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The House Oversight Committee heard testimony this week from a key Biden official as part of its investigation into the former president’s health decline and issued a subpoena to former first lady Jill Biden’s top aide after he refused to appear voluntarily.

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Biden left office in January, but questions about his mental acuity and decline while in office continue to mount after the release of audio of his interview with former special counsel Robert Hur and his cancer diagnosis, drawing attention to a number of actions taken in his final days in office and beyond. 

Here’s a look at the known, active investigations into the former president and his team: 

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President Joe Biden listens during a visit to the D.C. Emergency Operations Center in Washington.  (Evan Vucci/The Associated Press)

House Oversight investigation into alleged cover-up of Biden’s mental decline

The House Oversight Committee, led by Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., is leading an investigation into an alleged cover-up of Biden’s mental decline. 

The investigation is looking into whether those inside Biden’s inner circle knowingly colluded to hide the former president’s declining mental acuity and used methods to circumvent the former president when it came to the issuance of important orders, particularly through the use of an autopen tool used to mimic the president’s signature. 

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The House Oversight Committee, led by Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., is leading an investigation into an alleged cover-up of Biden’s mental decline.  (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Some Biden aides agreed to voluntarily testify for transcribed interviews, including the director of Biden’s former Domestic Policy Council, Neera Tanden; Biden’s assistant and senior advisor to the first lady, Anthony Bernal; former special assistant to Biden and Deputy Director of Oval Office Operations, Ashley Williams; and Annie Tomasini, Biden’s deputy chief of staff.

Tanden appeared before the House Oversight Committee Tuesday. She told lawmakers she had «minimal interaction with Biden despite wielding tremendous authority,» Comer said. 

«She explained that to obtain approval for autopen signatures, she would send decision memos to members of the president’s inner circle and had no visibility of what occurred between sending the memo and receiving it back with approval,» Comer explained. «Her testimony raises serious questions about who was really calling the shots in the Biden White House amid the president’s obvious decline.» 

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Bernal had confirmed his appearance for a voluntary transcribed interview June 26. But after the White House counsel’s office informed him it was waiving executive privilege for the Oversight Committee’s investigation, he refused to appear. 

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Comer has now subpoenaed Bernal to compel his testimony. 

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«Given your close connection with both former President Biden and former first lady Jill Biden, the Committee sought to understand if you contributed to an effort to hide former President Biden’s fitness to serve from the American people,» Comer wrote in a letter to Bernal Thursday with the subpoena attached. 

«You have refused the Committee’s request. However, to advance the Committee’s oversight and legislative responsibilities and interests, your testimony is critical.» 

Comer said the committee «seeks information about your assessment of and relationship with former President Biden to explore whether the time has come for Congress to revisit potential legislation to address the oversight of presidents’ fitness to serve pursuant to its authority under Section 4 of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment or to propose changes to the Twenty-Fifth Amendment itself.» 

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Williams will testify July 11, and Tomasini will testify July 18. 

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Neera Tanden, who served as President Biden’s staff secretary, was the president and CEO of Center for American Progress  (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Biden’s former White House doctor, Kevin O’Connor, declined an invitation to sit for a transcribed interview scheduled for June 27. 

Comer subpoenaed O’Connor to compel that testimony. 

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Comer sent letters to five more top former Biden staffers, putting his total outreach in the investigation to 10 people so far.

The latest round of letters are being sent to former White House chief of staff Ron Klain, former senior communications advisor Anita Dunn, former top advisors Michael Donilon and Steve Ricchetti and former deputy chief of staff for policy Bruce Reed.

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Senate Judiciary Committee

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing Wednesday morning, «Unfit to Serve: How the Biden Cover-up Endangered America and Undermined the Constitution.» 

The hearing included testimony from three experts, including University of Virginia law professor John Harrison, Heritage Foundation fellow Theodore Wold and a former White House press secretary from the first Trump administration, Sean Spicer. 

The conservative Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project first investigated the Biden administration’s use of an autopen earlier in 2025 and found that the same signature was on a bevvy of executive orders and other official documents, while Biden’s signature on the document announcing his departure from the 2024 race varied from the apparent machine-produced signature.

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Wold testified before the committee and described the alleged cover-up of Biden’s declining health a «constitutional crisis.»

Republican senators blasted their Democratic colleagues for boycotting and walking out of the hearing. 

«I will note that few of my Democratic colleagues are here today,» Republican Texas Sen. John Cornyn said Wednesday. «Thank you to Sen. Welch from Vermont for being here, leaving us with no other option than to take the boycott of this hearing as an admission of guilt for their role in this crisis.

