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  "publishedAt": "2026-02-20T10:00:00.000Z",
  "site": "https://newrepublic.com",
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    "Podcast",
    "Politics",
    "Donald Trump",
    "Jeffrey Epstein",
    "Daily Blast",
    "arrested",
    "rambled and rambled, insisting",
    "raging over the latest Epstein-file revelations",
    "about the conservative movement",
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  "textContent": "After British police arrested the former Prince Andrew in connection with revelations involving Jeffrey Epstein, a reporter asked Donald Trump directly if anyone will face accountability in the United States. Trump rambled and rambled, insisting he had been “totally exonerated.” That’s not true, but regardless, Trump could not explain _why_ accountability is happening in other countries, but not in ours. He also had nothing whatsoever to say about whether his Justice Department will _ever_ seek accountability for _any_ elites implicated in the scandal. Meanwhile, MAGA figures are raging over the latest Epstein-file revelations and demanding exactly the accountability that is _not_ forthcoming from DOJ. We talked to Nicole Hemmer, author of good books about the conservative movement and about the right wing media. She explains why Trump has not been exonerated, how the latest in this scandal is causing MAGA to crack up, what all this reveals about supposed Trump-MAGA hatred of “elites,” and what the prospects are for genuine accountability. Listen to this episode here.",
  "title": "Trump Ramblings on Epstein Take Revealing Turn as MAGA Fury Boils Over"
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