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Epstein Case Pits Trump Against some in MAGA Movement
UNITED STATES, JUL 18 – MAGA supporters push Trump to release Epstein grand jury testimony despite DOJ and FBI stating no new disclosures are warranted amid ongoing conspiracy claims.
- In July 2025, President Donald Trump faces intense internal conflict in his MAGA movement over the handling of Jeffrey Epstein files and related conspiracies.
- This tension stems from Epstein’s 2019 suicide, the controversial firing of prosecutor Maurene Comey, and ongoing believer claims of a cover-up protecting powerful figures.
- Supporters have flooded social media with demands under hashtags like #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles, pressing for full disclosure of flight logs, client lists, and grand jury testimony, while Trump urges them to stop discussing the files.
- A Department of Justice memo on July 8 confirmed Epstein died by suicide with no evidence of a client list, yet hundreds of thousands of posts on July 18-19 intensified calls for transparency amid growing dissent.
- The episode exposes sharp fractures in the MAGA base where conspiracy theories challenge Trump’s leadership and cast doubt on his commitment to exposing corruption as promised.
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