Trump’s Epstein problem is about to haunt him again | David Cay Johnston

About this episode

David Cay Johnston joins Maddie Hale to discuss the implications of Epstein's files on Trump and recent Senate hearings.

Professor David Cay Johnston joins Maddie Hale to analyse the fiery moments from Pete Hegseth’s appearance before the Senate Armed Services committee, lawmakers continue to question the Pentagon’s $25 billion cost for the Iran war and the Government Accountability Office is now looking into how the Justice Department handled the Epstein files. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Maddie Hale

Guest: David Cay Johnston

Topics covered

• Trump
• Epstein
• Senate Armed Services committee
• Pentagon
• Iran war
• Government Accountability Office

Keywords

• Trump
• Epstein
• Senate
• Pentagon
• Iran war
• David Cay Johnston
• Maddie Hale

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pentagon, Government Accountability Office, Justice Department

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