Attorney
General
Pam
Bondi,
left,
listens
as
President
Donald
Trump,
right,
speaks
during a
cabinet
meeting
at the
White
House,
Tuesday,
July 8,
2025, in
Washington.
(AP
Photo/Evan
Vucci)
Trump
Supporters
Express
Anger
Over
Epstein
Investigation
Findings
Justice
Department
memo
dismissing
conspiracy
theories
triggers
backlash
from
president's
base
Derick
Adams -
Crime/Law
Tell Us
USA News
Network
A
growing
rift has
emerged
between
President
Donald
Trump
and
segments
of his
political
base
following
the
Justice
Department's
release
of a
memo
last
week
regarding
the
Jeffrey
Epstein
case.
The
Department
of
Justice
and FBI
released
findings
on July
7
concluding
that
convicted
sex
offender
Jeffrey
Epstein
died by
suicide
in his
New York
jail
cell in
2019 and
possessed
no
"client
list" of
powerful
individuals
involved
in his
alleged
sex
trafficking
operations.
Trump's
MAGA
base has
erupted
in
outrage
over the
memo,
with
some
calling
for
Attorney
General
Pam
Bondi to
resign.
The
backlash
has been
particularly
intense
among
right-wing
conspiracy
theorists
who had
expected
the
Trump
administration
to
pursue
more
aggressive
action
regarding
the
case.
During a
Cabinet
meeting
on
Tuesday,
Trump
himself
expressed
frustration
with
continued
questions
about
the
matter.
The
president's
visible
irritation
with the
ongoing
focus on
Epstein
has only
added to
tensions
with
supporters
who view
the case
as a
priority
issue.
Far-right
media
figures
are
attacking
the
Justice
Department
and the
FBI over
the
memo,
which
directly
contradicted
widespread
beliefs
among
certain
Trump
supporters
that
Epstein
maintained
detailed
records
of
prominent
individuals
who may
have
been
involved
in his
illegal
activities.
The
controversy
represents
an
unusual
moment
of
tension
between
Trump
and
elements
of his
political
base,
highlighting
the
challenge
of
governing
while
managing
the
expectations
of
supporters
who had
anticipated
more
dramatic
revelations
from the
Epstein
investigation.
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