Reese criticizes alleged protection of Trump if the report is true
Heather Delaney ReesePolitical writer and Hope for America author
Reese says the alleged obstruction would mean investigators were protecting Trump, if the report's account is true.
“If this is all true, it directly connects the very people who are supposed to investigate and prosecute these crimes”
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House Judiciary Democrats' report says Trump took part in Epstein's abuse of young women and details a new rape allegation; the White House says none of the allegations are true
A staff report released by House Judiciary Committee Democrats on Oct. 26, 2026, says Trump was an active participant in Jeffrey Epstein's abuse of young women in the 1990s and details former model Beatrice Keul's allegation that he raped her at a 1993 pageant. The White House says none of the allegations are true, and the Justice Department calls the report misleading.
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Reese gives her own assessment of the report's allegations.
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She discusses the report's allegation that Blanche stopped Maxwell from discussing a woman whose account implicated Trump.
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She says the officials would instead be working to protect the president.
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Her criticism of officials protecting Trump expressly depends on the allegation being true.
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