No doubt for mainstream-media readers, the Epstein rift came out of nowhere,” said a New York Times reporter. “We had not established how important this story was to a good chunk of the MAGA base.” A political reporter at a rival publication added,

Intense clashing over the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files has influenced betting markets about who could leave the Trump administration in 2025.

The controversy over President Donald Trump’s handling of records from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation entered a new dimension Thursday as his administration struggles to make good on its promises to release details on the sex trafficking case involving a one-time friend of the now-president.

Elon Musk has weighed back into the Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein drama he helped create with a string of spicy social media posts. On Thursday, the president was pulled back into the Epstein saga after a Wall Street Journal article claimed Trump once sent the sex offender a letter including a drawing of a naked woman.

U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, a Florida Republican who leads a House task force on declassifying federal secrets, rallied behind President Donald Trump over the Jeffrey Epstein issue, accusing some of his supporters of back-stabbing.

Harry Enten said the figures "surprised" him as the president navigates GOP criticism on his administration's handling of the Epstein files.

The passing of the spending clawback comes at a time when Trump's MAGA base has revolted over findings that there was not a "client list" of Epstein's.

Drawings produced by President Donald Trump have resurfaced after it was reported that he sent a letter and sketch to Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday.

Pranksters this week trolled President Donald Trump by placing Jeffrey Epstein-themed postcards in the gift shop at Trump Tower in New York City. The cards were surreptitiously inserted onto a souvenir carousel and featured an old photo of Trump with the late convicted sex offender Epstein, when the pair were close friends.