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Ruben Gallego: “Epstein once called Trump his closest friend for 10 years.”

Featuring: Ruben Gallego, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Arizona

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Senate Debate on Releasing Epstein Files: Ruben Gallego vs. Markwayne Mullin

Published | Video Starts at 00:20

And now we know exactly why Trump is bending over backwards to keep these files hidden. We know that Epstein was at Trump's wedding. We know that Epstein once called Trump his closest friend for 10 years. And we've seen that Trump wrote Epstein a birthday card and said, and I quote, happy birthday and may every day be another wonderful secret. (00:20–00:25)

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