Trump Has the Power to Release the Epstein Files. Why Doesn’t He?

The president has reversed himself and encouraged lawmakers to vote for compelling the Justice Department to turn over investigation documents, but he never really needed their approval.

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Larry Summers to Step Back From Public Commitments Over Epstein Emails

New emails showed that Dr. Summers, a former Harvard president, had stayed in touch with Jeffrey Epstein for years after Mr. Epstein faced sex trafficking charges.

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Trump Bows to Reality on Epstein Files Vote, in a Rare Retreat

Faced with a mass defection on a bill to demand the release of the Epstein files, the president rushed to avoid an embarrassing loss, suggesting a slip in his iron grip on the G.O.P.

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Trump’s New Take on the Epstein Files

Readers react to developments in the Jeffrey Epstein case. Also: A teacher’s suspension.

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Trump Says House Republicans Should Vote to Release Epstein Files

President Trump reversed himself as he faced the prospect that dozens of Republicans could vote this week to compel his administration to release files related to Jeffrey Epstein.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene Extends an Olive Branch to Trump

The Georgia Republican, long a loyal Trump ally, had come under attack by the president after showing independence, notably on the government’s investigation of Jeffrey Epstein.

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Epstein Emails Reveal a Lost New York

The disgraced financier’s recently released documents are steeped in a clubby world that is all but gone.

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US Attorney Jay Clayton Under Pressure After Order to Investigate Democrats

Jay Clayton, who heads the Southern District of New York, has so far managed to keep clear of President Trump’s most politically charged directives. Now, come the hard choices.

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Trump Cuts Ties With Marjorie Taylor Greene, Calling Her ‘Wacky’

The rupture exposed the divides within President Trump’s MAGA base over the Epstein files and more.

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Why Matt Gaetz Is Still Around

The former congressman has remained a fixture in Washington.

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