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Trump feuds with MAGA ally ahead of vote on Epstein files

Season 2025 Episode 319 | 5m 47s

President Trump continues to be dogged by Jeffrey Epstein, a man who’s been dead for more than six years. The president on Friday broke with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a one-time staunch ally who was among four House Republicans who joined all 214 Democrats to force a vote next week on releasing the Justice Department’s Epstein files. Jonathan Lemire of The Atlantic joins John Yang to discuss.

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