Why Bannon Helped Epstein Deny Pedophilia

Why Bannon Helped Epstein Deny Pedophilia

Author: WNYC Studios February 18, 2026 Duration: 21:22

The Department of Justice has faced backlash from members of Congress and survivors of Jeffrey Epstein following the release of millions of documents with inconsistent redactions of key names and details. 

On Today's Show: 
Vicky Ward, investigative journalist and author of books including Kushner, Inc. (St. Martin's Press, 2019) and, with James Patterson, The Idaho Four: An American Tragedy (Little, Brown and Company, 2025), and David Enrich, deputy investigations editor for The New York Times, talk about some of the recent developments in the Epstein case and its growing international fallout.

 


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