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As soldiers and federal agents patrol Washington, D.C., President Trump suggested that he would send federal resources to Chicago.

And Pierce-Daniel-Kirts-Labon reports Trump also mentioned other cities where he would consider sending personnel.

With J.D. Vance at his side, Trump called Chicago a mess.

And the people in Chicago, Mr. Vice President, are screaming for us to come.

They're wearing red hats, just like this one.

But they're wearing red hats.

African-American ladies, beautiful ladies,

they're saying, please, President Trump, come to Chicago.

He later added that he hasn't taken concrete steps for this plan. Trump also suggested sending

personnel to San Francisco and New York. Under the D.C. Home Rule Act, a president can take

control of the city's police for 30 days in cases of emergency, after which Congress would be needed to extend that

time frame. However, the president does not have similar powers over other cities. Danielle

Kurtzleben and PR News, the White House. The Justice Department has released transcripts of a recent

interview with the former girlfriend of deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

And Pierce Carey Johnson reports on new details from Galane Maxwell, who's serving a 20-year prison sentence.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche traveled to Florida this summer to conduct an unusual interview with Maxwell.

He released the transcripts on social media and what he called

the interest of transparency. Maxwell told DOJ she may have met now President Trump because he was

friendly with her father. She also called Trump a gentleman in all respects. The president's allies

have been clamoring to see the Justice Department's files on Jeffrey Epstein in case they reveal new information about the source of his wealth and his sex trafficking of underage girls.

David Marcus, a lawyer for Maxwell, says she told the truth and that she's a scapegoat.

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