Hello and welcome to Background Briefing, available 24-7 at Background Briefing.org.

I'm Ian Masterson.

Today we'll look into a number of stories and issues in the news.

We begin with the dam breaking in response to Trump's disgusting remarks following the murder of Rob Reiner and his wife, as tolerance for this sick, stupid, cruel and vulgar man's behavior

even upset some in Maga World, while Trump's poll numbers crater and his public appearances are reduced by 40% leading to

concerns about his deteriorating mental and physical health.

Joining us is Moira Donaghan, writer in residence at the Clayman Institute for Gender Research

at Stanford University. Her work has appeared in the London Review of Books, Book Forum, and the Paris

Review. She's the co-host of the podcast in Bed with the Right and a columnist at The Guardian

where her latest article is, what is going on with Donald Trump's health. Then we'll examine

Friday's release of some of Epstein's files by Trump's lackeys at the Department of Justice,

who are trying to shift the focus away from Trump to Bill Clinton,

while redacting huge portions of the limited release claiming they are protecting victims,

but appear to be shielding perpetrators.

Joining us is James Iron, a former federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York,

and the host of the critically acclaimed television talk show Conversation with Jim Zarin,

which airs on PBS.

He's the author of Supremely Partisan, How Raw Politics Tips the Scales in the United States Supreme Court and plaintiff in

chief, a porter of Donald Trump in 3,500 lawsuits.

He's a contributing editor at the Washington Monthly, where his latest article is Brown,

Bondi Beach and the Rhiners, a murderous December.

Then finally we'll speak with Samuel Moyne, the Henry Al Luce Professor of

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