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White House dismisses release of Epstein documents as a distraction from Democrats

By Deepa Shivaram,

Leila Fadel

Published November 14, 2025 at 6:17 AM CST

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The White House dismissed the release of new Jeffrey Epstein documents as a distraction by Democrats and maintained President Trump has done nothing wrong, but it's been a tough issue to shake.

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Deepa Shivaram

Deepa Shivaram is a multi-platform political reporter on NPR's Washington Desk.

Leila Fadel

Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.