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Teresa Leger Fernandez: “This is bigger than a moment. It’s a reckoning, and Americans are ready to have this conversation about power, abuse…”

On the recordOctober 25, 2026
This is bigger than a moment. It’s a reckoning, and Americans are ready to have this conversation about power, abuse, and who gets protected.
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Teresa Leger Fernandez
Democratic · New Mexico

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Commenting on the significance of the Epstein issue.

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