Analyst says Trump’s clash with Greene reveals who he’s shielding in Epstein case
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President Donald Trump’s falling-out with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene may have carried a chilling message for Jeffrey Epstein’s victims, according to one analyst. After Greene revealed Trump urged her to oppose releasing the Epstein files because it would “hurt his friends,” political analyst Jack Hopkins argued the moment stripped away any pretense about Trump’s priorities. Writing on Substack, Hopkins said Trump wasn’t worried about damaging a movement or protecting due process, but about shielding powerful people from exposure — even as his administration continues to slow-walk documents Congress ordered released. The distinction, Hopkins warned, shows exactly who Trump is protecting — and who was never meant to be.

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Analyst: Trump’s clash with Greene exposed who he’s protecting on Epstein