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«We must not turn away from the search for answers, and it is not an overstatement to say that the future of our country could one day hinge on how we choose to act or not act on this very issue.»

Vermont Democratic Sen. Peter Welch and Illinois Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin did attend the start of the hearing, with Durbin abruptly walking out after describing the hearing as a distraction and accusing Republican colleagues of being «asleep at the wheel» with other legal issues within the Trump administration due to their focus on Biden. 

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«In the last week alone, several events have demanded this committee’s immediate attention,» Durbin said Wednesday. «The horrific assassination in Minnesota, the treatment of our colleague Sen. Padilla by federal agents in Los Angeles and President Trump’s unprecedented deployment of the U.S. military in Los Angeles.

«We should hear without delay from Attorney General Bondi and FBI Director Patel about what they are doing to address the unacceptable political violence in our country, including threats to Article III judges and justices, as well as members of Congress,» Durbin added. «And we need to hear from the Homeland Security Secretary Noem about the treatment of our colleague, Sen. Padilla, and this administration’s mass deportation campaign against immigrants.» 

Welch also left the hearing after declaring it would not benefit his constituents. 

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Justice Department investigation into Biden pardons 

Biden used his final weeks as commander in chief to grant clemency and pardon more than 1,500 people in what the White House described at the time as the largest single-day act of clemency by a U.S. president.

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The Justice Department is reviewing the list of people granted pardons by Biden amid concerns about his use of an autopen to automatically sign documents.  (Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

The Justice Department is reviewing the list of people granted pardons by Biden amid concerns about his use of an autopen to automatically sign documents. 

DOJ Pardon Attorney Ed Martin is reviewing the list of Biden-era pardons granted during the former president’s final weeks in office, including the one granted to his son, Hunter, and the preemptive pardons granted to Dr. Anthony Fauci, former Gen. Mark Milley, Biden family members and members of the House Committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 riots. 

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BIDEN ONLY HAND-SIGNED ONE PARDON DURING FINAL SPREE, AND IT WAS HIS MOST CONTROVERSIAL ONE

But Biden only signed one pardon by hand during his final weeks in office, and it was his most controversial, for his son, Hunter. 

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Biden issued several preemptive pardons of prominent critics of Donald Trump. (Getty Images)

Biden pardoned his son Hunter in December 2024 after vowing to the American people for months he would not do so. 

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Hunter Biden was found guilty of three felony gun offenses during special counsel David Weiss’ investigation. The first son was also charged with federal tax crimes over his alleged failure to pay at least $1.4 million in taxes. 

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Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, talks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Dec. 13, 2023.  (Jose Luis Magana/The Associated Press)

Before his trial, Hunter Biden entered a surprise guilty plea. 

In December 2024, the former president announced a blanket pardon that applies to any offenses against the U.S. that Hunter Biden «has committed or may have committed» from Jan. 1, 2014, to Dec. 1, 2024.

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«From the day I took office, I said I would not interfere with the Justice Department’s decision-making, and I kept my word even as I have watched my son being selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted,» the former president said. 

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Signatures of former President Joe Biden  (DOJ/Getty)

HERE ARE BIDEN’S MOST CONTROVERSIAL PARDONS, MAINLY SIGNED USING AUTOPEN

«There has been an effort to break Hunter — who has been five and a half years sober, even in the face of unrelenting attacks and selective prosecution. In trying to break Hunter, they’ve tried to break me — and there’s no reason to believe it will stop here. Enough is enough,» he said. 

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«I hope Americans will understand why a father and a president would come to this decision.» 

House Oversight investigation into alleged cover-up of Biden’s cancer diagnosis

Biden was diagnosed with an «aggressive form» of prostate cancer in May. 

«Last week, President Joe Biden was seen for a new finding of a prostate nodule after experiencing increasing urinary symptoms,» Biden’s team shared in a statement. «On Friday, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, characterized by a Gleason score of 9 (Grade Group 5) with metastasis to the bone.

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Former President Joe Biden walks on the tarmac as he arrives on Air Force One at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport May 10, 2024, in SeaTac, Wash.  (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

«While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive, which allows for effective management. The President and his family are reviewing treatment options with his physicians.»

JOE BIDEN DIAGNOSED WITH ‘AGGRESSIVE FORM’ OF PROSTATE CANCER WITH METASTASIS TO THE BONE

During his presidency, Biden had a cancerous skin lesion removed from his chest, the White House said at the time. 

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Biden, during a 2022 speech discussing pollution in his home state, said, «That’s why I and so damn many other people I grew up (with) have cancer.»

But Comer has expanded his investigation into Biden’s mental decline to include an investigation into the timeline of when Biden learned he had cancer. 

