Trump’s reported birthday letter to Epstein revealed in bombshell report: Live updates - Trump attacks own supporters for continuing to press for release of Epstein files causing rift in MAGA base

How did the case start in Palm Beach County? Did Trump know him then? Why is it an endless source of fascination?

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt faced tough questions Thursday regarding President Donald Trump comments about the Jeffrey Epstein files, which he has repeatedly branded a "hoax." When asked which part of the Department of Justice investigation into convicted pedophile Epstein was a "hoax,

And some stupid Republicans and foolish Republicans fall into the net.” Trump has tried to damp down speculation, fanned mainly by Democrats, that the withheld files contain evidence of a deep connection between Trump and Epstein.

U.S. President Donald Trump will not recommend a special prosecutor in the Jeffrey Epstein case, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Thursday. "The president would not recommend a special prosecutor in the Epstein case.

The Justice Department's alleged lack of transparency in its Epstein memo has sparked frustration among many Trump supporters.

But no issue has exposed the underlying fault lines in the MAGA tent quite like the so-called Epstein files. The furor has centered on a new government review of the evidence surrounding the disgraced financier and convicted sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein,