The president’s top advisers gathered in a series of Situation Room meetings as they struggled to contain a scandal engulfing Donald Trump himself.

What’s the matter, can’t you take a joke?

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The MAGA Representative on Epstein, J.F.K. and U.F.O.s.

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The former Trump national security adviser plans to plead guilty to a count of illegal retention of classified information, which could result in a fine and possibly prison time of up to five years.

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