Trump's DOJ Hid Epstein Files Accusing Trump of Assault & Candace Owens vs Erica Kirk Just Got Worse
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🗓️ 24 February 2026
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| 0:00.0 | Trump's DOJ is withholding 50-plus pages and notes and interviews directly naming Trump as an alleged abuser. And NPR was the first major outlet to confirm that, what I think we also all kind of knew. Right, because as the Epstein scandals unfolded, with the release of files, the redaction issues, the fallout, the open secret here has been that even with all the information in the 3 million released pages, the Trump administration still wasn't telling us everything. And NPR's investigation found dozens of documents, |
| 0:22.6 | apparently cataloged in the DOJ database, but not released publicly. |
| 0:25.6 | And in their analysis of three different sets of serial numbers on the files, |
| 0:28.6 | NPR found 53 pages of interview documents and notes missing from the public Epstein database. |
| 0:33.6 | And of course, in addition to that being ethically very concerning, |
| 0:36.6 | that is despite the Trump administration being required by law to release all the files. And you know, I'd give you three guesses into what NPR found in these unreleased documents, but you already know. You're guessing it, you're using the context clues. A woman naming Trump as her sexual abuser when she was just a child. And specifically, the woman says that back in 1983, when she was just 13 years old, Epstein introduced her to Trump, |
| 0:56.2 | who tried forcing her into sex before she fought when she was just a child. Right, and specifically, the woman says that back in 1983, when she was just 13 years old, |
| 0:54.8 | Epstein introduced her to Trump who tried forcing her into sex before she fought back and bid him. And saying in response, Trump punched her in the head and kicked her out. And that woman was apparently interviewed by the FBI four times, but NPR reports that only the first interview makes an appearance in the public database. And that one interview that was public? Shocker, it was the one that doesn't mention Trump at all. And it only discusses |
| 1:12.4 | her time with Epstein, ander, it was the one that doesn't mention Trump |
| 1:11.2 | at all. |
| 1:12.2 | And it only discusses her time with Epstein, and specifically when she identified him and discussed |
| 1:15.4 | the way that he abused her as a child. |
| 1:17.0 | Also, there's another woman's allegations against Trump that NPR noted was removed from |
| 1:20.2 | the public files after the initial release and then republished a few weeks later. |
| 1:23.7 | And in that case, you had a woman saying that she was 13 years old when Epstein began abusing her, and at one point, she was taken to Trump's Mar-a-Lago club to meet him. They're saying that she was incredibly uncomfortable as both men laughed about her being a good one. Now, as you might imagine, Team Trump wasn't exactly receptive to NPR's questions about these omissions. White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson said that Trump has, quote, done more for Epstein's victims than anyone before him. him, dadding, just as President Trump has said, he's been totally exonerated on anything relating to Epstein. But you had Democrats very quickly honing in on the fact that Trump's DOJ isn't releasing everything the way that they're supposed to. And in fact, Representative Robert Garcia, the ranking member of the committee on oversight and government reform, he released a statement confirming NPR's reporting. And as a member of Congress, he's got access to the unredacted files. |
| 2:03.2 | And so you had him saying in a statement confirming NPR's reporting. Right, and as a member of Congress, he's got access to the unredacted files, and so you had him saying in a statement, Oversight Democrats can confirm that the DOJ appears to have illegally with FBI interviews with this survivor who accused President Trump of heinous crimes. Oversight Democrats will open a parallel investigation into this. Covering up direct evidence of a potential assault by the president of the United States is the most serious possible crime in this White House cover-up. |
| 2:21.3 | While this is obviously a massive escalation on the Epstein fallout with the President, |
| 2:24.3 | we have to keep our eyes on this, we should also talk about the other prominent figures at least here |
| 2:28.3 | that are facing some heat. Right, so there you're seeing things like celebrity doctor, Peter Attia, |
