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Trump battles Bruce Springsteen.

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Why are Republicans divided 
over Trump’s big beautiful bill?

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And the FBI says Epstein killed himself. And 
who doesn’t trust the FBI?That and more on this  

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week’s America Uncovered headlines.Welcome 
to America Uncovered. I’m Chris Chappell. 

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(shuffle papers)
Last week, I talked about how…

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California Governor and opponent of 
buttoning the top button Gavin Newsom… 

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called on cities in California 
to ban homeless encampments.

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Many criticized him, calling this move backwards, 
saying it could dehumanize the homeless.

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And, unfortunately, it turns out those critics 
have already been proven correct. Because one  

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business owner has resorted to the most 
cruel means imaginable to remove them:

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Blasting “Baby Shark” on repeat through 
a speaker pointed at an encampment.

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“Baby Shark, do do do do do do”
“They played “Baby Shark” all night long.”

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Are you happy, Newsom? This is on your 
conscience. This song is the worst  

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thing to be stuck in someone’s head besides 
Newsom’s daily pound and a half of hair gel.

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Speaking of controversial music,

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Donald Trump went on a Truth Social 
tirade against Beyonce for allegedly  

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being paid millions of dollars to endorse Kamala 
Harris during the 2024 presidential election.

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He also attacked Bruce Springsteen, 
asking what he got paid to perform  

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at one of Harris’ campaign events. Trump 
said he’d call for a major investigation,  

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saying this could be considered 
illegal campaign contributions. 

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Although, considering how badly Harris lost 
the election, it ultimately didn’t matter,  

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as when it came to campaigning for 
president, she clearly wasn’t born to run.

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Trump and Springsteen have been engaged 
in a war of words since Springsteen  

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criticized Trump and his administration 
onstage while performing internationally.

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“A majority of our elected representatives 
have failed to protect the American people  

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from the abuses of an unfit 
president and a rogue government.”

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To be fair, he could have 
just stopped after saying,  

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“A majority of our elected representatives have 
failed to protect the American people,” and he  

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would have gotten overwhelming support 
from all sorts of American citizens.

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But now, instead, he’s facing 
backlash from the right,  

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threatening The Boss’ status as the 
most beloved resident of New Jersey…

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Outside of Chris Christie, America 
Uncovered’s officially endorsed  

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candidate for the next American 
Pope. Do Popes have understudies?

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(shuffle papers)
Speaking of the Pope,

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Vice President JD Vance hand 
delivered Pope Leo XIV an  

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invitation from President Trump to visit the US.

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Vance — along with Secretary of State Marco 
Rubio and a US delegation — were in the Vatican  

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earlier this week ahead of diplomatic efforts 
to gain a ceasefire in the Ukraine-Russia war.

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Now, I assume you assume I’m going to make 
a joke about Vance being at the Vatican in  

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an attempt to kill his second Pope, but I’m 
not. Because that’s not what’s happening here.

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You can clearly see it in this footage. This  

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invitation was given to the 
Pope by an imposter Vance,

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since we all know *this* is his 
true form. Be careful, Pope,  

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this unholy creature yearns 
for another holy victim.

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Speaking of places  

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filled with unholy creatures: Walmart.

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Walmart announced that while it would try 
to keep its prices as low as possible,

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it would have to raise some 
due to Trump’s tariffs.

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Trump took this announcement into consideration, 
announcing he would reflect upon it in one of his  

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daily transcendental meditation sessions 
where he aligns his body and spirit and- 

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Just kidding.

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Trump said Walmart made billions of 
dollars last year — far more than  

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they expected — and that they should 
eat the tariffs and not raise prices.

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Home Depot, meanwhile, announced they 
wouldn’t raise prices due to the tariffs,  

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seemingly a dig at Walmart.

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And if you need to do some digging of your own,

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you know where to go to get…

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an affordable shovel.

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Just head to aisle 933. 

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I think I may have missed my 
calling as a marketing exec.

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But surely a company as powerful as Walmart 
won’t be bullied into- What’s that, Shelley?

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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says that  

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Walmart will in fact “eat some of 
the tariffs” after Trump’s demand…

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And that CEO Doug McMillon told 
him this in a personal call.

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Although a spokesperson for Walmart said the 
company wouldn’t comment on this phone call.

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This situation is a bit confusing. Mostly 
because a Republican president is telling a  

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gigantic corporation not to raise prices and 
hurt less economically advantaged consumers.

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I can’t tell if this is Trump 
trying to do what’s right,  

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trying to cover for his mistakes, both, 
or just his way of auditioning to join

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Bernie Sanders and AOC on the 
Fighting Oligarchy Tour. As  

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long as Bruce Springsteen doesn’t show up.

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Besides potentially  

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fighting oligarchy, Trump is also looking 
to fight potential threats to the US,

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And, to that end, has unveiled plans 
for what he’s calling The Golden  

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Dome — a missile defense system that 
could intercept missiles from space.

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Trump says it would cost $175 billion dollars 
and be operational within three years.

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It’s similar in concept to Israel’s 
Iron Dome – only Trumpier – which  

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can shoot down anything fired at Israel…

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Except, of course, criticism from its allies.

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Trump’s Golden Dome idea has 
received sharp criticism…

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From China, with Beijing saying this 
could turn space into a warzone.

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Yeah! How dare the US defend themselves. They 
should just let China conquer not only the world,  

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but the whole universe. And China wants 
that because in space… no one can hear 

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The people you’re ethnically cleansing scream.

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And after the break,  

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another day, another California 
story that’ll make you facepalm.

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Welcome back.

