Mediaite One Sheet: Epstein Files Disruption, Bezos' WaPo Confusion, FCC Getting Sued and More!
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Mediaite One Sheet: Epstein Files Disruption, Bezos' WaPo Confusion, FCC Getting Sued and More!
"The Bulwarks Joe Perticone delivered the most thorough accounting of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnicks Epstein problem. Lutnick had claimed his encounter with Epstein was one-and-absolutely-done a single pre-2008 visit. The newly released DOJ documents tell a different story: years of communication after Epstein's conviction, business dealings, and a visit to the island. Even conservative commentator Erick Erickson wrote that Lutnick clearly lied."
"The Epstein files continue to reverberate far beyond Washington Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is fielding bipartisan calls to resign, Chappell Roan has left her agency, and Rupert Murdoch sat down for dinner at the White House with the man suing his newspaper for $10 billion. The newsletter class is also deep into the Washington Post's future, with new insider reporting revealing what actually happened behind the scenes between Jeff Bezos and Will Lewis."
Newly released DOJ Epstein documents show extended contact between Jeffrey Epstein and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, contradicting Lutnick's claim of a single pre-2008 encounter. The records reveal years of communication, business dealings, and an island visit, prompting bipartisan calls for Lutnick's resignation and criticism from commentators. The revelations have rippled across the media and entertainment sectors, affecting agency personnel such as Chappell Roan and prompting scrutiny of Rupert Murdoch's White House dinner with a man suing his paper for $10 billion. Other media developments include insider reporting on Washington Post leadership, threats to sue the FCC, and Super Bowl halftime show fallout.
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