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Epstein’s Long Shadow Over Trump

On Wednesday, Vanity Fair published my reporting on how Jeffrey Epstein—long dead and officially disgraced—continues to exert gravitational pull over Donald Trump’s White House, exposing a presidency.

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Tara Palmeri
Feb 13, 2026
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On Wednesday, Vanity Fair published my reporting on Jeffrey Epstein and the strange reality that a disgraced financier who died in 2019 still looms over Donald Trump’s presidency like an unfinished crime scene.

Let’s be clear: Trump is used to scandals that burn hot and burn out. Epstein is different. He doesn’t burn. He li…

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