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(shuffle papers)
It’s time for another edition of

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Really, California? Really?

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The Olympics are coming to Los Angeles in 2028.

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Residents of LA are already dreading this,  

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as it’s going to make the already 
terrible traffic even…more terrible-er.

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But to help, LA28 — the committee in charge 
of planning the events — has partnered with  

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Archer Aviation to hopefully 
provide air taxis that would  

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offer transportation from one Olympic 
venue to another throughout the city.

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I say “hopefully” because air taxis were 
supposed to debut at the 2024 Olympics in  

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Paris, but they weren’t certified by 
Europe's air safety agency in time.

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Personally, I think this is disgusting.

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Not because of environmental 
reasons or because it’s catering  

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to the wealthy while the ever-worsening 
homeless problem is… ever-worsening-er.

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No, I’m disgusted that they’re not 
calling this aerial taxi service an

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Air Lyft. It was *right* there!

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Slovenian police are  

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investigating the disappearance of a bronze statue  

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of First Lady Melania Trump that was 
sawed off and taken from her hometown.

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With this statue gone, that leaves 
only two of her horcruxes left:

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Fake Melania,

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and that giant hat she wore at 
the inauguration that made her  

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look like she was trying to murder Roger Rabbit,

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Which is reportedly on Fake Melania. Probably 
shouldn’t keep two horcruxes in one location.

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Speaking of things that are big and  

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beautiful: Trump’s spending and border security 
package, known as One Big, Beautiful Bill.

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Not to be mistaken with the 6’2” 
Bill Pullman, who’s another big,  

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beautiful Bill. And, like Trump, was once a 
president that fought against invading aliens.

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Last weekend, the House Budget Committee advanced  

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the latest version of the bill to 
the House with a vote of 17-16.

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And yes, members of Congress actually 
worked over the weekend. But don’t worry,  

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just because they put in some extra 
work doesn’t necessarily mean it’ll  

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break Congress’ streak of accomplishing nothing.

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Because the bill had several sticking 
points for many Republicans. 

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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson met 
with Republicans on the committee and  

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made some — as for now — publicly 
undisclosed changes. However,  

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four Republicans in the committee 
weren’t satisfied and voted “present.”

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One of the sticking points is that they feel 
it doesn’t do enough to cut the deficit.

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Another is cuts and work requirements 
added to Medicaid. Many Republicans  

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wanted these to be implemented 
sooner to help curb spending.

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After some last minute changes to the over 
1,000 page bill, the House passed it. It  

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will now be sent to the Senate, where Senate 
Republicans say they will make even more changes.

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So it’s not guaranteed to pass 
there by any stretch. Like I said,  

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Congress’ streak of accomplishing 
nothing might be secure.

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While many are worried about what’s in the bill,  

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many people are also excited about the prospect 
of no longer paying taxes on tips and overtime.

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So this bill has everyone mad, sad, 
and excited at the same time. It’s  

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like Cats all over again. Although, 
considering the bill’s simultaneously  

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in a state of being passed and not 
being passed, I guess it’s more 

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like Schrödinger’s Cats.

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Speaking of things that  

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are controversial and people want to know the 
details of what’s in them: the Epstein files.

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Back in February, Attorney General Pam Bondi 
demanded the full Epstein files from the FBI.

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The FBI reportedly asked agents to prioritize 
the documents and to limit redactions.

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And Bondi said what she received was 
pretty sick, and they’d be released soon.

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“I think tomorrow, Jesse — breaking news 
right now — you’re gonna see some Epstein  

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information being released.” 

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And it was! Though people who had been 
starving for this for years weren’t satiated,  

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since they were served a big 
plate full of nothing burgers.

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Right-wing influencers were invited to 
the White House and were given binders  

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described as “Epstein Files: 
Phase 1.” They didn’t know  

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they would receive these… and reportedly 
neither did senior White House officials.

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This would be like Biden finally declassifying 
everything the government knew about aliens  

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but only sharing it with Mr. Beast. 
What would President Pullman think?

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Worse yet, there was little new info in them.  

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Bondi said precautions needed to 
be made to protect the victims.

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That was several months ago now. And, so far,  

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here’s all we’ve seen from 
the Epstein Files: Phase 2:

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Yeah, this is the most overhyped and disappointing 
phase since Marvel’s multiverse saga.

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Frustration over these delays are bipartisan,  

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with demands for Bondi to release 
the promised files coming from…

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both Democrat…
and Republican lawmakers. 

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But this week, we finally — 
finally! — got some new information!

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When FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino and Director  

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Kash Patel say they concluded that 
Epstein… *did*?... kill himself?

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“You know a suicide when you see 
one, and that’s what that was.” 

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“He killed himself. You, again, you want me 
to get- I’ve seen the whole file. He killed  

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himself.”

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Well, if anyone would know 
anything about seeing things,  

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it’s certainly Kash “Hasn’t Blinked 
Since Three Jokers Ago” Patel

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So while Patel says he’s seen it, it’s looking 
less and less likely as the weeks and months  

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drag on with no release that we’ll ever 
see the full, unredacted Epstein files.

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I would never advocate torture. But clearly,  

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something needs to be done to aggressively 
motivate them to uphold their promise.  

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Which is why I think that until the Epstein 
files are released, the FBI offices should

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blast “Baby Shark” on repeat. Do, do, 
do, do, do, do the right thing, fellas.

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(shuffle papers)
And before you go,  

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be sure to check out this other episode of 
America Uncovered recommended by the algorithm.  

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One day the robots will enslave us, 
but now they’re just making friendly  

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suggestions. So let’s appreciate 
this delicate peace while it lasts.

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