What does the Trump administration need to do to handle this Epstein saga?

Release the damn files.

Look, it makes no sense to me.

One of two things is true, I believe.

Either it's a nothing burger in terms of the evidence we have.

Let's separate it from this guy being disgusting and what he did and the

systematic trafficking of young people, minor age people for sex purposes. But the promise to release

the files during the campaign was either overplayed and we got a nothing murder if the files get

released or it's something really disturbing and that's actually even a more compelling reason

to release it. Republican Senator Tom Tillis, they're calling it plainly for the release of the Epstein

files. It comes amid new reporting from the Wall Street Journal that the president's name is included in the documents. The question is, how will the Justice Department respond?

Meanwhile, National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard made an unprecedented claim,

accusing former President Obama and his administration of creating false intelligence on Russia's

efforts to influence the 2016 election.

The question is, will this claim move any focus away from the Epstein case?

Plus, we'll go through the historic settlement between Columbia University and the Trump administration, where the question is, what kind of precedent is this setting?

It's way too early for this.

Good morning and welcome to way too early, the show that's waving goodbye to House lawmakers for the next month.

We'll see if the Senate follows suit.

I'm Ali Vitale on this Wednesday, July 24th, and we'll start with the news.

A federal judge in Florida denied a request from the Trump administration to release grand jury transcripts from the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. It marks a setback for the

White House as it works to quell the controversy surrounding this case. The Justice Department

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