Donald Trump has proudly declared that his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein controversy has actually improved his standing among Republican voters
For years, Trump and his allies have leaned into these theories, often suggesting—without evidence—that Epstein’s connections to powerful figures might implicate his political opponents. But when the Justice Department (under Trump’s administration, no less) announced that it would withhold further Epstein-related files, many of Trump’s own supporters were outraged. They had expected these documents to reveal explosive secrets, perhaps even vindicating the very conspiracies they had been encouraged to believe.
