MAGA, Trump and Epstein
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In conspiratorial pro-Trump spaces online, arguments rage over the US president's approach to the long-running saga.
The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that Attorney General Pam Bondi informed Trump in May that his name was included in the Epstein files related to the sex trafficking case. The revelation comes after weeks of speculation surrounding the files as Trump has repeatedly tried to distract MAGA from the Epstein case.
The firestorm continued on the MAGA right this week as the political focus on the Epstein files just would not dissipate and Donald Trump dug himself deeper into a hole.With his administration scrambling to explain why it isn’t releasing files from an investigation that its own members and supporters have said for years should be made public,
Democratic political strategist James Carville weighed in on the pressure from President Trump’s MAGA base for the Justice Department (DOJ) to release more files related to convicted sex
By tapping into other grievances, President Trump managed to turn one of the most fractious moments for his base into a unifying one.
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After opposing Donald Trump’s megabill, Massie now has the MAGA wind at his back by pressuring the president for more disclosures on Jeffrey Epstein.
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'Suffocating': Trump risks MAGA meltdown, declines to rule out Maxwell pardon amid Epstein uproarPresident Trump’s DOJ interviewed convicted Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell for the second day in a row. MSNBC’s Antonia Hylton reports on the Epstein whirlwind around President Trump and is joined by former special agent Asha Rangappa and author Tara Setmayer.
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Raw Story on MSN'Makes me want to vomit': MAGA voters hit out at Trump as Epstein crisis worsensDonald Trump's hardcore base is showing major cracks under the strain of his latest crisis — and interviews with his MAGA fans show it. The New York Times spoke to six people who voted for Trump in last year’s election — and found they were far from delighted with the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case.
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The Cut on MSNMAGA Is Crashing Out Over the Epstein FilesThe DoJ reportedly told Trump in May that his name appears multiple times in the Epstein-related documents officials reviewed.
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Latin Times on MSNDNC Launches Epstein-Focused Ads to Target Republicans in Vulnerable Midterm RacesAs controversy over Epstein case continues among MAGA base, the DNC is seeking to target vulnerable Republican lawmakers in new batch of ads