Overview
- The House approved the Epstein Transparency Act 427–1, and reports say the Senate followed with a unanimous vote.
- The legislation aims to move previously withheld Jeffrey Epstein–related records toward public release.
- Paul Krugman wrote that Trump is "collapsing on multiple fronts" and predicted difficult weeks ahead.
- Krugman linked political strain to market moves, arguing crypto has become a "Trump trade" and citing an early-Wednesday drop in Bitcoin.
- Asked on Air Force One about the files, Trump told a Bloomberg reporter, "Quiet, Piggy," a remark legal commentator Joyce Vance criticized in a Substack post.