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Why They’re Protecting Jeffrey Epstein’s Secrets (with Julie K. Brown)

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The Lever

News, News Commentary, Politics

4.8560 Ratings

🗓️ 16 July 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Why is President Donald Trump’s right-wing voter base up in arms over Jeffrey Epstein? Which of the many conspiracy theories are based in truth? And what is Trump’s Department of Justice now trying to cover up?  Today on Lever Time, David Sirota speaks with the award-winning investigative journalist Julie K. Brown, who first broke the story of Epstein’s legal cover-up, to find out why we should keep pushing the Trump administration for answers. To read more of Julie K. Brown’s groundbreaking reporting about the Epstein case, check out her book “Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story.” Get Lever Time Premium, with ad-free episodes, bonus content, and extended interviews by becoming a member at levernews.com/subscribe You can also leave a tip for The Lever. It helps us do this work. levernews.com/donate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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