Jeffrey Epstein, MAGA and Trump
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Right-wing Republicans have also criticized the president’s stances on Iran and Ukraine, hinting at a broader fraying of his political coalition.
Democrats are latching on to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, demanding records be released and trolling Republicans on social media, news shows and in the U.S. House as they revel in a rare fissure between President Donald Trump and his fiercely loyal base.
The House Speaker said he is "for transparency," in a moves that breaks with Trump's calls to move on from the Epstein case review.
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A handful of congressional Republicans have raised questions about the Trump administration's handling of the Epstein case.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is shocking some colleagues by fully embracing efforts to exploit divisions between President Trump and his MAGA base over the administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files.
MTG warns of ‘big’ blowback in MAGA world over handling of Epstein case
Democrats have seized on the issue since the DOJ and FBI released a joint memo July 6 stating there was “no incriminating ‘client list’” and “no credible evidence” that Epstein blackmailed co-conspirators who sexually abused underaged girls provided by him, Axios first reported.