White House dismisses release of Epstein documents as a distraction from Democrats

NPR | By Deepa Shivaram,

Leila Fadel

Published November 14, 2025 at 7:17 AM EST

The White House dismissed the release of new Jeffrey Epstein documents as a distraction by Democrats and maintained President Trump has done nothing wrong, but it's been a tough issue to shake.

Deepa Shivaram

Deepa Shivaram is a White House Correspondent at NPR.

Leila Fadel

Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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