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Speaker 1: What's up, everyone, and welcome to another episode of the

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Epstein Chronicles. Pambondi and the DOJ sent Congress a letter

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stating that all of the records had been released and

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that nothing that wasn't supposed to be withheld was withheld.

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So in this episode we're going to take a look

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at that letter, and then in the next episode we're

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going to talk about this so called list. But first

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things first. February fourteenth, twenty twenty six Epstein File Transparency Act,

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Section three Report to Congress. Section three of the Epstein

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Files Transparency Act requires the Department of Justice, within fifteen

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days of completing the release required under the Act, to

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submit to the House and Senate Committees on the Judiciary

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a report listing one all categories of records released and

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withheld to a summary of redactions made, including legal basis,

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and three a list of all government officials and politically

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exposed persons or referenced in the released material. Consistent with

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Section three of the Act, the Department provides the following

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information categories of records released and withheld, Categories of records

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released in accordance with the requirements of the Act and

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as described in various Departments submissions to the Courts of

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the Southern District of New York assigned to the Epstein

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and Maxwell prosecutions and related orders. The Department released all records, documents, communication,

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and investigative material in the possession of the Department that

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relate to any of the nine different categories. One Jeffrey Epstein,

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including all investigations, prosecutions, or custodial matters. Two Glad Maxwell.

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Three flight logs or travel records, including but not limited to, manifests, itineraries,

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pilot records, and customs or immigration documentation for any aircraft, vessel,

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or vehicle owned, operated, or used by Jeffrey Epstein or

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any related entity. Four individuals, including government officials, named or

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referenced in connection with Epstein's criminal activities, civil settlements, immunity

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or plea agreements, or investigatory proceedings. Five entities corporate, nonprofit, academic,

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or governmental with known or alleged ties to Ebstein's trafficking

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or financial networks. Six any immunity deals, non prosecution agreements,

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plea bargains, or sealed agreements involving Epstein or his associates.

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Seven internal DOJ communication, including emails, memos, meeting notes concerning

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decisions to charge, not charge, investigate, or declined to investigate

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Epstein or his associates. Eight all communications, memoranda, directives, logs,

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or metadata concerning the destruction, deletion, alteration, misplacement, or concealment

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of documents, including recordings or electronic data related to Epstein,

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his associates, his detention and death, or any investigative files.

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And nine documentation of Epstein's detention or death, including incident reports,

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witness interviews, medical examiner files, autopsy reports, and written records

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detailing the circumstances and cause of death. Categories of records withheld.

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The only category of record withheld were those records were

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permitted withholdings under Section two S, and privileged materials were

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not segrable from material responsive under Section two A. As

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discussed in the Departments December nineteenth, twenty twenty five and

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January twenty ninth, twenty twenty six letter to Congress. The

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privileges that applied to the withheld records were deliberative process privilege,

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work product privilege, and attorney client privile No records were

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withheld or redacted on the basis of embarrassment, reputational harm

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or political sensitivity, including to any government official, public figure,

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or foreign dignitary. C Two be one summary of redactions

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made and legal basis Consistent with the Act, The Department,

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in consultation with Victims, Council and Victims directly engaged in

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an extensive process to identify and redact segrable portions of

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records that A contain personally identifiable information of victim or

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victims personal and medical files, and similar files, the disclosure

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of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

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B depict or contain child sexual abuse material as defined

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under US Code eighteen, section twenty two to fifty six

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and prohibited under US Code eighteen Section twenty two, fifty

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two and twenty two to fifty two exis would jeopardize

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an active federal investigation or ongoing prosecution, provided that such

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withholding is narrowly tailored and temporary. And D depict Or

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contain images of death, physical abuse, or injury to any person.

