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- DOJ Chose Which Epstein Files You’d See — And Left Out the Trump Ones: WSJ
(AP Photo/John McDonnell) The biggest Epstein files story yet dropped Tuesday night in the Wall Street Journal, and you probably missed it. The United States has just launched military strikes on Iran, and every screen in the country was pointed at the Middle East. In that environment, a major accountability story about the Justice Department and 47,635 missing Epstein files didn’t stand much of a chance of breaking through the noise. It deserves one. Here is what the Journal found: After analyzing the DOJ’s public Epstein database, the paper identified tens of thousands of files that appeared to be missing. When reporters Sadie Gurman and Caitlin Ostroff pressed the Justice Department about the discrepancy, a spokeswoman confirmed that 47,635 documents were being held offline for further review. The department hadn’t previously volunteered that information and confirmed it only after being asked directly about the gap. That number alone should reshape how the public understands the DOJ’s legally bound rollout of Epstein documents. For weeks the Justice Department characterized the problems surrounding its document release as the predictable friction of a massive, logistically complex operation — tagging errors, privacy reviews, deadline pressure. Those explanations carried some weight when the issues involved scattered redaction mistakes and documents that briefly disappeared and were reposted. A backlog approaching fifty thousand files that never appeared in the public database falls into a very different category. But the detail that changes the nature of this story entirely is more specific than the aggregate count. The Journal reports that the Justice Department released one FBI interview summary from a woman who alleged that Jeffrey Epstein abused her as a minor while withholding three additional interview summaries from the same witness. The documents that were withheld are the ones in which she discussed President Donald Trump. The document that was released is the one in which she discussed Epstein. Before going further, a necessary caveat. FBI Form 302s are agents’ written summaries of witness interviews. They are not sworn testimony, and they are not verified accounts. These documents have been contested and criticized across multiple high-profile investigations. Republicans argued strenuously that 302s were manipulated during the Flynn investigation, and they were not entirely wrong to question how those summaries are produced. The content of what this woman told FBI agents about Trump is unproven and should be treated as such. The issue here is not the allegation itself.… [TheTopNews] Read More.42 mins ago - Don Lemon Goes Off on ‘Motherf*cking Liar’ Kristi Noem After Heated Hearing:...
Don Lemon went off on Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, calling her a “motherf*cking liar” and even ripping into her appearance on Tuesday. On The Don Lemon Show, Lemon blasted Noem’s heated Senate hearing where she was grilled on everything from DHS spending to her past statements on federal immigration agents shooting and killing American citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. Lemon was outraged by Noem pushing back against lawmakers saying she called Pretti and Good “domestic terrorists” following them being shot and killed. Noem separately accused both of domestic terrorism. During one heated exchange, Noem denied calling Pretti a domestic terrorist, but said she was relying on early “information from the ground” for her initial statement. Noem originally said Pretti’s actions were the “definition of domestic terrorism.” She also claimed early on that Pretti brandished a weapon, something quickly disproven by video. “She is a goddamn liar. She is a motherf**king liar is what she is. And these people operate like [President] Donald Trump, as if there is no video evidence of what they’re saying. As if we’re not supposed to see and hear. What our eyes and ears are showing us,” Lemon said. The former CNN host continued: We saw the video of Renee Nicole Goode We saw that that goon was not in the front of the car, that he shot her from the side. We saw with Alex Pretti that he never went for his gun, that he never pulled a gun, that he had a right to carry, his Second Amendment right, which Republicans believe is sacrosanct. And so they try to shape a lie into a reality. How does this woman sleep at night? How does his woman look in the mirror? She probably looks in the mirror, she doesn’t recognize herself obviously because she has an entirely new face in the last couple of years. But, I mean, how does she do that? And how do most of these people who are in, if not all of them who are in this administration, how do they sleep at night? I don’t understand how they do it. Watch above via The Don Lemon Show.The post Don Lemon Goes Off on ‘Motherf*cking Liar’ Kristi Noem After Heated Hearing: ‘How Does This Woman Look in the Mirror?’ first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.43 mins ago - Piers Morgan Panel Explodes When Guest Calls US ‘Arguably the Worst Terrorist ...Piers Morgan Uncensored’s panel exploded Tuesday night after guest Dave Smith claimed the U.S. is “arguably the worst terrorist organization in the world” as he railed against the Trump administration’s attack on Iran. Introduced by host Piers Morgan, Smith, a comedian and podcaster, began by warning that the “justification” for war with Iran was “totally incoherent” and much like Middle East conflicts of the 2000s. He then predicted that President Donald Trump will have “destroyed his presidency” if Iran’s attacks on the Gulf states impact the world economy. Ben Ferguson, co-host of The Verdict with Ted Cruz, argued in return that “taking out the worst sponsor of terrorism” was “a good idea.” “We’ve all heard the talking points. Okay?” Smith quipped. Ferguson pressed back: “Are you saying Iran is not the worst sponsor of terrorism? Like, serious question. Like, you act like you don’t know that. Iran fundamentally funds, trains Hezbollah, Hamas, and other terrorist groups.” Smith tried to speak throughout, growing frustrated with his co-panelist for talking over him before finally telling him to “shut up” while dismissing his interruptions as “boring” and typical of pundits that “go on Fox News.” Ferguson snapped back that he was also a regular on CNN. The comedian continued: “Okay, so I’ve heard the talking point a million times that Iran is the number one sponsor of terrorism. It is something that the war hawks love to say. I have actually never once heard a coherent definition of terrorism and then a demonstration that they’re the worst of it.” Pivoting, he went on: “The IDF is the worst terrorist organization in the region. Let’s get real. The United States of America is arguably the worst terrorist organization in the world, if you want to look over the last 25 years, how many innocent civilians we’ve slaughtered, you’re getting us you’re getting us into what the neocon –” “Wow!” Ferguson audibly cut in. “Yeah, that’s right,” Smith ranted on. “You’re getting us into the neocon seventh war, which they’ve been dying for the last 25 years” Ferguson interjected again: “That American flag behind you, you might want to take down by the way!” “No, actually if you love this country, if you’re a real patriot, you’d have to hate this government in the world,” the comedian snapped back. “D.C. killed a lot more people than Iran did. And that’s George W. Bush, and… [TheTopNews] Read More.51 mins ago
- Mika Brzezinski Berates Hegseth’s ‘Childish Litany’ of Iran War ‘Accompl...Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski slammed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth following his press conference on the ongoing U.S. operation against Iran, berating his opening address as a “childish litany of accomplishments.” Hegseth opened the presser early Wednesday morning with a sweeping declaration of operational momentum in the conflict, telling reporters: “America is winning. Decisively, devastatingly, and without mercy.” He said the campaign, now four days underway, had already produced “incredible” and “historic” results through joint U.S. and Israeli military efforts which had inflicted “sheer destruction” on Iran’s military capacity. “They are toast, and they know it. Or at least soon enough, they will know it,” he added. According to Hegseth, the two countries’ air forces are expected to achieve “complete control of Iranian skies” within days, creating what he called “uncontested airspace.” He touted that this dominance would allow operations “all day, all night.” He further detailed that a strike had killed the leader of a unit tasked with assassinating President Donald Trump and a U.S. submarine had sunk Iran’s prized naval vessel, named Soleimani after the military leader assassinated by Trump during his first term. “Looks like POTUS got him twice,” Hegseth quipped. The defense secretary was followed by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, who offered a more restrained military brief before questions were taken. As MS NOW coverage of the presser ended, returning to Morning Joe, Brzezinski sighed audibly as she remarked: “All right.” She continued: “That is Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, along with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Dan Cain, giving an update on the ongoing war with Iran. Honestly, Pete Hegseth with a rather childish, childish litany of accomplishments about a very serious issue, war with Iran, talking about how American forces would deliver death and destruction all day long to Iran.” “He got into some of the details, but again, a lot of rhetoric about death and destruction and power and no real reasoning on what the immediate threat was,” she added. The co-host noted that one reporter from Lindell TV pressed Hegseth on the intelligence that led to the decision to begin strikes and that the defense secretary responded with a claim that reports showed Iran’s intent to attack “eventually.” “To be clear, eventual is not immediate,” she said. “So there was no answers on what the immediate threat was, which is what a lot of people… [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago
