The Epstein thing isn't going to "end" Donald Trump. Still.....

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1. Epstein, examined

(Donald Trump, Melania Knauss, Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell/ Getty Images)

Two things appear to be true about the ongoing controversy over Donald Trump’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and his administration’s reluctance to release all the files related to the case.

1. Donald Trump will survive this — as he has survived so many other scandals/controversies/gaffes over the past decade.

2. This story has reached critical velocity — and isn’t going anywhere.

Let’s go through each of those points.

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