It is day 180 of the second Trump administration. Tonight, the president followed through on his threat to sue people involved with the Wall Street Journal story detailing a lewd birthday letter he allegedly wrote to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003. Trump has told the newspaper that the letter is fake.And NBC News has not independently confirmed its existence. Now, he has accused Dow Jones, News Corp. Rupert Murdoch and two Wall Street Journal reporters of liel and slander. A spokesperson for Dow Jones responded wi ...

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Joining me now outside the White House is NBC Chief Justice and National Affairs Correspondent Kelly O'Donnell. Kelly, every day there's something new with this story and we saw some of the president's reaction to it and then the push back from the administration. Tell us what is the mood like inside the White House and what is the White House saying about Pam Bond's role in all of this.Well, it has been a tumultuous time timeline as we look at how the president's responses have have adjusted from frustrati ...

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Joining us now, Wired senior writer Jake Lut, staff writer for the Atlantic and author of its newsletter galaxy brain, Charlie Wartzell, and former communications director for the RNC and Republican strategist Doug Hy. Gentlemen, Jake, I'm going to begin with you. This Epstein stuff is not going away.The administration is trying to put it away. Donald Trump is demanding A. G.Bondi release um the grand jury testimony, but that is up to a court and it could be heavily redacted even if it is released. And yet ...

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Baker, I will start with you. Oh boy. Uh this is uh the story that Washington had been waiting for for a few days.A lot of rumors that it was coming. It arrived last night like a thunderclap. Um it certainly suggests that you reinforces the close relationship that Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein had.Body doesn't begin to cover it. It's a pretty graphic drawing and mysterious message uh that Trump allegedly pens to Epstein. Um, so let's talk about where this goes now.Uh, you know, we know, we've talked abou ...

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Public Opinion & Political Impact - Reuters polling indicates 62% of Republicans believe the Trump administration is concealing information about Epstein's clients, and this figure rises to 70% among all Americans [4] - The situation is perceived by some within the MAGA base as a betrayal, leading to distrust of Donald Trump [3][9] - Trump's unusual anger towards his base and the base's rare anger towards him raises concerns within his administration [6][10] - The controversy surrounding the Epstein files has the potential to damage Trump's relationship with his base [14][17] Trump's Involvement & Response - There are suspicions that Trump is concealing something related to the Epstein files, possibly due to their past close relationship [7] - Trump's attempts to dismiss the Epstein issue are being met with resistance from his supporters [2][13] - Trump's past association with Epstein, including the numerous phone numbers listed in Epstein's phone book, is being scrutinized [7][8] Media & Public Discourse - Right-wing radio is amplifying concerns about the Epstein files and potential cover-ups [2][3][12] - The Epstein story has inherent interest beyond Trump's base and may have lasting ramifications [16][17]