The Epstein birthday card is now public. (Trump can continue to pretend it's not real, but that's not the point.) The point: If the card were the worst thing for Trump in the files, why wouldn't Trump now make the files public? Conclusion: There are worse things in the files.

Any meeting between Trump DOJ and Maxwell or her lawyers should be public. Transparency! Otherwise, it’s simply likely to be the next stage of the coverup.

Needless to say, if Trump’s DOJ is seeking to meet with Maxwell, that would be in service of the coverup not the truth, of collusion not investigation. Sen. Durbin and others should scream bloody murder about this.

Trump and the Epstein files: Promises Made, Promises Broken.

Trump: “People don’t explain to me, I explain to them.” Now apply this to Pam Bondi. Pam Bondi didn’t explain the results on an investigation to Trump. Trump explained to Bondi the conclusion he wanted.

With more developments likely on the Trump-Epstein front, Trump will ramp up efforts at distraction, demagoguery, attacks on enemies (e.g. Gabbard’s fake revelation yesterday), and authoritarianism. Now is the time for all good men and women to come to the aid of their country.

On a billboard in Times Square.

Trump's dialogue on the card to Epstein suggests a shared relish in a "secret" about "enigmas [that] never age." It's so sick and dark that it can't be dismissed as locker room talk. Trump's only out is simply to claim it's a fake--and hope there isn't clear evidence it's real.

A reminder. Trump in 2002: “I’ve known Jeff for 15 years. Terrific guy. He’s a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side.”

NEW! From @OfTheBraveUSA . Why are people still talking about Jeffrey Epstein? Because Trump and his senior officials have lied, contradicted themselves, and perhaps covered up. Time to come clean about the man who said he was Donald Trump’s best friend for ten years.