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Today, Explained

Trump's Epstein flip

Today, Explained

Vox

Daily News, Politics, News

4.49.5K Ratings

🗓️ 18 November 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

President Donald Trump told Congress to vote to release the Epstein files. That shows just how eager he is to close the growing gap within his MAGA movement. This episode was produced by Miles Bryan and Peter Balonon-Rosen, edited by Miranda Kennedy, fact-checked by Ariana Aspuru and Melissa Hirsch, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Adriene Lilly, and hosted by Astead Herndon. Epstein abuse survivor Lisa Phillips at a news conference with lawmakers on the Epstein Files Transparency Act outside the U.S. Capitol. Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at ⁠vox.com/today-explained-podcast.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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While I want to see every single name released so that these women don't have to live in fear and intimidation,

0:09.2

which is something I've had a small taste of in just the past few days.

0:14.0

That's longtime Magal Warrior, Marjorie Taylor Green, who has now become a thorn in Trump's side.

0:20.0

Today in Washington, the House finally votes on a petition for the Justice Department

0:25.0

to release documents related to Jeffrey Epstein's case.

0:28.8

Watching this actually turn into a fight has ripped MAGA apart.

0:34.2

Trump has tried to ignore the issue for months.

0:37.2

In July, he set the Epstein files for a Democratic hoax.

0:41.3

Some stupid Republicans and foolish Republicans fall into the net, and so they try and do the

0:47.3

Democrats' work.

0:48.3

But in recent days, Trump has changed his tune.

0:52.3

Coming up on today, explain how the vote over the Epstein Fowse is rocking Magal world to its core.

1:03.0

Right now, the internet feels like it's changing maybe faster than it ever has.

1:07.5

We have huge companies going through these big lawsuits about whether they get to keep being

1:11.9

huge companies. We have companies big and small making giant bets on AI, and we have an internet that

1:17.6

just feels different to be on as a regular person. This week on the Vergecast, we're talking about

1:22.3

all of the ways that the internet has changed and what we as users and people in the world

1:27.4

might be able to do about it.

1:28.9

That's the Vergecast wherever you get podcasts.

1:33.0

Today, today X-Lay.

1:38.8

This morning, I caught up with Washington Post-C-Congress reporter Kadioghoba, one of the best source reporters on the Hill.

1:47.2

She had just come from a press conference, held by three of the lawmakers who have recently pushed the White House to release the Epstein files.

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