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0:03We got a story that's been moving fast.
0:06Pull up a chair, [music] sit down, pay attention. There's a lot of names and a lot of tension. We're not [music] here to argue, we're not here to fight. We're just reporting what came to light. So, let's break it [music] down piece by piece, starting from the beginning, if you please.
0:21>> [music] >> the law on the books, it passed with a pen. Called the Epstein files transparency acting in. The people said release it, let the public see what's inside these [music] documents, set the record free. Partial drops came out, but something felt wrong. Too many black lines, the redaction's [singing] too strong. People started asking, [music] "Who made the call? Who decided the public shouldn't see it all?"
0:42>> Now, here comes a voice [music] from the inside lane, a former ally stepping out of the campaign. Marjorie Taylor Green sat down and spoke, and what she said next was no [music] small joke. She said she watched it happen from the floor.
0:56She said she saw who was locking the door. She said the order came from the very top. Someone picked up the phone and said, "Stop."
1:04>> He told Barr, "Don't [music] release those files." He said his friends could be hurt in the meanwhile.
1:09He said the people at [music] Mar-a-Lago they'll take the fall. So, he made the call, [singing] made the call, made the call. This is not a rumor. [music] This is testimony given from someone who was there, someone who was driven to speak up and say what she claims she saw. This [music] is the story. This is the report.
1:25>> Now, the whizzing and giving of putting the green was not [music] about justice, if you know what I mean. He kept saying over and over again, "People are going to get hurt." [music] People, hey [singing] man, not the victims who already carried the pain, not the ones who came forward in the rain. He said his friends, the ones he held dear, the ones down [music] in Florida year after year. But wait, there's more because the story grew. The Department of [music] Justice had some work to do. The Office of the Inspector General stood up, said we need to look inside [music] this cup.
1:57They launched the audit April 23rd, examining the process. What we couldn't see were the records unredacted collected right. Were the right actions fair or too tight? Now, let's be clear [music] about what this is. An audit is a process, not a verdict quiz. An allegation [music] is a claim, not a proven fact. But it's the duty checking institutions. That's the act of democracy working, [music] doing what it should, asking hard questions the way a free press would.
2:24The Inspector General [music] isn't a political game. It's a function of oversight, doing the same. And somewhere in the middle this [music] political wave are the people who testified, the ones who were brave. Green has self-mentioned [music] and let the record show that Summer Zervos said Trump helped the case go.
2:39So, the picture is complicated, laying wide. There are different perspectives on every side. But the question remains and it won't go away. Why were so many files blacked out today? This isn't just one party [music] pushing for release.
2:53Republicans and Democrats both want the peace of knowing [music] what's inside, the full unredacted truth. Senators from both sides have been asking for proof.
3:01Murkowski and Blumenthal both raised their hand, said [music] the audit was necessary, help us understand. Because when a transparency law gets passed and the files come [music] out, redacted questions arise.
3:11>> It's on boom on deep. Don't release those files. The Inspector [music] General is walking the miles. The audit is open. The process is live. The public is watching, [music] waiting to receive the full picture. Trump the beat, release the unredacted truth. They're digging into pieces. This is the news.
3:29This is the report. I ran legal in a week, sitting bringing you the court.
3:32[music] >> That's the broadcast. That's the rundown tonight. 800 words, we kept it tight. No insults thrown, just the [music] facts on the ground. Stay tuned for more as the story comes around.
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