In this week’s Politics Block we discuss Elon Musk’s claim that President Trump’s name is in the infamous Epstein files. Springboarding from there, we discuss the various blackmail operations that intelligence agencies such as the Mossad and C.I.A. regularly engage in, suggesting that the Diddy case may be such an example.

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