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Polling released July 17 showed broad disapproval of how President Donald Trump was handling the Epstein files, with more Americans saying the administration was hiding information than trusting its explanation. The numbers do not prove a sweeping election liability on their own, but they do show a controversy that had moved from online fixation to a real political headache for the White House.
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Polling released July 17 showed broad disapproval of how President Donald Trump was handling the Epstein files, with more Americans saying the administration was hiding information than trusting its explanation. The numbers do not prove a sweeping election liability on their own, but they do show a controversy that had moved from online fixation to a real political headache for the White House.
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