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Epstein Claimed He Could Take Trump Down

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“President Trump’s long friendship with Jeffrey Epstein came to an apparent end in the mid-2000s. But Mr. Epstein remained intently focused on Mr. Trump for years afterward, seeking to exploit the remnants of their relationship up until his arrest on federal sex-trafficking charges in 2019,” the New York Times reports.

“In more than 20,000 pages of Mr. Epstein’s typo-strewn emails and other messages released by a congressional committee on Wednesday, Mr. Epstein insulted Mr. Trump and hinted that he had damaging information on him.”

Washington Post: Epstein wrote that Trump knew of sexual abuse but didn’t participate.


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Democrats Get New Shutdown Polling

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“House Democratic leadership presented fresh polling to rank-and-file members this afternoon, arguing their party won the shutdown even amid fury on the left over Senate Democrats’ decision to fold after a 40-plus-day impasse,” Punchbowl News reports.

“Voters blamed “Trump and Republicans in Congress” for the shutdown over Democrats by a 14-point margin, 48% to 34%… Independents blamed the GOP over Democrats, 46% to 24%.”

Mamdani to Meet with Police Commissioner

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“The teams of Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch have been in touch since Mamdani’s Nov. 4 general election win, and the two have a meeting scheduled,” Politico reports.

“The previously unreported moves represent the first sign Mamdani is following through with his campaign pledge to ask Tisch to remain atop the nation’s largest police department.”

Epstein Bantered Regularly With Larry Summers

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“A series of exchanges between Jeffrey Epstein and Lawrence Summers, the former Treasury Secretary, suggest a far cozier and intimate relationship than was previously known,” the New York Times reports.

“Emails between the two were released Wednesday by House Republicans, along with more than 20,000 pages of documents. They show the two men bantering, sometimes multiple times a day.”

Trump Warns Republicans to Stay Out of Epstein Trap

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“President Donald Trump told Republicans in Congress to stay away from House Democrats’ push to force the full release of Jeffrey Epstein-related files after the Nov. 12 release of three emails from the disgraced financier that mentioned the president’s name,” USA Today reports.

Said Trump: “There should be no deflections to Epstein or anything else, and any Republicans involved should be focused only on opening up our Country, and fixing the massive damage caused by the Democrats!”

October Jobs Data May Never Be Released

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“White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday that the October jobs report and inflation data will likely not be released even after the government reopens,” Politico reports.

“The Bureau of Labor Statistics was largely idle for the duration of the 40-plus day shutdown, save for temporarily recalling some staff to ensure that the September consumer price index was released in time to set the Social Security cost-of-living-adjustment for next year.”

Mikie Sherrill Could Resign as Soon as Next Week

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New Jersey Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill (D) is set to deliver her final floor speech as a member of the U.S. House this afternoon – and her speech will include the news that she intends to resign from her congressional seat in the near future, the New Jersey Globe reports.

Sherrill plans to submit her letter of resignation next week, but the exact timing of her departure is still in flux, pending discussions with Democratic leaders both in New Jersey and in Washington.

Trump Pressures Two GOP Lawmakers on Epstein Vote

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President Trump called Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) himself to try to get her to take her name off the discharge petition to force a House vote to release the Jeffrey Epstein files, the New York Times reports.

He’s also “playing phone tag” with Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC), another GOP lawmaker who backs the vote.

Once the petition reaches 218 signatures — a threshold expected later today when Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) is sworn in — it becomes locked and cannot be reversed.

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goddard-bw-snapshotTaegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.

Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.

Goddard is also co-author of You Won - Now What? (Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country.

Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.

Goddard is the owner of Goddard Media LLC.

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