The rhetoric marks a dramatic escalation for the Republican president, who has broken with some of his most loyal backers on issues in the past, but never with such fervor.

The Justice Department and FBI said in a brief memo that a review found no Epstein "client list" and confirmed the disgraced financier died by suicide in prison while awaiting tri

To the extent that the president is trying to persuade the public on the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, polls suggest he's failing spectacularly.

President Donald Trump escalated his attacks against members of his MAGA base who are imploring his administration to be more transparent regarding the Jeffrey Epstein files. Trump described Republicans criticizing him and Attorney General Pam Bondi for overpromising and underdelivering on the federal government’s files on the Epstein investigations as “stupid.

President Trump expressed bewilderment at interest in the Jeffrey Epstein case as MAGA voices press for the full release of more files.

For years, President Donald Trump and his Republican allies benefited from conspiracy theories that fueled the conservative MAGA movement and targeted his political enemies.

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U.S. President Donald Trump's eldest son added, "Ask yourselves this question daily and the answer becomes very apparent!!"