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Although permitted by the Act, no materials were redacted or

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withheld on the basis that a record contained information specifically

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authorized under criteria established by an executive order to be

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kept secret. In the interest of national defense or foreign policy,

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and are in fact properly classified pursuing to such an

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executive order. As described in detail in the SDNY EFTA

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Orders and Submission and the prior EFTA letter, the Department,

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as permitted by the Act, undertook an extensive process to

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redact victim names and victim personally identifiable information, including extensive

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engagement with victims and their counsel. This engagement is ongoing,

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and the Department remains steadfast in its commitment of protecting

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the victims. The Department notes, and as discussed in the

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SDNY EFTA Order and submission, unredacted versions of the material

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are available for inspection at the Department by members of Congress,

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and certain members of Congress have come to the Department

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to inspect unredacted material. As discussed above and in the

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prior EFTA letter, the Department redacted a limited amount of

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information covered by various privileges, including deliberative process privilege, work

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product privilege, and attorney client privilege. The legal basis for

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these redactions and withholdings is that these privileges are long

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recognized and based in common law. Given the presumption against

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repeal of common law principle. The Supreme Court is recognized

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that such privilege should not be held to have been

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abrogated or limited unless Congress has at least use clear

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statutory language before any departure from the rule affirmed through

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the ages of the common law. A rule having its

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solid foundation in the best interest of society can be adjudged.

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The language declaring the legislative will should be so clear

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as to prevent doubt as to the intent and the limit.

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Congress expressed its intentions through statutory text passed by both

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houses and signed by the President. List of all government

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officials and politically exposed persons Below is a list of

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all government officials and politically exposed persons named or referenced

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in the release material. The term politically exposed person was

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not defined in the Act, but consistent with Section three

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of the Act, department reviewers were directed to notate all

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government officials and politically exposed persons named or referenced in

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any document, including videos and images, reviewed during the process.

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The list includes, as directed by the Act, all persons

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where one they are or were a government official or

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politically exposed person, and two their name appears in the

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files released under the Act at least once. Names appear

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in the files released under the Act in a wide

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variety of context. For example, some individuals had extensive direct

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email contact with Epstein or Maxwell, while other individuals are

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mentioned only in a portion of a document, including press reporting,

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and on its face is unrelated to the Epstein and

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Maxwell matters. All right, So here's the list, which is ridiculous,

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by the way. Acosta, Alexander, Gloria Allred, Julianna soannge Vincent Barbino,

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Steve Bannon, Xavier Besserra Beyonce Hunter, Biden, Laura Berger, Leon Black,

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Anthony Blinken, Pam Bondy, Lauren Book, Stephen E. Boyd, John E. Brennan,

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Sean Buckley, George W. Bush, Stephen Cock, Tom Carper Scherer,

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Bill Clinton, George Clooney, Brian Collerin, Marian Comy, Bill Cosby,

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Alan Dershowitz, Barry Diller, Kathlin DuPont, John Eisenberg, Ram Emmanuel

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Stephen Feinberg, Michael Flynn, Edward Friedlin, Bill Gates, Rudy Giuliani,

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Nicki Haley, Warren Hatch, Tony Higgins, Eric Holder, Mark Hosenball,

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Sarah Huckabee, Claire Ivy, Henry Jureki, Miriam Adelson, Andrew Mountain,

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Betton Winsol, Audrey Strauss, Alec Baldwin, Edward Barrock, Lna Bellohovlik,

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Jeff Bezos, Jill Biden, David Bestrichter, Tony Blair, David Boys,

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Dan Bongino, Corey Booker, Rick Bradshaw, John Brockman, Gerald Bull,

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Jeb Bush, Russell Capone, Fidel Castro, Noam Chomsky, Chelsea, Clinton, Kirk, Obain,

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Linda Collins, George Conway, Omar Dazza, Ron DeSantis, Phil Donahue,

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George Aconna, Mo Elizabeth the Second, Jeffrey Epstein, Sarah Ferguson,

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Mark Foley, Phillip Frost, Melinda Gates, Dan Goldman, Kamala Harris Roney, Hawk,

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Stanley Hoe, Andresen Horowitz, Stanny Hoyer, Florence Hutner, Michael Jackson,

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Jay z Woody Allen Arthur, Edward, Rory Guinness, Stephanie Avakian,

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Doug Band, William Barr, Jeffrey Berman, Ashley Biden, Joe Biden,

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Mark Bestrichtier Todd Blanche, John Bolton, Bono, David Bowditch, Richard Branson,

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Jean Luke, Brunel, George h. Bush, Patrick Byrne, Tucker, Carlson,

