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Vice President JD Vance was a key figure in an administration brain trust that sought to schedule an interview for Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on The Joe Rogan Experience 7 9. This move was part of a broader effort to mitigate the political fallout and public criticism surrounding the release of the Epstein files 2 5 10. Although Vance denied that a strategy dinner he hosted was focused on the Epstein scandal 4 6, several reports confirm that he and other top officials gathered to discuss a response to the controversy 11 12. Additionally, Vance reportedly considered a high-profile proposal for Tucker Carlson to interview Ghislaine Maxwell as an alternative method to manage the narrative 8 10.