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Ghislaine Maxwell transcripts, Great Barrier Reef devastation, dark day remembered & more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

Daily News, News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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The Trump administration is thinking about releasing the transcripts of a meeting with Jeffrey Epstein's convicted accomplice. Texas Governor Greg Abbott is escalating his fight with state Democrats. The US and Russia are meeting as a sanctions deadline looms. Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has been hit by the worst coral bleaching on record. Plus, the world marks the 80th anniversary of Hiroshima. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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that because I work here. Get started today at banta.com. Hello from CNN, I'm Joe Beck,

0:34.9

with the five things you need to know for Wednesday, August 6th.

0:39.0

The Jeffrey Epstein scandal doesn't look like it's going away.

0:42.8

And now, sources tell CNN, the Trump administration is thinking about releasing a transcript

0:48.6

of recent Justice Department conversations with Epstein's accomplice, Gellane Maxwell.

0:54.3

CNN's Kristen Holmes says this is the White House trying to play offense after weeks of defense.

1:00.5

So here's what we know.

1:01.6

We know that there's no final decisions have been made on what they're going to release from

1:05.6

this interview, but the Department of Justice has been combing through the audio, combing through the transcripts,

1:09.8

making sure any sensitive material has been redacted as they move forward with the potential of releasing this

1:17.6

information. I talked to one White House official who said it could be as early as this week, another

1:21.9

saying it could be in several weeks. There are multiple administration officials, multiple

1:25.7

White House officials who feel like they've been playing catch-up.

1:28.5

They feel frustrated by the way that this rollout has occurred with these Epstein files, with the Epstein case,

1:34.7

and they want to take control of the narrative and the optics, and they believe this is one way to do it.

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