- Hailey Fuchs @ Politico: Jeffrey Epstein, in newly released email, says Trump ‘knew about the girls’
The convicted sex offender’s correspondence was released along with other documents by House Oversight Dems.
- Allison Quinn @ The Intelligencer: Trump’s Epstein Problem Is Back and Worse Than Ever
Just when it seemed he’d pulled off a victory with a Democratic capitulation over the government shutdown, President Donald Trump finds himself back in the clutches of Jeffrey Epstein.
- Marissa Greene and Cecilia Lenzen @ ProPublica: “No Separation Between Church and State”: Inside a Texas Church’s Training Academy for Christians Running for Office
A Fort Worth church offers online training for conservative Christians interested in politics or running for office that challenges the separation of church and state.
- Steve Benen @ The Maddow Blog: Trump pardons Giuliani and 76 others involved in scheme to overturn 2020 election
The president was already under fire over a series of scandalous pardons. He continues to make matters worse.
- David Kurtz @ Talking Points Memo: Big Coverup Exposed in Bogus Mortgage Fraud Cases
The Trump DOJ’s bogus prosecution of New York Attorney General Letitia James just got a lot more difficult to pull off, with what appears to be a major administration coverup of the origins of the case against her.
- Will Sommer @ The Bulwark: The Blaze’s Pipe-Bomb Bombshell Appears to Bomb
The right-wing outlet claimed to solve the Jan. 6th pipe-bomb mystery. Things quickly looked less certain.