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As the Epstein death dominated headlines, Trump-world spent the day trying to put distance between the president and a decades-old friendship that was suddenly looking like a fresh political liability. The effort mostly showed how hard it is to control a scandal once the story becomes less about denial and more about why the denial sounds so strained.
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As the Epstein death dominated headlines, Trump-world spent the day trying to put distance between the president and a decades-old friendship that was suddenly looking like a fresh political liability. The effort mostly showed how hard it is to control a scandal once the story becomes less about denial and more about why the denial sounds so strained.
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