The Epstein files: Why it’s a big deal for MAGA and what’s happening

MAGA’s Epstein stress test

The July heat wrapped Mar-a-Lago in a sultry haze, palm trees sagging under the weight of a Florida evening. Inside a briefing room, President Donald Trump faced screens flashing with X posts and cable news tickers, all dominated by the relentless specter of Jeffrey Epstein. Newly unsealed documents — birthday letters, ’90s photos, and whispers of a “client list” — set the MAGA base ablaze. Loyalists cried deep-state sabotage, while others, spur…

Is The Epstein Case A Monster Of Trump's Own Creation? - The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity

The MAGA 2.0 movement in many ways draws its coherency from a demand to “release the Epstein list,” with the assumption that the rich and powerful are engaged in nefarious activities. Now that the MAGA 2.0 supporters have been told by the Trump Administration that there aren’t any files after all, a full blown rebellion continues to simmer inside the Trump camp. Can the president navigate this growing anger in his base?

Why the Jeffrey Epstein case remains a major issue for MAGA

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Travis View, co-host of the QAA podcast, about how information about Jeffrey Epstein became the issue to drive a wedge in the MAGA base.

MAGA Rep Gives Scummiest Defense of Trump’s Friendship With Epstein

Representative Tim Burchett really thought he popped off with this.

The Epstein files: Why it’s a big deal for MAGA and what’s happening

Pressure to release the classified documents has intensified recently as a faction of President Trump’s supporters demand they be made public