The vice president appeared panicked to others in the room about the way the subject of Epstein was already dividing the MAGA coalition. Some senior officials had the impression that Vance had bought into the darkest theories about Epstein and a cabal of predators hidden within the country’s ruling class. Wiles would tell others that the vice president had proved himself to be a major conspiracy theorist. Another top official said later that Vance had been pounding on the Epstein issue since the release of the memo. He was privately pressing for the administration to release all the Epstein files, everything in the Justice Department’s possession, even encouraging a congressional investigation.
Vance had also floated to colleagues an extraordinary P.R. gambit — that the White House enlist Tucker Carlson to interview Epstein’s longtime girlfriend and co-conspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell, in prison. It might help the president if Maxwell was willing to state that Trump had not been part of any wrongdoing with Epstein.
Vance told the group he believed all the files should be released as soon as possible. He argued that Congress was going to force the release of the files eventually. It was already clear that a bipartisan coalition in favor of such action was forming on Capitol Hill, and the momentum was going in one direction. If the administration got out ahead of this and released everything voluntarily — including whatever material existed about the president — it would at least get credit for transparency. The alternative was to let the story drag on for months as information dripped out, each new revelation renewing the cycle of suspicion and fury. Better to rip the bandage off and move on.
Maybe this contributed to Wiles’ thinking on leaving?
Pretty sure there are a cabal of predators living in our country, pretty sure there was child sex, mutilation and sacrifice with some of these evil bastards. Not a theory.
The NYT is loathesome and very unreliable. Need backup sources for any of this. I think the “Wiles thinking of leaving” was quite some time ago and was proven wrong. Anyone who knows more, correct me!
If the administration got out ahead of this and released everything voluntarily — including whatever material existed about the president — it would at least get credit for transparency ***
Gosh! This reads just like it was written by the New York Times❗ 🤔 Wait - it WAS written by the NYT! 😂😂😄 Imagine: The vice president appeared panicked to others in the room . . . Doesn't that shine with the glow of 'objective journalism? 🚽
The Autopen had this Epstein material for four years. Ask yourself why they didn't reveal any of the 'hidden' dirt on Donald Trump - dirt that Trump is now covering up - and VP Vance is 'panicked' that something might slip out.
More than RIDICULOUS!
Uh...NYT...just sayin’....