Trump Threatens Chicago, DOJ Latest, US-South Korea Summit

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🗓️ 25 August 2025

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President Trump threatens to send the National Guard to Chicago. The Justice Department has released transcripts of an interview with Ghislaine Maxwell, a longtime accomplice of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. And, President Trump will meet with the president of South Korea in Washington for a summit on trade and security.

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0:00.0	Good morning.
0:01.0	How are you?
0:01.8	I'm okay.
0:02.5	I was off a couple weeks.
0:03.8	Yeah.
0:04.3	Oh, you noticed?
0:05.4	Did you go?
0:06.1	That's a plus.
0:08.2	I don't want to say I deeply missed you, Steve, because then it would sound weird.
0:12.8	But we know you're thinking it, so that's...
0:15.6	I'm touched.
0:16.8	Thank you.
0:19.9	President Trump talks of sending the National Guard to another American city.
0:24.0	When we're ready, we'll go in and we'll straighten out Chicago, just like we did D.C.
0:28.4	So how are Chicago officials responding?
0:30.9	I'm Steve Inskeep with A. Martinez, and this is up first from NPR News.
0:38.3	The Justice Department released its interview with Gieland Maxwell, an associate of convicted
0:42.9	sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
0:45.0	Trump's former personal lawyer asked about the president who has the power to set her free.
0:50.1	And as far as I'm concerned, President Trump was always very cordial and very kind to me.
0:55.7	What is she receiving after that interview?
0:57.6	And the President of South Korea is in Washington today for a summit on trade and security.
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