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Dick Cheney, Jay Clayton, Hillary Clinton, Michael Cohen, James Comey,

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David Copperfield, Robert de Niro, Diana, Princess Welles, Rebecca Donalski,

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Michael Egager, Keith Ellison, German, Urban Mark Philippe, Marius Ford, Olini,

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Merrick Garland, Timothy Geitner, Lindsey Graham, Joshua Harris, Howard, Heis

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Reed Hoffman, Michael Horowitz, Mike Huckabee, kel Ingey, Rock, Mick Jagger, Pramila, Jayapal,

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Jakim Jeffries, Janice Joplin, Robert F. Kennedy, Junior, Carl Klein,

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Jared Kushner, Jay Lefkowitz, Jack low, Zoey Lofgren, Lord, Robert May,

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Nancy Mace, James, Mark Goland, Thomas Massey, Teresa May, Mark Meadows,

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Nathan Mkowski, Alison Moe, William Mook, Nick Mulvaney, Jerry Nadler,

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Benjamin Nett, Yahoo, Michelle Obama, Oz Meckmitt Cash, Betel, Nancy Pelosi, Feelin,

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John Podesta, Tony Podesta, Pope, John Paul the Second, Elvis Presley,

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Prince Philip dan Quill, Brett Ratner, Joseph Riccari, Tom Reynolds,

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Terry Rod Larsen, Mitt Romney, Rod Rosenstein, John Ross, Mark Rowan,

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Kathy Rumler, Ben Sass, Janis Schenberg, Amy Schumer, Tim Scott,

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Jeff Sessions, Gretchen Schappert, Edward Snowden, Kevin Spacey, Debbie Stabenow,

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Kenneth Starr, Pete Stordeleine Sultan, Achmed Ben Suliman, Hank Johnson,

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John Kasich, John Kerry, Barry Krisher, John Kyle, Jeremy Lefroy,

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Monica Lewinsky, Jessica Lannegren, Howard Lutnick, Peter Mandelson, ed Marky,

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Glen Maxwell, John McCain, Robert Menendez, Michael Milken, Lisa Monico,

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Jared Moskovitz, Rupert Murdoch, Janet Napolitano, Gavin Newsom, Alexandria kaz Cortes,

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Sophia Papper, two Ron Paul Mike Pence, Stacey Plaskett, Laura Pomerantz,

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Susan Pope, Lisa Presley, J. B. Pritzker, Jamie Raskin, Chad Reedler,

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Michael Ryder, Susan, Rice Matthews, Rogers, Nicholas Ross, Diana Ross,

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Timothy Rausch, Howard Rubinstein, Paul Ryan, Mary Gay, Scanlin, Adam Schiff,

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Chuck Schumer, Jay Sechalo Jitsak Shamir, Timothy Shay, Alex Soros,

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Elliott Spitzer, Jess Staley, Jen Stoltenberg, Glenn Straub, Larry Summers,

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Steve Manoochin, Marilyn Monroe, Robert Mueller, The Third, Elon Musk,

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Larry Nasser, Barack Obama, Rosie O'Donnell, Daniel Parker, Joseph Pecorino,

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Diego Pastana, Les Plord, Mike Pompeo, Samantha Howard, Prince, Harry

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the Duke of Sussex, Thomas Pritzker, John Radcliffe, Ronald Reagan,

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Janet Reno, Bill Richardson, Andrew Rohorback, Jeffrey Rozen, Alexander Ross, Miller,

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Carl Rove, Marco, Rubio, Pierre Salinger, John Sciola, Martin Schlaff,

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Stephen Schwarzman, Adrian SENATORI, Ben Shapiro, Daniel Said, George Soros,

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Bruce Springsteen, Keir Starmer, Gunhild Stordolen, Barber streisand Eric Swalwell,

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William Sweeney Junior, Peter Thiel, Ivanka Trump, j d Vance,

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Kevin worsh Damian Williams, Ron Wyden, Jeff Zucker, Marjorie Taylor Green,

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Chris Tucker, Richard Walker, Les Wexner, Stanley Woodward, and Paulo Zampoli.

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This letter was signed by Todd Blanche. All of the

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information that goes with this episode can be found in

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