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24. Trump White House hunting for insider who leaked details about Epstein freakout: report
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 01:18 PM
5 hrs ago

trump is really upset and mad. trump is hunting for the people who talked to the NYT. This will be fun to watch

Trump White House hunting for insider who leaked details about Epstein freakout: report #RawStory

#TuckFrump (@realtuckfrumper.bsky.social) 2026-06-11T02:23:25.000Z

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-epstein-files-2677025646/

The Trump administration is launching a "massive leak hunt" to find out who spilled details on a panicked conversation inside the White House.

A new book by journalists Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan has the Trump White House scrambling to find out who leaked details about the Trump administration's "freakout" over the release of the Epstein files, according to reporting by CNN. The New York Times published an excerpt of the book, "Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump," on Wednesday.

The book's excerpt describes a meeting that Trump didn't attend or know about in the Situation Room. Included in the meeting were his senior aides, Vice President JD Vance and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, last year to plan how to contain the fallout.

Others present included then-Attorney General Pam Bondi, then-Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, and FBI Director Kash Patel, according to reporting by The Daily Beast. According to an excerpt of Haberman and Swan's book, Vance "appeared panicked" about how the Epstein files would divide the president's base.

CNN cited a person who "detected" the search for the leaker to confirm that the White House is now hunting them down.

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Trump cant allow anyone in the Epstein files to be charged because his name would come up in their trial. LetMyPeopleVote Wednesday #1
Duh! malaise Wednesday #2
Psaki as well. sheshe2 Wednesday #4
Getting lots of coverage malaise Wednesday #5
It makes me sick! sheshe2 Wednesday #7
TY, LMPV, for all this valuable information Cha Wednesday #3
Makes one wonder how far back this coverup goes. Recall the first impeachment bucolic_frolic Wednesday #6
Wow you may be right about that FakeNoose Wednesday #8
Indeed it does. calimary Wednesday #9
The ENTIRE WHITE HOUSE IS A CRIME SCENE! sheshe2 Yesterday #11
Here is the NYT article, paywall free.... reACTIONary Wednesday #10
Thank you. lamp_shade Yesterday #12
Of Course Blanche is at the center of the cover-up. He's Trump's personal attorney. Bondi was set up to fail ChicagoTeamster Yesterday #13
Blanche committed fraud with the slush fund thing NY is going to disbar him GusBob Yesterday #14
Not anytime soon. Here's why. ancianita 23 hrs ago #18
Times Exclusive- Inside the White House Freakout Over the Epstein Files (New York Times Gift Article) LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #15
Thank you. If Republicans actually read this article before the confirmation hearings, they still might ancianita 23 hrs ago #19
Question DET 22 hrs ago #20
First question, no. ancianita 22 hrs ago #21
Certainly explains why Trump is so eager to have Blanche lead the Justice Departmenr. Martin68 Yesterday #16
So many should be disbarred at the least... him, Cannon... themaguffin Yesterday #17
Oh gosh - Judge Cannon! calimary 19 hrs ago #22
She'd make a terrific..... SergeStorms 17 hrs ago #23
Trump White House hunting for insider who leaked details about Epstein freakout: report LetMyPeopleVote 5 hrs ago #24
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