- ‘Apartheid State’: Gavin Newsom Turns on Israel in Stunning MomentCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom (D) ripped Israel in stunning comments at a promotional event for his book, Young Man in a Hurry, on Tuesday, telling moderators Jon Favreau and Tommy Vietor that he believed it was appropriate to call it an apartheid state. “A lot of Democrats have looked at the Netanyahu regime and felt like, you know what? We don’t like the trajectory he’s on. It’s time to rethink the U.S. relationship with Israel, especially military support,” suggested Vietor at the event before asking Newsom, “Where do you stand?” “Let’s talk about that. But the issue of Bibi is interesting because he’s got his own domestic issues. He’s trying to stay out of jail, he’s got an election coming up, he’s potentially on the ropes. He’s got folks, the hard line, that wanna annex the West Bank. I mean, Freidman and others are talking about it appropriately, sort of an apartheid state,” replied the governor before continuing: They couldn’t even-, I mean we’re talking about regime change? For two years they haven’t even been able to solve the Hamas question in Israel. So this is, I mean, you know, I want to be careful here, but you know, in so many ways, that influence in the context of the conversation of where Trump ultimately landed on this is pretty damn self-evident. And so Rubio may have been saying something else in the context of what he ultimately said, in terms of being sort of pulled into some of these things. But I will say this, didn’t surprise me in this context. I don’t know if it was Napoleon or whoever said about a sword, the only thing you can’t use a sword for is sitting on it. And when you bring two aircraft carriers out there and you assemble the kind of military force that Trump did over the last few weeks, it didn’t surprise me ultimately that they moved that direction. “Do you think, looking down the road, that the United States should consider maybe, you know, rethinking our military support for Israel?” followed up Vietor. “It breaks my heart because the current leadership in Israel is walking us down that path, where I don’t think you have a choice but that consideration,” answered Newsom. “I mean, to say this is in America’s interest, at a time when affordability is at crisis levels, where you had an administration who… [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago
- Ex-MLB Star Mark Teixeira Wins Republican Congressional Primary in 21st District...
FILE – Former Texas Rangers first baseman Mark Teixeira signs autographs before a baseball game between the Rangers and the Oakland Athletics on April 12, 2019, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Jeffrey McWhorter, File) Former MLB slugger Mark Teixeira has won the House Republican primary for the 21st district of Texas. He’ll face Democrat Kristin Hook in November. The 45-year-old won more than 60% of the vote in a packed field of a dozen candidates. He’ll next look to defeat Hook to fill the seat vacated by Chip Roy, who’s running for attorney general in the state. In a social media post after the race was called, Teixeira said: This is a huge victory, and I’m truly honored to have such strong support from the people of TX-21. Thank you! I’m so grateful to everyone who voted, put in the work, donated, and especially prayed for us along the way. My amazing family has been by my side every step of the way – my wonderful wife Leigh and our three kids – and I’m blessed by their support as I prepare to serve the country we love. We’re going to run a strong race and win big in November, then hit the ground running to fight for Texas families. Thank you again, TX-21. God bless Texas, and God bless America. This is a huge victory, and I’m truly honored to have such strong support from the people of TX-21. Thank you! I’m so grateful to everyone who voted, put in the work, donated, and especially prayed for us along the way. My amazing family has been by my side every step of the… pic.twitter.com/HiQ5yXDavK — Mark Teixeira (@teixeiramark25) March 4, 2026 Teixeira first announced his run for the House seat in August. Last month, he received a glowing endorsement from President Donald Trump, who called the three-time All-Star a “total winner” who will “never let you down.” Had an excellent phone call with the President tonight. Thank you, Mr. President. I’m truly honored by your support, and excited to be part of the team. I’ll fight hard to make sure we keep America safe and prosperous. Our mission is clear and I’m ready to get to work. pic.twitter.com/TnjEyxQhJ6 — Mark Teixeira (@teixeiramark25) February 5, 2026 Teixeira played 14 seasons in the MLB for the New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, Atlanta Braves, and Los… [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago
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