Overview

• Reports say a planned strategy session on the Epstein files was shifted from the vice president’s residence to the White House despite Trump and Vance branding it as fake.
• Justice Department advisers are debating whether to publish recordings and a full transcript of Blanche’s recent two-day questioning of Maxwell.
• Maxwell’s transfer from a Florida penitentiary to a low-security Texas prison camp has intensified speculation about cooperation agreements and preferential treatment.
• Bipartisan pressure through congressional subpoenas and FOIA lawsuits is mounting to unseal grand jury transcripts, DOJ memos and FBI records in the Epstein investigation.
• Clashes between leaked strategy discussions and official denials highlight tensions between narrative control and demands for transparency.