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Explainer: What You Need to Know About Trump, Epstein and the MAGA Controversy
UNITED STATES, JUL 18 – Trump faces criticism from MAGA supporters after suppressing Epstein-related files and delaying grand jury transcript release despite FBI's review of 100,000 records, Senate official said.
- On July 17, 2025, protestors held signs in Washington demanding the release of Jeffrey Epstein-related files amid continuing controversy.
- The protest followed decades of revelations, including Epstein’s 2019 indictment for sex trafficking minors and his August 2019 suicide in a New York jail cell.
- Epstein maintained ties to elite figures, including Donald Trump, with reports of shared social events and Epstein claiming Trump was his closest friend for ten years.
- In July 2023, Pam Bondi announced that no additional release of Epstein-related files was necessary, while Trump urged a federal judge to make public the grand jury transcripts connected to the 2019 investigation.
- The situation has deepened political divides, with MAGA supporters and conspiracy groups insisting the government conceals damaging information about powerful individuals.
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Miranda Devine: Trump wins the Epstein battle — as the left, media foolishly believe prez on the skids
If you listened to the rest of the media — both mainstream and social media — you would think Donald Trump was on the skids, that MAGA was at last turning on the president over the so-called Epstein Files.
Julia Molony: Jeffrey Epstein returns to haunt Donald Trump as MAGA followers draw their own conclusions
You would almost feel sorry for Donald Trump’s bewildered MAGA base. Through five years of permacrisis and turbulence, their trust in the righteousness of their supreme leader hasn’t wavered. But now, as his administration is rocked by its mishandling of the Epstein files, they find themselves tormented by a crisis of faith.
The "Wall Street Journal" reveals an alleged obscene letter of the tycoon addressed to the financier. The president derubulates it to fake: "I sue the newspaper" . Then he takes it out on his own: "I don't want your support anymore."For Donald Trump a new record is around the corner: becoming the first "popu..."
'Did not do this alone': Epstein exposer demands Trump DOJ investigate his diabolic network
Crime reporter Julie K. Brown, who exposed decades-long abuse of underage girls by convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, says Epstein did not orchestrate his massive crimes without help from a legion of powerful, monied accomplices.“Let me be clear,” Brown told New York Times Columnist Ross Douthat. “Epstein did not do this all by himself. He barely tied his shoes by himself. He had butlers and assistants doing everything for him, including …
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