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The Lead with Jake Tapper

Democrats Bring Epstein Survivors To State Of The Union Address

The Lead with Jake Tapper

CNN

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3.51.7K Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2026

⏱️ 81 minutes

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More botched redactions, a high-profile name stepping back from his job, and depositions with the Clintons set to begin tomorrow. A look at the continuing steady stream of fallout from the release of the Epstein files.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

The disturbing find in the Epstein files, discovered by artificial intelligence, the lead starts right now.

0:08.0

More botched redactions, a high-profile name stepping back from his job, depositions with the Clintons set to begin tomorrow,

0:17.0

the continuing steady stream of fallout from the release of the Epstein files coming up.

0:21.9

And CNN on the ground in Mexico, see the aftermath of the beginning shot of the war with cartels.

0:29.2

And the Mexican, and the message from the Mexican president after President Trump tried to share credit for taking out a drug lord.

0:39.2

Plus, the heated house race involving a Texas Republican refusing his colleague's entreaty that he resigned. This hour, the reporter

0:45.4

who broke the story about Congressman Tony Gonzalez and his alleged affair with a staffer

0:50.2

who then died by suicide.

1:00.0

Welcome to the lead. I'm Jake Tapper. We're going to begin in our law and justice lead. One huge political topic that has hounded the Trump administration got exactly zero mentions

1:06.0

from the president in last night's State of the Union address.

1:09.0

More than 10,500 words in the longest state of the Union address, more than 10,500 words in the

1:12.0

longest state of the Union address ever, and not one of those words was Epstein. So tonight,

1:18.0

we are going to deliver the state of the Epstein files. My fellow Americans, the state of the

1:24.1

Epstein files is unrelenting. There are major new developments that concern the Trump

1:27.8

administration and prominent figures first. Larry Summers, economist and former Treasury Secretary

1:32.7

under President Bill Clinton announced earlier today that he is going to retire from his Harvard

1:37.3

professorship at the end of this academic year. Recently released documents have shown that Summers

1:42.4

had years of personal correspondence with Epstein

1:45.0

long after Epstein was arrested and imprisoned, including for soliciting prostitution, including from a minor.

1:51.0

The Summers' Epstein emails showed that the former Harvard president made sexist comments and even sought

1:56.0

Epstein's advice on pursuing an extramarital relationship with a subordinate.

2:03.5

Summers in November said he was deeply ashamed about his relationship with Epstein.

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