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Epstein Files Drop: Musk, Gates Named; Trump Cries Minnesota Fraud

Millions of Jeffrey Epstein Files Released; Trump Claims Minnesota Fraud

The U.S. Department of Justice released millions of files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, the largest release of documents since a law mandated their public sharing last year, according to BBC World. The release coincided with President Donald Trump's renewed claims of significant fraud in Minnesota's welfare and daycare programs, alleging the Biden administration was aware and did nothing, as reported by Fox News.

The Epstein files, totaling three million pages, 180,000 images, and 2,000 videos, were made public six weeks after the DOJ missed a deadline set by a law signed by then-President Trump, mandating the release of all Epstein-related documents, according to BBC World. The files shed new light on Epstein's relationships with prominent figures, including Elon Musk, Bill Gates, and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, according to the NY Times. The released files also contained a significant number of uncorroborated tips to law enforcement. The NY Times reported that President Trump was mentioned in more than a dozen tips received by the FBI in connection with Jeffrey Epstein, but the released files contained no corroborating evidence.

Meanwhile, President Trump took to Truth Social on Saturday to claim that the theft and fraud in Minnesota was far greater than the originally projected $19 billion, according to Fox News. "The Theft and Fraud in Minnesota is far greater than the 19 Billion Dollars originally projected," Trump wrote. He also criticized Democratic leaders, including Rep. Ilhan Omar, whom he called a "scammer," and Gov. Tim Walz, whom he labeled either corrupt or incompetent, according to Fox News.

In other news related to Minnesota, a federal judge in Minnesota denied a request by the state government and the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul to temporarily block a surge of federal immigration agents, according to the NY Times. Judge Kate M. Menendez, a Biden appointee, resisted requests to halt the Trump administration's immigration enforcement campaign, known as Operation Metro Surge, which began late last year. The state and cities argued that the deployment of some 3,000 immigration agents to Minnesota over local officials' objections violated state sovereignty, according to the NY Times.

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