"Why did Trump try so hard to block the Epstein files release?”

February 24, 2026; Before tonight’s State of the Union, where Democrats will be bringing Epstein survivors, new reporting from NPR confirmed by MS NOW found allegations that Trump sexually abused a girl when she was just 13 or 14 – and, moreover, that more than 50 pages of FBI notes about the complaint are missing. Nicolle Wallace walks us through the developments with Lisa Rubin, Michael Feinberg, Andrew Weissmann and Claire McCaskill. Later in the hour, the latest in the search for Nancy Guthrie. 

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