President Donald Trump outraged many of his supporters after the Justice Department published an unsigned memo saying it would not release any more documents related to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. For years, Trump and some members of his administration fanned conspiracy theories about the content of the files.

The battle over the Jeffrey Epstein files that’s severed the MAGA faithful is also surfacing on Capitol Hill, where GOP lawmakers are torn over President Trump’s refusal to release government records related to the deceased financier and sex offender.

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) on Tuesday called for the appointment of a special counsel to uncover the “truth about the Epstein Files,” tagging former Rep. Matt Gaetz, who previously resigned from Congress as the House was investigating allegations of sexual misconduct against him.

Republican strategist David Urban talks with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer about President Trump’s attempts to tamp down the controversy over his Justice Department’s handling of files relating to Jeffrey Epstein.

It came as Trump said the attorney general should release "whatever she thinks is credible" on the disgraced financier.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) told right-wing podcaster Benny Johnson that he supported the release of the Epstein files days after Trump’s Justice Department said the matter was effectively closed.

Longtime Democratic strategist James Carville said Monday that President Trump’s recently signed “big beautiful bill” should be a rallying cry for Democrats while calling the controversy over

"Elmo" demanded the release of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's controversial client list from Donald Trump.