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JD Vance blames Pam Bondi for Trump admin's Epstein files comms failure

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Vice President JD Vance stated that the Trump administration mishandled communications regarding the Jeffrey Epstein files, particularly blaming former Attorney General Pam Bondi. Vance explained that Bondi's public statements, including claims about an "client list" and the distribution of "The Epstein files: Phase 1" binders, overstated the administration's transparency efforts. He believes Bondi's actions, though not malicious, led to public mistrust and a perception of hidden information, despite Vance's assertion that the administration was not trying to conceal anything. AI

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JD Vance blames Pam Bondi for Trump admin's Epstein files comms failure

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · The Associated Press, Seung Min Kim ·

    ‘We absolutely screwed up’: JD Vance blames Pam Bondi for the Trump administration’s miscommunication around the Epstein files

    The vice president went on Joe Rogan's podcast on Wednesday and said the former DOJ head "overstated" what was in the Epstein files.

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