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House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., has subpoenaed former President Joe Biden’s physician, Kevin O’Connor, to appear for a deposition as part of a probe into Biden’s mental decline.  (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)

BIDEN’S WHITE HOUSE PHYSICIAN SUBPOENAED AS REPUBLICANS DIG DEEPER INTO ALLEGED COGNITIVE DECLINE COVER-UP

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«If you’ll remember, Joe Biden did an interview several years ago and said he had cancer. The White House quickly issued a statement saying, ‘Oh, he misspoke,’» Comer said during an appearance on Fox Business’ «Mornings with Maria.» 

«Now, how many people do you know in the history of the world that have misspoke saying they had cancer when they really didn’t?

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«So, there’s evidence out there that would suggest that there’s been a cover-up with respect to his cancer for many years, just based on Joe Biden’s own words.» 

Comer has subpoenaed O’Connor, the former White House physician who gave Biden several clean bills of health. 

Fox News’ Alec Schemmel and Elizabeth Elkind contributed to this report. 

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El CEO de OpenAI alertó a los bancos sobre una “crisis de fraude inminente” por las voces clonadas con IA

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Altman advierte sobre los riesgos de la autenticación por huella de voz en bancos (AP Foto/Mark Schiefelbein)

Sam Altman, director ejecutivo de OpenAI, advirtió sobre el riesgo inminente que la inteligencia artificial representa para la seguridad bancaria mundial durante una conferencia de la Reserva Federal en Washington.

La capacidad de la IA para clonar voces humanas ha vuelto obsoletos los sistemas de autenticación por voz, según remarcó Altman. Advirtió de una “crisis de fraude” que podría golpear pronto a bancos e instituciones financieras, que deben abandonar estos métodos rápidamente. Así lo reportó KSAT, medio que también difundió el llamado del CEO a prepararse para un escenario de amenazas digitales inéditas.

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El CEO de OpenAI alerta que la autenticación por voz es obsoleta ante los avances de la inteligencia artificial (Imagen ilustrativa Infobae)

Altman intervino en un momento marcado por la evolución acelerada de la tecnología y una creciente inquietud regulatoria. Mientras la Casa Blanca se apresta a publicar un plan de acción sobre IA y la industria financiera revisa sus protocolos de seguridad, la advertencia de Altman resalta la urgencia de repensar la protección de los activos financieros ante la sofisticación de los ataques potenciados por inteligencia artificial.

Durante el evento de la Reserva Federal, Altman expresó su preocupación ante la persistencia de la autenticación por huella de voz en instituciones financieras. “Algo que me aterra es que, al parecer, todavía hay algunas instituciones financieras que aceptan la huella de voz como autenticación”, afirmó Altman ante ejecutivos y legisladores de Wall Street.

Consideró “una locura” mantener este sistema, subrayando que la inteligencia artificial “ya ha derrotado completamente ese método”.

El 91% de los bancos
El 91% de los bancos de EE.UU. revisa sus métodos de verificación de voz por el riesgo de suplantación con IA (Foto: Imagen ilustrativa Infobae)

El mecanismo, que se popularizó hace más de una década entre clientes de alto patrimonio, permite a los usuarios acceder a cuentas telefónicas pronunciando una frase específica. Sin embargo, Altman advirtió que los clones de voz generados por IA pueden suplantar identidades con un realismo casi total, lo que obliga al sector a diseñar nuevas formas de verificación.

Según Axios, Altman remarcó que la crisis de fraude está “muy, muy cerca” y que los delincuentes ya no necesitan tecnología de última generación para atacar. Destacó que la sociedad no está preparada para la rapidez con la que evoluciona la IA, lo que incrementa la vulnerabilidad de los sistemas actuales.

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La clonación de voz mediante IA ha progresado tanto que, según Consumer Reports, solo hacen falta tres segundos de audio para crear imitaciones convincentes. Incluso periodistas han utilizado estas herramientas para superar barreras de seguridad de bancos reconocidos, como lo reportó KSAT.

El proceso técnico requiere modelos de IA entrenados con muestras mínimas de audio. Estas herramientas pueden reproducir timbre, entonación y patrones de habla de una persona, generando grabaciones prácticamente idénticas a la voz original. Este avance desafía los sistemas de autenticación tradicionales, que confiaban en la singularidad de la voz para garantizar la seguridad.

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La clonación de voz con IA avanza y pone en jaque la seguridad bancaria (Imagen Ilustrativa Infobae)

La popularidad de la autenticación por voz entre clientes de alto patrimonio se basaba en la creencia de que la voz era un identificador único y difícil de falsificar. La penetración de la inteligencia artificial ha destruido este supuesto, permitiendo ataques de suplantación cada vez más sofisticados y difíciles de detectar.

