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When the recent slate of Jeffrey Epstein emails dropped, one line immediately jumped out: “I think you should let him hang himself.”
It was part of a 2015 email exchange between journalist Michael Wolff and his source, Jeffrey Epstein, discussing whether they should give Donald Trump a heads-up that Wolff had heard CNN was planning to question Trump about his relationship with Epstein.
We dissect this startling exchange by talking with three journalists, who each had a different take on it – and what this sentence means for journalism, access, and the boundaries reporters might cross to get information.
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Guests:
- Isaac Saul, Founder and executive editor of Tangle, a nonpartisan politics newsletter
- Susan Zakin, veteran journalist and Substack writer
- Tara Palmeri, The Red Letter Substack and host of the Tara Palmeri Show
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