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The DOJ has labeled allegations against Donald Trump as false and unfounded following the release of thousands of additional pages from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.These documents, released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, include 1990s flight logs and a crude letter from Epstein to Larry Nassar making derogatory claims.While Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna threaten Attorney General Pam Bondi with contempt over redactions, Trump dismissed the files as a political distraction.
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