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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Dani Anguiano and agencies

BIZARRE: We screwed up the comms jd vance admits errors over epstein files release - What They Never Told You

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JD Vance with Mike Johnson, the House speaker, in Washington on Wednesday. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

JD Vance agreed with criticism that the Trump administration botched the handling of the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, telling podcast host Joe Rogan that “we absolutely screwed up the comms”.

The Department of Justice’s repeated moves to delay the release of documents related to the convicted sex offender drew bipartisan disapproval last year. The files have been one of the most significant political liabilities to Donald Trump since his second term began.

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