Epstein, Republicans and Trump
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Despite days of claiming the controversy surrounding Jeffrey Epstein was a hoax, President Trump is taking the extraordinary step of calling for the release of grand jury testimony related to the deceased convicted sex offender’s case.
Trump faces MAGA backlash over Epstein as calls for transparency grow and loyalists demand the files be released.
President Trump said the outrage among his supporters over the Epstein case was just the latest “scam” cooked up by Democrats.
The president disavowed longtime backers who are furious over the administration's conclusion that the accused sex trafficker died by suicide in jail and did not possess a secret list of clients.
Multiple questions remained the day after the bombshell report, and Trump has filed a $10B lawsuit. Here’s how it all played out.
MAGA supporters criticize Trump's defense of AG Pam Bondi after DOJ revealed there is no Epstein client list, despite previous promises to expose additional details on scandal.
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The president denied a report that he once sent Epstein a racy birthday letter, and directed his attorney general to release additional documents related to the convicted sex offender.
His towering buildings and cash attracted many figures within the city. Jeffrey Epstein eventually found his way to Trump too.
In the days since the Trump administration released a memo on Jeffrey Epstein directly at odds with conspiracy theories pushed by the president and some of his top lieutenants, Donald Trump’s movement and most ardent supporters are in revolt.
They’ve got videotape and all a sudden they don’t,” the podcaster said of the government's sudden flip on Epstein files.