How the Epstein Files Stumped the White House

About this episode

The episode discusses the Trump administration's handling of the Epstein files and the implications of Graham Platner's primary win in Maine.

Steve Hayes is joined by Sarah Isgur, Kevin Williamson, and Mike Warren to discuss the New York Times report on the Trump administration's handling of the Epstein files and Graham Platner's primary win in Maine. The Agenda: —"Dumb-dumb meetings" —Trump admin crisis management —How presidential staff spin stories —Graham Platner's primary win —Can Democrats take the Senate? —NWYT: The World Cup Show notes: —New York Times report on the Epstein meetings —Kevin Williamson on political tribalism —Kevin Williamson on excusing Platner's past —Sarah Longwell on Republicans and moral authority The Dispatch Podcast is a production of ⁠The Dispatch⁠, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a nonpartisan perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including audio versions of all our articles and newsletters—⁠click here⁠. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member ⁠by clicking here⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Steve Hayes

Guests: Sarah Isgur, Kevin Williamson, Mike Warren

Topics covered

• Epstein files
• Trump administration
• political tribalism
• Graham Platner
• Senate elections
• crisis management

Keywords

• Epstein
• Trump administration
• politics
• Graham Platner
• Senate
• crisis management
• New York Times

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Organizations: New York Times, The Dispatch

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