Trump Action Archive

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• DNI Gabbard directs NSA to recall classified Venezuela report — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard directed the NSA to recall a classified report about Venezuela despite agency staff affirming it was accurate and complied with all NSA policies. The report related to Trump special envoy Richard Grenell and included conversations Grenell had with Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, as well as NSA-collected information about Grenell. An unclassified addendum directed staff to remove the original report from all manual and computer files.

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• DOJ delays FOIA response on Epstein to November 2027 — In response to a Freedom of Information Act request filed in January 2025, the Justice Department informed Marsh Law Firm (representing survivor Maria Farmer) that it would not respond until November 2027—nearly three years later. Attorney Jennifer Freeman characterized this delay as "abysmal and completely unacceptable" and part of a pattern of obstruction.

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• DOJ opposed unsealing Epstein associate names — The Department of Justice asked a federal judge overseeing the Jeffrey Epstein case to deny NBC News's request to unseal the names of two associates who received large payments from Epstein in 2018—one receiving $100,000 and another $250,000. The DOJ cited privacy concerns expressed by the two individuals. Prosecutors noted in filings that Epstein's payments may constitute evidence of "efforts to influence witnesses" and suggested the defendant was attempting to influence co-conspirators.

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• Justice Department sought to keep Epstein associates' names secret — Lawyers for the Justice Department asked a federal judge to keep the names of two Epstein associates who received large payments ($100,000 and $250,000) in 2018 secret. The payments occurred days before the Miami Herald began examining Epstein's 2008 sweetheart plea deal. As part of that deal, Epstein received a guarantee that the associates would not be prosecuted.
• — Lawyers for the Justice Department asked a federal judge to keep the names of two Epstein associates who received large payments in 2018 secret. One associate received $100,000 and the second $250,000. As part of his plea deal, Epstein received a guarantee that these associates would not be prosecuted.

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• White House warned Republicans against releasing Epstein files — The White House warned Republican members of Congress that voting to release the Epstein files "would be viewed as a very hostile act to the administration." Trump subsequently claimed the agitation for release is a "Democrat HOAX" intended to distract from Republican success. The warning represents an attempt to suppress disclosure of documents potentially implicating the president.

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• DOJ official caught on hidden camera discussing Epstein file redactions — The acting deputy chief of a Justice Department unit was caught on a hidden camera by the far-right O'Keefe Media Group saying that the government will "redact every Republican" from a list of Epstein associates and "leave all the liberal, Democratic people in those files." He also said Ghislaine Maxwell was transferred to a minimum-security prison in an effort to offer "her something to keep her mouth shut." In a statement, the official said his comments were based on "what I've learned in the media and not from anything I've done at or learned via work." On Twitter, a DOJ spokesperson said the official's comments "have absolutely zero bearing with reality and reflect a total lack of knowledge of the DOJ's review process."

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• House Oversight Committee released 33,000 Epstein documents with minimal new information — The House Oversight Committee "released" more than 33,000 documents from the Epstein files, but they appeared to contain information already in the public domain, with Democrats saying 97% of them weren't new. The release fell short of transparency expectations.