US EditionTrump calls for MAGA base to end 'Epstein Files' obsession
UNITED STATES, JUL 17 – Trump denounces continued MAGA pressure for Epstein files after DOJ memo found no client list or foul play, urging focus on 2020 election fraud claims instead.
- President Donald Trump addressed the controversy around the Jeffrey Epstein files while at the White House on Wednesday, 2025-07-16.
- Trump downplayed the case as sordid and boring, expressing confusion over the public's fascination amid divisions within his MAGA base.
- Trump praised Attorney General Pam Bondi's handling of the matter and urged her to release any credible information amid calls for full transparency.
- A discharge petition aiming to gather 218 signatures seeks to compel House Speaker Mike Johnson to bring the Epstein Files Transparency Act to a vote.
- The issue exposes fractures within Trump's coalition, as some supporters demand disclosure while others view the saga as a harmful distraction.
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From promise to pushback: Trump and the so-called Epstein list
United States President Donald Trump is facing growing frustration from some of his supporters after appearing to back away from earlier suggestions that he would release documents linked to disgraced financier and child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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