meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Laura Coates Live

Trump Calls Epstein Files A “Hoax”

Laura Coates Live

CNN

News

4.22.5K Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

President Trump tries to shrug off a scandal he cannot seems to shake by dismissing the fallout over Jeffrey Epstein with one of his new favorite words. Plus, the redistricting war that started in Texas and spread to South Carolina.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Ready to launch your business? Get started with the commerce platform made for entrepreneurs.

0:04.8

Shopify is specially designed to help you start, run and grow your business with easy customizable themes that let you build your brand.

0:12.4

Marketing tools that get your products out there. Integrated shipping solutions that actually save you time.

0:17.4

From startups to scaleups, online, in person, and on the go. Shopify is made for

0:22.8

entrepreneurs like you. Sign up for your $1 a month trial at Shopify.com slash setup.

0:32.6

Tonight, President Trump tries to shrug off the scandal he cannot seem to shake by dismissing the fallout

0:38.7

over Jeffrey Epstein with one of his new favorite words. Plus, the redistricting war that started

0:45.1

in Texas spreads to South Carolina. Could it wipe out the state's only Democratic congressman

0:50.7

James Clyburn? He joins me tonight. And Christy Noam gets the South Park treatment

0:55.8

and the Department of Homeland Security tries to spin it to their advantage. Tonight on Laura Coates Live.

1:07.6

Welcome to the show. I'm Victor Blackwell in for Laura. President Trump's message tonight over the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. Nothing to see here, folks. His frustration over the controversy. His own team spent years hyping is boiling over in the Oval Office. And he used one of his favorite words to dismiss it. And then he dropped another word, little spicier,

1:28.2

that he seems to like here, Blake.

1:32.0

Look, the whole thing is a hoax. It's put out by the Democrats because we've had the most

1:36.9

successful six months in the history of our country. And that's just a way of trying to divert

1:42.7

attention to something that's total bullshit.

1:46.3

Now, that was his response after being asked about a dinner to discuss the strategy over the Epstein fallout.

1:52.5

Now, sources say it was supposed to happen at the vice president's residence.

1:56.2

Several top administration officials were invited.

1:58.8

Well, tonight, we're hearing it appears to have been moved

2:01.5

or rescheduled because of the intense media scrutiny. Vice President J.D. Vance denies it was ever

2:07.7

on the books. But we do know one thing for sure. The scandal now engulfing the White House was

2:14.0

self-created, because if you look at what's been said and who said it,

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from CNN, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of CNN and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.