| 2:32.3 | stepping down from his position with CBS, admit the scrutiny about his email exchanges with Epstein, with a spokesperson saying he stepped back to ensure his involvement and become a distraction from the important work being done at CBS, and saying he wishes the network and its leadership well and has no further comment at this time. Then over in the UK, you have the former UK ambassador of the U.S. being arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office because of his connection with Epstein. And then back over in the States, you have Casey Wasserman, who's been facing calls to resign from his position as chair of the 28 Los Angeles Olympics over his emails with Epstein and Galane Maxwell. But still, with all that, there is this question of, will there be any real accountability, whether it be someone like Casey Wasserman all the way up to Trump. But also as you have all this playing out, we then have to talk about another scandal involving Representative Tony Gonzalez. Because a growing number of politicians are calling for the Republican representative to resign over allegations he had an affair with a former staff member who died by suicide last year. And as far as specifics, that staff member is Regina Santos Avilis. According to text seen by several publications, Gonzalez sent sexually explicit messages to her, asking for sexy images and what her favorite position is. Those messages also appeared to continue, even though she told him he was going too far. Also, at some point, she even questioned if Gonzalez had hired her just because he thought that she was hot. Other messages show that they agreed to meet up on multiple occasions and spent time together at a vacation cabin. Right, and Regina also allegedly texted a colleague to say she, quote, had an affair with our boss. Now as far as the messages, some of those have been shared by her husband, Adrian, who's spoken out about this, both online and through his lawyer. But his lawyer also accusing Gonzalez of pressuring Regina into a relationship and coercing her to make requests of a sexual nature. And while you have Gonzalez denying that he ever had an affair or did anything wrong here, |
| 3:58.3 | this is notably going down as he's in the middle of a very heated primary. Reporters at the polls on March 3rd, and he's fighting to keep his seat to represent Texas's 23rd district. And his opponent's actually a political gun YouTuber by the name of Brendan Herrera. And in the last primary, González only beat him by 400 votes. votes. You know, there was already potential that this was going to be another very close race. |
| 4:14.8 | And now you've got Herrera running ads about this reported affair with the narrator saying, an affair that puts Republicans at risk of losing the seat and handing control of Congress to the Democrats. That's a risk we can't afford. Now with that, you have Gonzalez slamming Herrera saying, it's shameful that Brendan Herrera is using a disgruntled former staffer to smear her memory and score political points, and adding, I am not going to engage in these personal smears, and instead will remain focused on helping President Trump secure the border and improve the lives of all Texans. Also, you've got Gonzalez accusing Regina's widower and his lawyer a blackmail saying, it's disgusting to see people profit politically and financially off a tragic death. He then also shared a screenshot of an alleged email disclosing a $300,000 settlement for an NDA. But then with that you had the husband shooting back. We have never blackmailed anyone. What we've seen instead is a consistent pattern of evasion, refusal to take accountability, and outright lies to protect your image. Today though, you still answer to the people you represent, people who deserve the truth, not more deception. And now one of the big things that you're seeing are several Congress members asking Gonzalez to answer to his people by stepping out of the election. Lauren Bobert saying that he should resign, Brandon Gill, saying America deserves better, Nancy Mace releasing a lengthy statement, saying these text messages are disgusting and inexcusable. A member of Congress, harassing his own staffer in the middle of the night. She is gone now. Her son is growing up without his mother, and Tony Gonzalez is campaigning like nothing happened. We have zero tolerance for those who have used their power over others. Zero. It does not matter what party you are in. Texans deserve a congressman who does not prey on women. Now that said, for his part, Speaker Mike Johnson has not called for resignation, but he addressed the issue saying, these are serious accusations and it must be taken seriously, and I've told him he's got to address that with his constituents, and he's in the process of doing that. With him also adding, that investigations in both Texas and the Office of Congressional Conduct need to play out. But that, of course, many want immediate action and justice, considering the woman at the center of all this is gone. Though there, it does appear worth noting that while some have tied her suicide to the affair, we do not officially know that for sure. Her husband's lawyer did say that the affair and the consequences of it factored into her death, but also, according to NBC News, Regina and her husband were actually estranged at the time of her death. And you also had other local outlets reporting that she told first responders that her |
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