# Scott Lucas: How Epstein changed US politics forever | Misinformation Watch

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Published: 2025-11-24T12:27:05+00:00
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Professor Scott Lucas returns for the latest edition of our Misinformation Watch series, and we delved into the tangled web of political manoeuvring and misinformation that has gripped both the Democratic and Republican parties over the past two weeks. Professor Scott Lucas is a highly experienced and globally renowned expert in American politics, US and British foreign policy, and a wide range of international affairs, with a specific focus on the Middle East, Iran, Europe, and Asia. He also has expertise in new media, intelligence services, and propaganda. Scott has also been an active journalist since 1979 and is the founder and editor-in-chief of EA WorldView, a prominent news site that provides daily news and analysis of global affairs. Scott is a frequent and leading political analyst on major international media outlets, including Times Radio, BBC, CNN, Sky News, Al Jazeera English, France 24, and Deutsche Welle, which significantly contributes to his global recognition. Timestamps: (00:00:00) – Preview (00:01:38) – CEOR Intro (00:02:19) – The tangled political manoeuvring of the Democratic and Republican parties (00:09:11) – Epstein Survivors' campaign video calling for the release of all the Epstein files (00:10:29) – What Epstein emails reveal about Trump's knowledge of Epstein activities (00:18:54) – The multi-layered misinformation storm created by Trump and his supporters to cover up the Epstein scandal (00:27:23) – Be very careful of what you read on social media around the Epstein revelations (00:29:33) – Could the Trump Administration have doctored the files while holding back their release? (00:34:27) – How some elements of the media are politicising the Epstein scandal, ignoring the victims and the culprits (00:39:06) – The reasons behind and the impa…

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