{
  "id": 16625817,
  "title": "Democrats Drop Major Report on Trump's Alleged Ties to Epstein Crimes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/democrats-drop-major-report-on-trumps-alleged-ties-to-epstein-crimes",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T16:36:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Newsweek",
    "slug": "newsweek",
    "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/democrats-drop-major-report-on-trumps-alleged-ties-to-epstein-crimes-12620119"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Democrats have released a report calling for an independent special counsel investigation into President Donald Trump’s alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein. The report, titled \"We Have Certain Things in Common, Jeffrey: The Case Against Donald Trump Emerging in the Epstein Files and DOJ’s Desperate Efforts to Cover it Up,\" examines accounts from 11 women who directly accuse Trump of sexual misconduct in Epstein’s company or presence. While these allegations have not resulted in criminal findings against Trump, the report asserts that the Department of Justice withheld some Epstein-related records and impeded investigative efforts. The White House spokesperson, Lauren Bis, has dismissed the allegations as false, stating that the President kicked Epstein out of his club at Mar-a-Lago and that Trump has been fully exonerated of any wrongdoing related to Epstein. Epstein was a convicted sex offender who died by suicide in federal custody in 2019.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}