Now back in the White House, Trump has elevated prominent proponents of Epstein conspiracies to senior law enforcement roles, and they’re struggling to contain a fire that they spent years stoking.

Congress overnight passed a package of $9 billion in spending cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting, part of the Department of Government Efficiency’s efforts to reduce government costs.

Since the Department of Justice and FBI last week published a memo saying there was no “client list” and no “credible evidence” that Epstein “blackmailed prominent individuals”, the affair has threat...