Bruce Springsteen surprised thousands in Minneapolis today, stepping onto a small stage and instantly turning a sold-out protest concert into the opening act of a much larger national moment. As crowds poured into the streets to rally against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, another warning sign was flashing at the same time: independent journalists are increasingly being charged, arrested, or threatened for covering these protests. And hanging over it all is a newly released tranche of Epstein-era FBI documents that quietly reintroduces shocking allegations involving President Donald Trump, allegations the administration dismisses but that are now back in the public record.
We’ll break it all down below — how a concert became a movement, why press freedom advocates say the crackdown is accelerating, and what the newly released Epstein files actually say about Trump, the FBI’s response, and the questions they reopen.
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