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Donald Trump named repeatedly in Epstein files released by Pam Bondi

  • Bias Rating

    18% Somewhat Conservative

  • Reliability

    55% ReliableAverage

  • Policy Leaning

    50% Medium Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    -27% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

88% : In 2002, Trump described Epstein as a "terrific guy."
53% : An analysis by People magazine found that Trump was listed in the flight logs seven times, including trips he made in Epstein's jet on October 11, 1993, and May 15, 1994.
46% : Prominent members of Trump's Make America
41% : Flight logs previously released via court filings likewise showed that Trump made at least seven trips on Epstein's aircraft during the 1990s, sometimes accompanied by members of his family.
39% : Newsweek contacted Trump for comment, via an email to the White House press office, outside regular working hours.
35% : The files did not disclose new information as flight logs naming Trump as a passenger on Epstein's aircraft at least seven times had already been made public in a separate court case.
25% : In September, while campaigning for the presidency, Trump told podcaster Lex Fridman that he would have "no problem" releasing more documents related to Epstein, a convicted sex trafficker who died in 2019, if he secured a second term in the White House.
17% : Trump has said he never visited Epstein's notorious private island, and nothing in the files released on Thursday suggest he was involved in any criminal wrongdoing.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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