2026-07-16
During an interview with Joe Rogan released Wednesday, Vice President JD Vance said the Trump administration mishandled the communications around the Epstein files. Vance pointed to comments made by former Attorney General Pam Bondi, who had previously said an Epstein 'client list' was 'sitting on my desk.'
Center and right outlets largely align in reporting the core admission—Vance saying the White House 'screwed up' the Epstein files rollout—using nearly identical direct quotes. The main divergence is that some right-leaning coverage (Daily Wire) includes an additional claim from the interview that Epstein had ties to 'the highest levels' of American and Israeli intelligence, a detail not present in the center outlets' excerpts. Center outlets frame the story primarily around the communications failure and Bondi's role, while right-leaning coverage adds the intelligence-ties angle as a notable part of the same interview.
During a lengthy podcast interview with Joe Rogan released Wednesday, Vice President JD Vance pointed largely to former Attorney General Pam Bondi, who infamously stated that an alleged "client list" of Epstein's was "sitting on my desk right now."
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