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Trump's Pardon Promise, The Islamic State's Iran Attack, Jeffrey Epstein Conspiracies

Trump's Pardon Promise, The Islamic State's Iran Attack, Jeffrey Epstein Conspiracies

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Former President Donald Trump says if he's elected he'll pardon many rioters convicted of crimes in connection with the Jan. 6 insurrection. Can he really do that? And the Islamic State claimed responsibility for a deadly attack in Iran this week. Why does the violent Sunni group have its sights set on Iran? Plus, a growing trove of unsealed court documents related to convicted sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein has revived conspiracy theories. What are people saying in the darkest corners of the web?

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Today's episode of Up First was edited by Barrie Hardymon, Michael Sullivan and Brett Neely. It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Ben Abrams and Taylor Haney. We get engineering support from Phil Edfors and our technical director is Zac Coleman.

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Trump's Pardon Promise, The Islamic State's Iran Attack, Jeffrey Epstein Conspiracies

Trump's Pardon Promise, The Islamic State's Iran Attack, Jeffrey Epstein Conspiracies