How the Epstein Files Stumped the White House

Steve Hayes is joined by Sarah Isgur, Kevin Williamson, and Mike Warren to discuss the New York Timesreport (nytimes.com/2026/06/10/magazine/trump-epstein-…) on the Trump administration's handling of the Epstein files and Graham Platner's primary win in Maine.

The Agenda:

—"Dumb-dumb meetings"

—Trump admin crisis management

—How presidential staff spin stories

—Graham Platner's primary win

—Can Democrats take the Senate?

—NWYT: The World Cup

Show notes:

—New York Times report on the Epstein meetings (nytimes.com/2026/06/10/magazine/trump-epstein-…)

—Kevin Williamson on political tribalism (thedispatch.com/article/platner-paxton-tribali…)

—Kevin Williamson on excusing Platner's past (thedispatch.com/article/platner-trump-morals-p…)

—Sarah Longwell on Republicans and moral authority (thebulwark.com/p/republicans-have-no-moral-aut…)

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