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Trump can't outrun Epstein firestorm as bombshell details emerge | Scott Lucas
Season 2, Ep. 94
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Professor Scott Lucas joins Maddie Hale for the first edition of The Week That Was to analyse the latest developments in the Iran conflict, why Trump may have less leverage than he claims in negotiations with Tehran, the growing economic pressure from inflation and tariffs, explosive new reporting on the White House's handling of the Epstein files fallout, and why politics is threatening to overshadow the opening of the FIFA World Cup.
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