand jury transcripts could just be one agent's summary testimony. And the existence of many living witnesses and victims, as well as Ghislaine Maxwell's pending appeal could cause courts to deny their publci release. w/ @eorden politico.com/news/2025/07/1…

Kyle Cheney, master bullshitter historically slow to scoop

Trump says he will sue WSJ over Epstein story ow.ly/Btwy106g9EA

NEW: A special counsel for the Epstein docs? Not happening. For both practical and political reasons it makes no sense — not to mention the fact that every single member of Trump’s DOJ leadership has called them unconstitutional. politico.com/news/2025/07/1…

NEW: Maurene Comey, fired yesterday by DOJ amid fallout from the departmen'ts handling of the Epstein files, sent a message for colleagues that appeared aimed at DOJ leaders and Trump: 'Fear is the tool of the tyrant.' w/ @eorden politico.com/news/2025/07/1…

NEW: Maurene Comey, who prosecuted Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell and is the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, was fired today from her job at the Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s office, per two people familiar with the matter politico.com/news/2025/07/1…

BREAKING: Justice Department fires SDNY federal prosecutor Maurene Comey, who played key role prosecuting Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, per @eorden politico.com/news/2025/07/1…

SINGULARITY ACHIEVED: The Justice Dept lawyer who filed the key court declarations to keep the Epstein files from release under #FOIA was...wait for it...Maurene Comey, SDNY AUSA & daughter of ex-FBI Dir James. Links here w/@kyledcheney @Hailey_Fuchs politico.com/news/2025/07/1…

NEW: Pam Bondi has had a MAGA problem for awhile. But the eruption over the Epstein files has created an acute crisis for the AG among the very-online MAGA faithful. The WH hopes and expects it will go away soon. w/ @joshgerstein @Hailey_Fuchs politico.com/news/2025/07/1…

Trump is making it easier for former WH aides to divulge confidential discussions they had w/ Biden to GOP investigators in the probe into Biden’s mental fitness. He’s waived their executive privilege. From @kyledcheney @Hailey_Fuchs politico.com/news/2025/07/1…

Internal DOJ messages bolster claim that Trump judicial nominee spoke of defying court orders ow.ly/wxba106fmhn

BREAKING: As Senate nears vote on Trump 3rd Cir nominee Emil Bove, DOJ whistleblower Erez Reuveni sends Senate emails/texts backing claims Bove discussed saying "fuck you" to judicial orders, gave DHS OK to offload immigrants in El Salvador. w/@kyledcheney politico.com/news/2025/07/1…

NEW: The Trump administration relied heavily on pro-Israel website Canary Mission to identify pro-Palestine students targeted for deportation — and Stephen Miller was deeply involved in conversations about the effort, court records show w/ @joshgerstein politico.com/news/2025/07/0…

HAPPENING: The policy behind Donald Trump's effort to deport pro-Palestinian academics is on trial in a federal court in Massachusetts — the first significant trial in Trump 2.0. Proceedings are underway before Judge Young. w/ @joshgerstein politico.com/news/2025/07/0…