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‘We screwed up the comms’: JD Vance admits errors over Epstein files release

The Guardian World Wednesday 15 July 2026, 23:06 UTC By Dani Anguiano and agencies 1 min read
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Vice-president tells Joe Rogan administration botched handling and should have released all documents from startJD Vance, the US vice-president, agreed with criticism that the Trump administration botched the handling of the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, telling podcast host Joe Rogan that “we absolutely screwed up the comms”. The Department of Justice’s repeated moves to delay the release of documents related to the convicted sex offender drew bipartisan disapproval last year. The...

Vice-president tells Joe Rogan administration botched handling and should have released all documents from start

JD Vance, the US vice-president, agreed with criticism that the Trump administration botched the handling of the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, telling podcast host Joe Rogan that “we absolutely screwed up the comms”.

The Department of Justice’s repeated moves to delay the release of documents related to the convicted sex offender drew bipartisan disapproval last year. The files have been one of the most significant political liabilities to Donald Trump since his second term began.

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