Sen. Whitehouse and Lawrence Dig Into New Twist in Trump's Epstein Cover-Up - The Last Word - MSNBC

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) joins MSNBC's The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell to discuss the fallout from Donald Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi covering up the Epstein Files. - Aired on 07/17/2025.

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1. No matter if the truckload of files are released, Bessent's Treasury can produce Epstein's wire transfer evidence.

My face hurts from smiling.

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2. Follow the money, starts at 5:52

from the transcript.

"5:52
>> SENATOR, YOU'RE ALSO A MEMBER
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OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
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THAT'S WHERE THE MONEY IS. AND
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YOU'VE BEEN VERY GOOD AT
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TEACHING US TO FOLLOW THE MONEY.
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RON WYDEN, FORMER CHAIRMAN OF
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THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE,
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WHEN THE DEMOCRATS HAD CONTROL
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OF THE SENATE, NOW THE TOP
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DEMOCRAT ON THE COMMITTEE, WENT
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TO THE SENATE FLOOR TODAY TO SAY
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SOMETHING THAT WAS STARTLING TO
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ME. HE SAID THAT THE TREASURY
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DEPARTMENT HAS RECORDS OF 4725
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WIRE TRANSFERS OF APPROXIMATELY
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$1.1 BILLION, FLOWING IN AND OUT
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OF JUST ONE OF JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S
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BANK ACCOUNTS. AND RON WYDEN AND
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OTHERS WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE
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ABOUT THOSE WIRE TRANSFERS.
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THAT'S AN EXPANSION OF THE
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DEFINITION OF INTEREST IN THE
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EPSTEIN FILES. AND AS YOU'VE
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TAUGHT US, THAT'S THE PART THAT
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REALLY HAS USUALLY HAS A LOT OF
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INFORMATION FOR US WHERE THAT
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MONEY IS GOING AND WHERE IT'S
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COMING FROM. YEAH.
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>> BANKS.
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>> IN ORDER.
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>> TO COMPLY.
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>> WITH THE ANTI-MONEY
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LAUNDERING LAWS OF THE UNITED
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STATES, ARE OBLIGED TO FILE SARS
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SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY REPORTS
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WHEN.
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>> THE FLOW.
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>> OF MONEY TRIGGERS CERTAIN
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CONSIDERATIONS THAT LEAD.
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>> TO CONCERN.
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>> ABOUT MONEY LAUNDERING. AND
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OBVIOUSLY, FOR YEARS THIS HAS
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BEEN GOING ON WITH RESPECT TO
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EPSTEIN'S FUNDS. THE AMOUNT IS.
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>> I THINK, A BILLION.
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>> AND A HALF DOLLARS.
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>> IT IS. VERY SIGNIFICANT
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FUNDS. AND CHAIRMAN WYDEN AND
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OUR RANKING MEMBER, SENATOR
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WYDEN. HAS BEEN EXTRAORDINARILY
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DILIGENT AND DETERMINED ABOUT
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CONTINUING TO DIG INTO THIS FROM
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HIS POSITION. BUT HE CAN ONLY
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GET LIMITED ACCESS. AND THE NEXT
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STEP IS TO GET THE EXECUTIVE
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BRANCH TO PROVIDE A MORE FULSOME
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DESCRIPTION OF WHAT IS GOING ON
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OUT THERE. THERE ARE A LOT OF
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PAYMENTS THAT LOOK LIKE THEY
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WENT TO YOUNG WOMEN WHO. MAY
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VERY WELL HAVE BEEN PART OF. HIS
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CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING SCHEME.
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>> SO THIS IS A.
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>> WHOLE OTHER NEW.
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>> BUCKET IS PROBABLY TOO SMALL.
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>> A WORD.
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>> DUMPSTER OF DANGEROUS
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EVIDENCE. AND A LOT MORE FOR
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PEOPLE TO CHEW ON AGAIN. IT'S
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GOING TO KEEP THE EPSTEIN STORY
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IN THIS SAGA AND TRUMP'S.
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>> ROLE. IN IT.
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>> IN THE NEWS FOR A LONG TIME.
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>> SENATOR SHELDON WHITEHOUSE,
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THANK YOU"