Ante la amenaza creciente, los reguladores han comenzado a reaccionar. Michelle Bowman, vicepresidenta de Supervisión de la Reserva Federal y máxima autoridad reguladora del banco central, moderó la charla con Altman y manifestó la disposición de la institución a buscar soluciones conjuntas: “Eso podría ser algo en lo que podamos pensar en asociarnos”, declaró Bowman según KSAT.

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Esto refleja el incremento de la atención regulatoria sobre los riesgos de seguridad ligados a la inteligencia artificial. Investigaciones citadas por KSAT señalan que el 91% de los bancos estadounidenses están reconsiderando sus métodos de verificación de voz tras el auge de la clonación por IA. La apertura a la cooperación sugiere que la industria financiera y la regulación reconocen la magnitud del reto.

El fraude basado en deepfakes y clonación de voz por IA crece en gravedad y costo. Expertos estiman que las pérdidas asociadas a estos ataques podrían llegar a 40.000 millones de dólares para 2027, frente a los 12.000 millones de dólares de 2023, según datos citados por KSAT. Estas cifras reflejan la velocidad y el alcance de la amenaza, así como la urgencia de actualizar los sistemas de seguridad.

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Las pérdidas por ataques de deepfakes y clonación de voz aumentan de 12.000 a 40.000 millones de dólares en cuatro años (Imagen Ilustrativa Infobae)

La facilidad para crear imitaciones de voz ha impulsado a la mayoría de bancos estadounidenses a replantear sus mecanismos de autenticación. La revisión de los protocolos y la búsqueda de soluciones innovadoras se han convertido en prioridades; el sector financiero enfrenta una carrera contrarreloj para proteger activos y clientes.

La advertencia pública de Altman tiene lugar en un contexto de intensa competencia y desafíos internos para OpenAI. Según AOL, la empresa ha atravesado meses turbulentos bajo la presión de grandes tecnológicas como Google, Meta, Amazon y Microsoft, además de la competencia de startups emergentes y nuevos modelos lanzados por rivales como xAI.

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Con una valoración de cerca de 300.000 millones de dólares tras una histórica ronda de inversión, OpenAI ha visto cómo empresas como Meta tratan de atraer a sus ingenieros con millonarios bonos de entrada. Altman señaló que Meta ofreció “bonos de firma de 100 millones de dólares”, aunque minimizó el impacto de la fuga de empleados, insistiendo en la solidez del equipo de la compañía.

Las fricciones con Microsoft, principal inversor de OpenAI, se han amplificado por diferencias sobre acuerdos comerciales y el concepto de inteligencia artificial general (AGI). La caída de una posible adquisición de la startup Windsurf y retrasos en nuevos lanzamientos han añadido presión.

Altman anunció que el próximo modelo de lenguaje de la empresa se ha pospuesto para realizar pruebas de seguridad adicionales, sin fecha concreta para su debut.

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El próximo modelo de lenguaje de OpenAI se pospone para realizar pruebas de seguridad adicionales, sin fecha de lanzamiento definida (Imagen ilustrativa Infobae)

OpenAI, sin embargo, sigue expandiéndose con acuerdos estratégicos. Ha firmado un contrato de 200 millones de dólares para proveer capacidad de IA al ejército de Estados Unidos, además de anunciar colaboraciones con empresas como Mattel para integrar IA en productos de consumo como Barbie. También planea el lanzamiento de un navegador web impulsado por IA que competirá con Google Chrome, incorporando ChatGPT y funciones automatizadas para los usuarios.

La visita de Sam Altman a Washington tenía la meta de promover la inteligencia artificial como un bien “democrático” para la economía estadounidense, según Axios. Sin embargo, su advertencia sobre la inminente crisis de fraude bancario deja claro que resulta fundamental equilibrar innovación y seguridad para proteger a los usuarios.

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Fox News Politics Newsletter: El Salvador’s Bukele Mocks Hunter Biden Threat

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Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter, with the latest updates on the Trump administration, Capitol Hill and more Fox News politics content. Here’s what’s happening…

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Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele responded late Monday to having his country under the threat of invasion from a future «President Hunter Biden.»

Bukele, who has emerged as a top ally of President Donald Trump and a partner in the U.S. leader’s mass deportation operations targeting illegal immigrants, appeared to laugh off the threat.

«Is Hunter Biden sniffing powdered milk?» Bukele replied on X, where he shared a snippet of Biden’s interview with podcaster Andrew Callaghan… READ MORE.

