Vanity Fair photographer describes dramatic moment Trump's cabinet were ushered into Situation Room in the MIDDLE of shoot
The article recounts reported pressure against the disclosure bill and Trump’s later support for its passage.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYCredibility rates Daily Mail, which republished this story. The other scores rate the article itself.
The Daily Mail is an established international publisher, but its tabloid style and sensational presentation temper confidence in its institutional standards. The article identifies its author and attributes the central account to a named photographer and Vanity Fair.
- Source type — Established international outlet, though known for tabloid presentation.
- Author attribution — A named reporter is identified.
- Transparency — The central account is attributed to a named photographer and a named publication.
The story attributes its central account to a named photographer and distinguishes reported claims from established events. It relies heavily on that account and provides little response or independent corroboration from the White House.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article presents Anderson’s account and some reported context, but does not include a response from the White House or another independent account of the alleged pressure.
- Source diversity — The central account comes from one named photographer, with no direct White House response.
- Counterarguments presented — The story notes Trump later urged Republicans to support the bill, but gives no explanation of the earlier pressure campaign.
- Loaded language — Some dramatic wording heightens the presentation, though most claims are attributed.
The article uses sensational language about the Situation Room episode, but its political framing does not clearly favor a party or ideological position.
- Language tone — Terms such as “chaos,” “panicked” and “dramatic” heighten the account without establishing a clear partisan lean.
- Framing — The story emphasizes reported pressure around releasing the files but also reports Trump’s later support for the bill.
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Vanity Fair photographer Christopher Anderson said Trump allies were called into the Situation Room during a photo shoot to discuss stopping release of the Epstein files. He said Lauren Boebert was pressured but continued backing the bipartisan disclosure bill, which passed 427-1.
Christopher Anderson told Vanity Fair that the photo shoot with White House officials was interrupted when Trump advisers were rushed to the Situation Room. Anderson said the meeting concerned the Epstein files, and that Boebert had been called in to pressure her not to support their release. The article also reports that Trump had mounted a pressure campaign against Republicans supporting disclosure.
The article says Boebert continued backing the bipartisan Epstein Transparency Act and led efforts to pass it. Trump later urged Republicans to support the measure, which passed 427-1 on November 18. The story also revisits Susie Wiles’s Vanity Fair interview and remarks she reportedly made about Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance.
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SWIPE →President whose advisers reportedly pressured Republicans over release of the Epstein files
Representative described as backing the Epstein Transparency Act despite reported pressure to oppose it
Boebert's version of this story ↗Representative mentioned as another Republican who broke with Trump over the Epstein files
Vice president quoted during the photo shoot and discussed in Wiles’s interview
White House press secretary whose photograph drew scrutiny
White House chief of staff whose Vanity Fair interview is discussed
Secretary of State mentioned in a joke Vance made during the photo shoot
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