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Source #6269

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TitleDaily Beast reporting citing anonymous former White House official
Original URLhttps://firstthings.com/the-epstein-myth/
PublicationDirected Inquiry — Web Search
Source typeweb_search
Date2017-01-01
EntityAlexander Acosta
Captured2026-04-13T03:00:14.305Z UTC
Hash computed at2026-04-13T03:00:14.305Z UTC
SHA-256cdb52840a07fe555c41f3ec6d348c68fa891a493da1616105ff1a21924e165b7
Content length121 bytes
Content preview (first 800 chars) 
Alexander Acosta reportedly told Trump transition team he was told Epstein belonged to intelligence and to leave it alone

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