Trump news at a glance: Fallout from Epstein case widens as Trump threatens to sue WSJ | Trump administration
Increasing pressure on the Trump administration prompted the American president to order his Attorney General, Pam Bondi, to ask for the release of testimony from the great jury linked to the case the sexual traffic of Jeffrey Epstein.
The announcement occurred while Trump seeks to write the controversy on a story published in the Wall Street Journal which alleges that the American president contributed to a sketch of a naked woman on the 50th anniversary album of Epstein. The president said that the letter is a false and that he will continue the publication on history.
The fallout on the Epstein case also complicated the plans of the Republicans of the Chamber to vote Thursday on the legislation requested by Trump to reduce public spending.
Here are the key stories at a glance:
Trump denies Epstein’s birthday message was her
The president declared on Truth Social that he had authorized the Ministry of Justice to request the public release of the documents, which are under Seal, citing “the ridiculous quantity of advertising given to Jeffrey Epstein”.
Bondi, who resisted accusations of Trump’s far -right supporters that she had poorly managed and had not held the promises to disclose secret documents before on the Epstein case, responded to the post of Trump by a position which promised to comply with the directive.
The wave of activity followed the report of the Wall Street Journal alleging that Trump had contributed the letter – described as “debauchery” and featuring a drawing of the silhouette of a naked woman around a dactylographed personal message in Epstein – to an album compiled by Ghislane Maxwell for the 50th anniversary of Epstein. Trump denied in the newspaper that he was the author of The Tribute and, a few hours after the publication of history, said that he intended to bring a complaint against the publication.
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Epstein Turwart House Plan tensions to vote on the Bill cuts
The House of Representatives is faced with a deadline on Friday to adopt the cancellation package required by Trump and approved by the Senate.
But before the Chamber could vote on the package, it must be approved by the rules committee, where the Democratic minority sought to capitalize on an increasing fury among the Republicans and their supporters on the Trump Administration of documents related to the Epstein case. The Committee announced that it would hold an audience on the package Thursday evening.
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Trump supporters burn Maga hats on Epstein Case
Donald Trump’s efforts to reject criticism on the processing by his administration of Jeffrey Epstein’s files, because a “hoax” has not shown no sign of work Thursday when the more important personalities of the whole political spectrum emerged to attack the American president again and some of his supporters registered by videos burning their signature make America.
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Ice has access to sensitive data from Medicaid
Medicaid officials would have concluded an agreement with immigration and customs application (ICE) to allow agents to examine a database of personal information from Americans – including domestic addresses, social security numbers and ethnic groups.
The data sharing agreement will allow ICE to find “the location of extraterrestrials”, according to an agreement obtained by the Associated Press.
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What was chronic venous insufficiency, the condition that Trump was diagnosed?
Donald Trump received a diagnosis of chronic venous insufficiency, the White House said on Thursday, after noticing swelling in his legs. This is a fairly common condition in the elderly, but requires a thorough examination to exclude more serious causes of swelling in the legs.
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Desantis under fire on the financing of “Alligator Alcatraz”
Florida officials have diverted crucial preparation and response resources to disasters to support the hasty construction of the so-called prison of detention of Alligators Alcatraz migrants by republican governor, Ron Desantis, said a new published report.
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Trump officials visit Alcatraz in Bourse to reopen the prison
A delegation of American officials visited Alcatraz Thursday as part of Donald Trump’s commitment to reopen the federal prison and the tourist attraction closed in the bay of San Francisco, in the middle of an outcry by Californian leaders who called the “Lunacy” plan.
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Tens of thousands of people join “good troubles” demonstrations
Tens of thousands of people joined marches and gatherings on more than 1,500 sites in the 50 US states on Thursday to protest against the Trump administration and honor the inheritance of the deceased member of the John Lewis Congress, defender of voting rights and civil disobedience.
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Trump’s 1 TN for Pentagon adds huge planet heating emissions
Exclusive: the enormous increase in Donald Trump’s expenses for the Pentagon will produce 26 megatonnes (MT) of planet heating gas – tied with the annual carbon -equivalent emissions generated by 68 gas power plants or the whole country of Croatia, reveals new research.
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Migrants deported by us to Eswatini have detained themselves in isolation
Five migrants expelled by the United States to the small country in southern Africa in Eswatini, as part of the Trump’s third country program, will be held in an isolation for an indefinite period, a spokesman for the Eswatini government said.
Thabile Mdluli, the spokesperson, told the Associated Press that Eeswatini planned to finally repatriate the five in their country of origin with the help of a United Nations agency.
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