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  "path": "/post/206510/dr-oz-epstein-files",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-12T14:08:43.000Z",
  "site": "https://newrepublic.com",
  "tags": [
    "Breaking News",
    "Dr. Oz",
    "Mehmet Oz",
    "CMS",
    "Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services",
    "Health",
    "HHS",
    "Department of Health and Human Services",
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  "textContent": "Just days after Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick was exposed for his complete lie about cutting off contact with sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein, yet another Trump official was discovered to be in the Epstein files.\n\nIn 2016, Dr. Mehmet Oz, now the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, invited Epstein over for a Valentine’s party—eight years after Epstein was registered as a sex offender.\n\nIn an email from Mehmet and Lisa Oz to Epstein, the subject line reads, “Mehmet and Liza Oz’s Valentine’s Day Celebration.” The message contains a digital invite.\n\nThis is just the latest example of the deep ties that Epstein had with the wealthy elites in the Trump administration (and previous administrations, as well). And regardless of what people like Lutnick say, it is apparent that they could not have cared less about Epstein’s sex offender status, as it really was no impediment to his full return and acceptance into these circles.\n\n“An easier question at this point is who in the Trump administration WAS NOT friends with Epstein?” Democratic Representative Malcolm Kenyatta quipped.\n\nAnyone with such direct ties to Epstein after his 2008 sex offender conviction has some questions to answer. In a just world, they’d have already resigned.",
  "title": "Dr. Oz Becomes the Latest Trump Official in the Epstein Files"
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