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Trump news at a glance: Epstein case haunts administration even as Vance blames Democrats for mishandling

JD Vance in the Oval office
US vice-president JD Vance accused Joe Biden of doing ‘absolutely nothing’ about the Epstein scandal when he was in the White House. Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP

Vice-president JD Vance’s attempt to deflect attention away from the Trump administration’s handling of the case against convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has backfired, triggering renewed calls for transparency.

In an interview with Fox News broadcast on Sunday, Vance tried to brush off criticism of the administration’s refusal to release documents related to the scandal, accusing Joe Biden of doing “absolutely nothing” about it when he was in the White House.

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