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US politics live: Trump reveals when he will meet NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at White House

President Trump revealed he will meet with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani for an in-person meeting after trading barbs.

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Donald Trump has signed a bill to release all the remaining documents the government holds on Jeffrey Epstein, after it passed both houses of Congress.

In an almost 400-word post on his Truth Social platform, the President declared Epstein’s relationships with the likes of Bill Clinton, Reid Hoffman, Hakeem Jeffries and Stacey Plaskett – among others – “will soon be revealed, because I HAVE JUST SIGNED THE BILL TO RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!”.

It’s not yet clear when, exactly, the files will be released by Attorney-General Pam Bondi, but the bill stipulates it must be within the next 30 days.

Among the tranche of already-released documents were explosive text messages between the convicted sex offender and an adviser of billionaire Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, who claimed Gates “wants to talk to you but his wife won’t let him”.

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Originally published as US politics live: Trump reveals when he will meet NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at White House

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