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  Support our nonprofit journalism   November 18, 2025 After months of MAGA infighting and an unusual Republican break with President Donald Trump, the GOP-controlled House is expected to overwhelmingly pass a bill seeking to force the Justice Department to release a huge trove of files related to Jeffrey Epstein. (It may have already passed, depending on when you’ve opened this newsletter.) However, before the legislation heads to the Senate, I feel compelled to highlight a  particularly egregious moment  from our president amid his efforts to  convey a chill, copacetic vibe  with the Epstein vote. Here’s how he responded to a question about his name appearing in last week’s email dump. “Quiet! Quiet, piggy!” As I note here, the White House  appears to have tinkered  with the transcript, conveniently omitting both the reporter’s question and “piggy” from Trump’s response to it. But I’m here to report on the deeply misogynistic remark, as well as the ...