Overview
- Lawmakers passed the Epstein records bill 427–1 to require public release of unclassified DOJ files, with the measure now awaiting Senate action.
- On Air Force One, Trump told Bloomberg’s Catherine Lucey, “Quiet, piggy,” after she pressed him on the files, a video that surfaced Tuesday.
- In the Oval Office with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Trump called ABC’s Mary Bruce “a terrible person” and cut off further questions.
- Trump urged the FCC to examine ABC’s broadcast license; FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr shared a screenshot of Trump’s post without comment.
- Veteran journalists including Katie Couric and Margaret Sullivan condemned the insults and urged news organizations to push back against such attacks.