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Today in Focus

Donald Trump’s Epstein U-turn

Today in Focus

The Guardian

Daily News, News

4.65.7K Ratings

🗓️ 18 November 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Jonathan Freedland unpacks Donald Trump’s latest U-turn over the Epstein files – the one scandal the president just can’t seem to shake. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

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0:00.0

This is The Guardian.

0:08.1

Today, why Jeffrey Epstein is the one scandal Donald Trump just can't seem to escape?

0:24.8

There is so much dirt on Donald Trump that has failed to trouble his most ardent supporters.

0:27.7

The first former president to be convicted in a criminal trial.

0:33.2

The dodgy business deals, the 34 felonies,

0:36.6

the history of appalling behaviour towards women.

0:39.3

You can do anything.

0:40.1

Whatever you want.

0:40.7

Grab them by the pooh.

0:42.0

But there is one scandal that Trump just can't shake.

0:46.5

Ever since returning to the White House, Trump has been dismissing calls to release a huge

0:51.5

cash of emails and documents that have come to be known as the Epstein files.

0:55.8

It's all been a big hoax. It's perpetrated by the Democrats and some stupid Republicans and

1:01.1

foolish Republicans fall into the net. Epstein, he wrote in July, is a guy who never dies.

1:07.4

The files are a hoax. Let's not waste time and energy on him, he said,

1:12.5

urging his supporters to instead celebrate what he called his perfect administration.

1:18.8

Normally, Trump's Maga base will do whatever they're told.

1:22.6

But not this time.

1:28.6

It's important that the entire Epstein network be fully exposed.

1:34.7

And when I mean fully exposed, I'm talking about everyone.

1:38.2

This is information that has needed to come out for a very long time.

1:42.2

And the American people have demanded it.

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