Epstein files fall out escalating over the weekend, resulting in the political breakup of President Trump and one of his fiercest defenders. The Trump administration rolls back some grocery-related tariffs as affordability concerns take center stage. Senator John Fetterman's recent health scare results in 20 stitches and a moment of reflection, and California Governor Gavin Newsom is officially prepping for his 2028 run.
00:00:34.900It's Monday, November 17th, 2025, and this is your AM Update.
00:00:39.600Unfortunately, it has all come down to the Epstein files, and that is shocking.
00:00:45.020The Epstein files fall out escalating over the weekend, resulting in the political breakup of President Trump and one of his fiercest defenders.
00:00:53.200The Trump administration rolls back some grocery-related tariffs as affordability concerns take center stage.
00:01:00.720The right would say really rough things and names, but on the left, it was like they want me to die.
00:01:06.380Senator John Fetterman's recent health scare results in 20 stitches and a moment of reflection.
00:01:12.800And California Governor Gavin Newsom is officially prepping for his 2028 run.
00:01:17.200All that and more coming up in just a moment on your AM Update.
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00:02:22.700The House reportedly set to vote tomorrow on a bill compelling the Department of Justice to release most of the remaining Jeffrey Epstein files,
00:02:33.800barring classified information, child sex abuse material, and information identifying victims.
00:02:39.780The vote comes after a small band of Republicans joined Democrats in a petition to sidestep House GOP leadership and force a vote.
00:02:47.380Speaker Mike Johnson yesterday on Fox downplaying the move he strongly opposed.
00:02:52.700So it will be on the floor again next week.
00:02:54.460I suspect there will be lots of votes that will just get this done and move it on.
00:02:59.260And the oversight committee is releasing far more information than the discharge petition, their little gambit, ever even anticipated.
00:03:05.740They never even mentioned in the discharge, the Epstein estate files.
00:03:08.660And that is the treasure trove of documents that has given us Epstein's flight logs, his personal records, his financial ledgers, his daily calendar.
00:03:21.960And we're going to dispense with that this week.
00:03:23.840Speaker Johnson referencing the recent drop of thousands of documents released by the oversight committee obtained from the Epstein estate as part of the committee's investigation into the DOJ's handling of the case.
00:03:35.360President Trump accusing Congressman Thomas Massey of Kentucky, as well as Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Nancy Mace of South Carolina, and Lauren Boebert of Colorado, all Republicans, of aiding Democrats in distracting from the administration's accomplishments.
00:03:50.640Mr. Trump, last night, departing Palm Beach.
00:03:53.740They just keep bringing that up to deflect from the tremendous success of the Trump administration.
00:04:00.080So a guy like Massey, his poll numbers are showing he's at 6 percent approval rating right now.
00:04:05.800And we call him Rand Paul Jr. because he never he never votes for the Republican Party.
00:04:11.180So they're using Jeffrey Epstein as a deflection from the tremendous success that we're having as a party.
00:04:18.480On Friday morning, President Trump posting to Truth Social that he will ask Attorney General Pam Bondi and the DOJ to investigate some Epstein dirt, specifically Epstein's relationship with former President Bill Clinton, former Treasury Secretary under Bill Clinton Larry Summers, billionaire tech titan and Trump antagonist Reid Hoffman, and more.
00:04:40.140A.G. Bondi on Friday afternoon posting to X, quote,
00:04:43.100Southern District of New York, U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton is one of the most capable and trusted prosecutors in the country, and I've asked him to take the lead.
00:04:52.100A spokesperson for President Clinton stating the former president had no knowledge of Epstein's crimes.
00:04:58.120Summers previously expressing regret for associating with Epstein.
00:05:04.820Go check out last Thursday's MK show for details on the dating advice Summers sought from Epstein.
00:05:11.180Reid Hoffman on Friday calling on President Trump to release all files, saying that will clear his name.
00:05:17.760In the meantime, Congressman Massey, a co-sponsor of the Epstein files bill, maintaining he does not believe President Trump will be implicated by any further releases, but that some of his powerful friends and donors might be.
00:05:32.320I think he's trying to protect a bunch of rich and powerful friends, billionaires, donors to his campaign, friends in his social circles.
00:05:41.000And that's my operating theory on why he's trying so hard to keep these files closed.
00:05:46.640I would remind my Republican colleagues who are deciding how to vote.
00:05:50.340Donald Trump can protect you in red districts right now by giving you an endorsement.
00:05:54.800But in 2030, he's not going to be the president and you will have voted to protect pedophiles if you don't vote to release these files and the president can't protect you.
00:06:04.400Congressman Massey also suggesting the president's order to reopen an investigation may actually be an attempt to block the files altogether, since materials tied to an active probe cannot be released.
00:06:22.020The fallout deepening over the weekend, President Trump on Friday night cutting ties with Congresswoman MTG of Georgia, writing on Truth Social, quote,
00:06:31.260I am withdrawing my support and endorsement of Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene of the great state of Georgia.
00:06:38.160All I see wacky Marjorie do is complain, complain, complain.
00:06:42.700The president adding if the right person primaries Greene, he will support that candidate.
00:06:47.060Congresswoman Greene appearing yesterday on CNN, saying she still supports the president's MAGA agenda, but will not buckle on this issue.
00:06:55.480I stood with President Trump when virtually no one else did.
00:06:59.440Unfortunately, it has all come down to the Epstein files, and that is shocking.
00:07:05.120And, you know, I stand with these women.
00:07:23.620I believe the country deserves transparency in these files.
00:07:27.660And I don't believe that rich, powerful people should be protected if they have done anything wrong.
00:07:36.280And so I'm standing with the women, and I will continue to do my small part to get the files released.
00:07:44.440All of this fracturing could ultimately be for naught.
00:07:47.380If the bill passes as Congressman Massey believes it will, the legislation still faces an uphill battle in the Senate where 60 votes are required to pass it.
00:07:55.860And Senate leadership has not even committed to bringing it to a vote.
00:07:59.220President Trump on Friday rolling back tariffs on dozens of food items.
00:08:05.140The move coming one day after the administration announced new trade frameworks with Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador, and Guatemala.
00:08:13.660Agreements the White House says now allow certain tariffs to be lifted.
00:08:17.760Treasury Secretary Scott Besson Sunday on Fox.
00:08:20.860We've been working on trade deals with Central and South American countries there for six, seven, eight months.
00:08:27.360And just this past week, we signed the trade deals.
00:08:31.440So not only will the tariffs come off some of the things you just listed, that's a result of the trade deals going through.
00:09:47.660No, and you want us to fix the hole that Joe Biden does right away.
00:09:51.420No, I'm just saying, why does the president tell everybody?
00:09:53.700The prices went up so much under Joe Biden, and inflation is way down.
00:09:57.240Inflation is about half what it was in December.
00:09:59.560This is something that's being fixed fast.
00:10:01.580And real incomes are up after dropping about $3,000 under Joe Biden.
00:10:04.920And so, sure, you can find a few things where the price is higher, but there's a whole bunch of stuff when the price is lower, like gasoline, like mortgage rates.
00:10:11.220When are we going to get the Republican plan to deal?
00:10:12.920You understand that mortgage rates have gone way down, and it's much cheaper to buy a home now than it was.
00:10:16.960The timing of the announcement, not a minute too soon, as the White House contends with mounting bipartisan criticism relating to cost of living anxiety.
00:10:25.600Coming up, Democrat Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania recovering from a health scare, bringing out the worst of his party.
00:10:35.500And far-left California Governor Gavin Newsom officially setting the stage for a White House run in 2028.
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