{"id":2467900,"date":"2025-07-28T18:52:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T22:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-try-to-revive-epstein-scandal-as-deflection-from-russia-scandal-byron-york-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T18:54:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T22:54:35","slug":"democrats-try-to-revive-epstein-scandal-as-deflection-from-russia-scandal-byron-york-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-try-to-revive-epstein-scandal-as-deflection-from-russia-scandal-byron-york-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats try to revive Epstein scandal as deflection from Russia scandal: Byron York &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-try-to-revive-epstein-scandal-as-deflection-from-russia-scandal-byron-york-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2467900&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Byron York of the Washington Examiner argues that Democrats are attempting to revive the Jeffrey Epstein scandal as a diversion from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lincoln-project-rocked-by-trumpian-levels-of-scandal-disarray\/\" title=\"Lincoln Project Rocked by ...ian Levels of Scandal, Disarray\">recent revelations<\/a> that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/huge-attorney-sidney-powell-confirms-alleged-dominion-servers-in-germany-were-confiscated-video\/\" title=\"HUGE! Attorney Sidney Powell CONFIRMS Alleged Dominion Servers in Germany Were Confiscated -- VIDEO\">intelligence community<\/a> misled the public about Russian interference in the 2016 election.York suggests this tactic is timed to distract from the fact that no ample evidence showed Russia&#8217;s interference was meant to help Donald Trump. Speaking on Fox News, York highlighted the coordinated effort by Democrats and media to focus on Epstein despite a lack of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >direct evidence linking trump<\/a> to wrongdoing in that case.He also dismissed reports claiming Trump is losing support, citing polling that shows strong approval among Republicans.While York supports openness in the Epstein investigation, he believes the current political focus is intended as a partisan attack against Trump without evidence.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Democrats try to revive Epstein scandal as deflection from Russia scandal: Byron York<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2183598\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Washington Examiner<\/em>&lsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/daily-memo\/3484386\/trump-approval-rating-poll-republican-party-confidence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Byron York\">Byron York<\/a> said Democrats are using the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3483793\/trump-epstein-putin-gaza-takeaways-meeting-keir-starmer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Byron York\">Jeffrey Epstein<\/a> scandal as a tactic to divert attention from recent revelations that the intelligence community misled the public about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3483992\/russia-airline-cancels-flights-following-cyberattack-pro-ukrainian-group-silent-crow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Byron York\">Russian<\/a> interference in the 2016 election, misinformation that for years fueled their narrative that Donald Trump was an illegitimate president.<\/p>\n<p>Appearing on Fox News&rsquo; <em>The Ingraham Angle<\/em>, York <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6376143816112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"told\">told<\/a> host Laura Ingraham that the timing of the renewed focus on Epstein is no coincidence.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3484316\/ken-paxton-sues-ny-clerk-taylor-bruckfor-texas-judgment-abortion-pills\/\">Ken Paxton sues NY clerk to enforce Texas judgment over telehealth abortion pill prescription<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3483824\/trump-rupert-murdoch-quick-deposition-wsj-defamation-lawsuit\/\">Trump lawyers want quick deposition of Rupert Murdoch in WSJ defamation lawsuit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3483918\/ghislaine-maxwell-files-supreme-court-brief-amid-doj-talks\/\">Ghislaine Maxwell files Supreme Court brief amid DOJ talks<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;It was really an extraordinary moment when we learned that the intelligence community had lied about its assessment of Vladimir Putin&rsquo;s efforts to meddle in the 2016 election,&rdquo; York said. &ldquo;They told us it was to help Trump, and Tulsi Gabbard revealed that there was no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-truth-about-hunter-bidens-laptop\/\" title=\"The Truth About Hunter Biden\u2019s Laptop\">actual evidence<\/a> of that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3053150&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=f7be84cf87c921bea5218db54d6f53f1\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>York pointed out that just as those revelations were surfacing, Democrats and media allies began spinning up what he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-whitmer-media-caught-in-another-lie-anarchist-arrested-for-plot-to-kidnap-and-kill-whitmer-hates-president-trump-trump-is-a-tyrant-video\/\" title=\"Gov. Whitmer, ... Caught in Another Lie - Anarchist Arrested For Plot to Kidnap and Kill Whitmer Hates President ..., &#039;... is a Tyrant&#039; (VIDEO)\">called &#038;ldquo<\/a>;another scandal hysteria,&rdquo; this time focused on Jeffrey Epstein, despite no direct evidence linking Trump to criminal wrongdoing in the case.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;re trying to do it again,&rdquo; York said.<\/p>\n<p>He noted the hypocrisy and coordination in the strategy, describing it as part of a broader pattern.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Thousands and thousands of statements from Democrats, and from people in the press, from their allies in the media, were shown to be false. The media were shown to be false,&rdquo; York added.<\/p>\n<p>York also dismissed recent claims, like those from <em>Axios<\/em> CEO Jim VandeHei, that Trump is in a &ldquo;sour mood&rdquo; and losing touch with his base.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3484130\/hope-hicks-megyn-kelly-tapped-to-help-lead-devil-may-care-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>FORMER TRUMP AIDE TAPPED TO HELP LEAD MEGYN KELLY&rsquo;S GROWING MEDIA EMPIRE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve had a lot of polling now showing sky-high support for Trump among Republicans,&rdquo; York said. &ldquo;[Trump&rsquo;s] job approval has been steady.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While York supported transparency in the Epstein case, saying it&rsquo;s a &ldquo;good thing&rdquo; to release as much material as legally allowed, he emphasized that the current political spin around it is designed to undercut Trump without evidence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2183598\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2183598\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats revive Epstein scandal to distract from Russia claims<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2678,"featured_media":2467901,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Trump-in-Scotland.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[37928,3685,59959,60120,32076],"class_list":["post-2467900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-byron-york","tag-democrats","tag-epstein-scandal","tag-russia-scandal","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Trump-in-Scotland.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2467900","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2678"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2467900"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2467900\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2467904,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2467900\/revisions\/2467904"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2467901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2467900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2467900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2467900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}