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Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele laughs off Hunter Biden’s suggestion of a future U.S. invasion. (Getty; Reuters)

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Fiscal estadounidense busca averiguar qué más sabe Ghislaine Maxwell del caso Epstein: se reunirán pronto

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El fiscal general adjunto de los Estados Unidos, Todd Blanche, reveló este martes que inició los contactos para reunirse en la cárcel con la expareja del financista Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, para averiguar «¿Qué sabe?» en concreto en la trama de delitos sexuales que los llevaron a prisión y que salpicó a empresarios, nobles y dirigentes políticos de ese país y Europa.

El anuncio del segundo en ranking jerárquico del Departamento de Justicia obtuvo el visto bueno del presidente Donald Trump que consideró «apropiada» la medida, en medio del revuelo que sigue generando el caso.

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«Nadie está por encima de la ley y ninguna pista está descartada», advirtió Blanche en el posteo que publicó este martes en redes sociales que generó sorpresa cuando informó que «por primera vez, el Departamento de Justicia contacta a Ghislaine Maxwell para preguntarle: ¿Qué sabe?».

Maxwell que tiene ciudadanía británica, francesa y estadounidense cumple una condena a 20 años de prisión como aparente cómplice y captadora en la trama de delitos de abuso sexuales con menores de edad por la cual también había sido sentenciado Epstein, quien terminó muerto en la cárcel en 2019 «por suicidio», según las autoridades.

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«Por orden de (la fiscal general) Pam Bondi, he contactado a su abogado. Tengo la intención de reunirme con ella pronto», afirmó el adjunto.

La fiscal Bondi, cuyo accionar siempre es destacado por Trump, fue cuestionada recientemente por no cumplir su promesa de publicar toda la evidencia de los delitos que se le adjudican a Epstein, luego de que en un encuentro en la Casa Blanca se repartieran a influencers copias de la investigación en las que se esperaba encontrar un listado de celebridades afines al magnate que nunca apareció.

Blanche remarcó que tras hablar con el abogado de Maxwell tenía «la intención de reunirme con ella pronto. Nadie está por encima de la ley y ninguna pista está descartada«.

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Además, en otro posteo en X, señaló que si Maxwell «tiene información sobre cualquier persona que haya cometido delitos contra víctimas, el FBI y el Departamento de Justicia escucharán lo que ella tenga que decir«.

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En agosto de 2024, Blanche como abogado había defendido a Donald Trump ante los estados de Nueva York por las acusaciones que le había hecho una joven estrella porno por un supuesto contrato irregular con el magnate que llegó dos veces a la Presidencia.

El abogado de Maxwell, David Oscar Markus, confirmó que el contacto oficial y, según la cadena CNN, afirmó que su clienta «siempre testificará con veracidad».

Poco después del anuncio, Trump afirmó en una rueda de prensa en la Casa Blanca que no tenía conocimiento de la decisión de Blanche pero que le parece una acción «apropiada».

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Y, volvió a cargar contra las críticas que recibe por el manejo del caso como la «continuación de la cacería de brujas» a la que dice ser sujeto.

El manejo del caso Epstein ha creado una inesperada crisis entre los miembros del movimiento Make America Great Again (MAGA) del presidente Trump, después de que el FBI y el Departamento de Justicia concluyeran en una investigación que el financiero no contaba con una «lista de clientes» famosos para chantajear y confirmaran su muerte por suicidio en 2019.

Los simpatizantes del presidente manifestaron su insatisfacción con la Administración del republicano, que había prometido en campaña publicar dicha lista, una supuesta agenda de cómplices de Epstein que incluiría a celebridades y políticos influyentes que ha sido por años el centro de numerosas teorías de conspiración de la ultraderecha.

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Trump, quien ha defendido «el gran trabajo» de Bondi, ordenó al Departamento de Justicia divulgar todas las pruebas «creíbles» del caso para aplacar a su base.

«Este DOJ no rehuye las verdades incómodas, ni la responsabilidad de buscar justicia dondequiera que los hechos lo requieran», agregó este martes Blanche, quien defendió la validez de los hallazgos del DOJ y el FBI.

Y, remarcó que «en la reciente revisión exhaustiva de los archivos del FBI en el caso Epstein, no se descubrió ninguna prueba que permitiera iniciar una investigación contra terceros no acusados«.

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La polémica sobre el caso fue avivada la semana pasada con la publicación por The Wall Street Journal de una supuesta carta de contenido «obsceno» enviada por Trump a Epstein durante los años en los que eran amigos, algo que el presidente ha negado categóricamente diciendo la nota es «falsa».

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