I mean, today NBC News reported that tonight Vice President JD Vance is hosting a meeting or supposed to host a meeting with top law enforcement officials to discuss how to deal with the Epstein fallout. Now, that meeting, which again was reportedly scheduled for this meeting, for this evening, was set to include Attorney General Pam Bondi, who of course just launched a bogus investigation of Barack Obama to keep Trump happy. It was said to include FBI Director Cash Patel, who was picked for his job after c ...

Trump White House scrambling now late in the day to quell another Epstein related uproar. Now there are reports that they're going to have this highle meeting tonight. You might have heard about this at the vice president's residence which itself is a bit unusual. Although you could have meetings in any number of places in the evening with top staff. What's different though is that the vice president now is trying to tamp down any expectations that this meeting is about Epstein or will lead to more Epstein ...

Epstein Crisis Handling - The Trump administration is criticized for prioritizing the comfort of Galain Maxwell over the needs and voices of Jeffrey Epstein's victims [1][2][3] - Virginia Def Fray's family calls for survivors' voices to be heard and for Maxwell to be held in maximum security [1][2] - Concerns are raised about Maxwell's transfer to a minimum-security prison camp, described as a "country club," which is unusual for sex offenders [3][4] - Accusers express anger and disgust at Maxwell's special treatment, feeling denied justice and healing [5][6] Justice Department & White House Dynamics - A strategy session involving VP JD Vance and others is planned to discuss the Epstein matter, but its purpose and potential PR strategy are unclear [1][13][14] - Tensions exist between the Bureau, FBI, and the Justice Department, with accusations of finger-pointing [15] - There are internal conflicts within the White House, particularly between Bondi and Bonino, adding to the confusion surrounding the Epstein case [16][17] Pardons and Clemency - Trump has not pardoned Galain Maxwell, and there is no known precedent for him pardoning a convicted child sex trafficker [19][20] - Concerns are raised about recidivism among individuals who received pardons or clemency, including those involved in the January 6th events [21][22][23] Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Issues - The Federal Bureau of Prisons is described as being in disarray, with proposed budget cuts and reports of poor conditions [11][12] - Maxwell's transfer to a more comfortable facility is considered a remarkable and uncommon step down, especially given the nature of her crimes [10][11]

The last word with Lawrence O'Donnell starts right now. Hey Lawrence, welcome back from vacation. >> Hey Jen, thank you.Uh, so I know there's a lot of people out there who have trouble listening to Donald Trump's lies and ramblings and madness. Imagine being a Nobel Prize winning economist listening to Donald Trump talk about economics. Uh Paul Krugman's going to join us later in this hour because he suffers that every day as a Nobel Prize-winning economist who has to listen to Donald Trump.>> I mean, he mu ...

Tonight, this blunt and jarring new statement in a case commanding much public attention. Jeffrey Epstein is dead. Gileain Maxwell is not.Those words from Maxwell's attorneys today as they filed a request to block the government's efforts to release long secret grand jury transcripts in the investigation of infamous sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Maxwell is serving 20 years as Epstein's co-conspirator in the sex trafficking of young women. Her lawyers insist that despite whatever interest the public may have ...

Good evening. Welcome to the beat. I'm Ari Mel. We have a lot to cover tonight. There is that showdown in Texas where Republicans say they will try to arrest Democrats who left the state to protest what they call a kind of MAGA power grab that distorts democracy at that state level. Also tonight, Andrew Weissman coming up on something that is deeply disturbing. It's what Donald Trump admitted he wanted to do, what many prosecutors and investigators would refuse to do, which is apparently investigate the for ...

Former special counsel Jack Smith is under investigation at the behest of Republicans. The US Office of Special Counsel, a sensibly an independent federal agency, said it's looking into Smith for alleged violations of the Hatch Act, a law that bars certain political activities by government officials. The president and his Republican allies alleged that quote, "Two federal investigations Smith led into then candidate Trump for his role in the January 6th insurrection and his failure to return classified doc ...

California Congressman Robert Garcia. Thanks for joining us on a Saturday to talk. And uh Congressman, what questions and concerns do you have about this move of Gillan Maxwell from Florida to Texas.>> Well, well, the whole thing is very concerning and it's not just this move, but I think every day more information comes out and the real question is what is Donald Trump hiding and what, you know, what is this cover up that's happening clearly at the White House. with with Miss Maxwell, she was not eligible ...

the lawyer for the only person in prison for Epstein crimes, Gelain Maxwell. She was convicted of the luring of minors, the sex trafficking, revealing she has now been moved to a minimum security prison in Texas. This is unusual. It is suspicious.It comes after her suspicious DOJ interviews and where Trump wouldn't rule out pardoning her. This looks like help for her. Looks like leniency. Looks like a reward.And the reason it looks like that is because A, there was no automatic sort of legal process that wo ...

Because the Jeffrey Epstein uproar and the heat on Donald Trump is only growing. His own failed secrecy efforts, the haphazard and at times bizarre responses, and the attempts to dodge what has been scrutiny from the right, the center, and the left. We talk about how we're divided in America and people may be interested in this story for a range of different reasons, but this pressure is universal.And you can get a lot of people who followed this story even in the sort of summer doldrums on the same page th ...