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WHAT WE FOUND

Reports from multiple outlets confirm that Vice President J.D. Vance suggested that Tucker Carlson conduct an interview with Ghislaine Maxwell 15. This proposal was reportedly made during a Situation Room meeting in the summer of 2025 as a strategy to address the fallout from the release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein 237. According to an excerpt from the book Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump, published in The New York Times Magazine, the intent of the interview was to shield and defend Donald Trump from the controversy 689. The suggestion has been described by critics as an extraordinary P.R. gambit and one of the dumbest ideas to alleviate political heat 34.

SOURCES

1. 1 · cnn.comWEB
   Vance suggested Tucker Carlson interview Ghislaine Maxwell amid ...

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2. 2 · thetimes.comWEB
   JD Vance 'wanted to use Ghislaine Maxwell for White House PR ...

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3. 3 · thedailybeast.comWEB
   Vance's Twisted Plot for Ghislaine Maxwell Interview Exposed

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4. 4 · malaysia.news.yahoo.comWEB
   Alex Wagner Crowns JD Vance's Tucker Carlson-Ghislaine Maxwell ...

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5. 5 · hindustantimes.comWEB
   Why did JD Vance reportedly want Tucker Carlson to interview ...

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6. 6 · mezha.netWEB
   Vance Suggested Carlson Interview Maxwell to Shield Trump

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7. 7 · timesofindia.indiatimes.comWEB
   JD Vance Floated Tucker Carlson–Ghislaine Maxwell Interview ...

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8. 8 · aol.comWEB
   JD Vance proposed Tucker Carlson interview with Ghislaine ...

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9. 9 · okmagazine.comWEB
   J.D. Vance Told Tucker Carlson To Interview Ghislaine Maxwell For ...

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