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Robert Garcia: “The President of the United States spent the beginning of…”

Featuring: Robert Garcia, Democratic | U.S. House California, 42nd Congressional District

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Top Oversight Dem reveals 'critical' info staffers learned while visiting Maxwell's prison

Published | Video Starts at 03:42

What I disagree with is the idea that the White House wasn't committed to full transparency. If there was, in fact, full transparency. Yeah, go ahead. No, I mean, that's just laughable. I mean, look, The President of the United States spent the beginning of his presidency essentially blocking the release of the [Epstein] files. He called it a hoax. The Attorney General put out memos saying there was nothing left for the investigation. His former defense lawyer now about to be the AG Possibly saying there's nothing else to release. (03:42–03:49)

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Asserts that the President blocked the release of Epstein-related files at the start of his presidency.

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