Trump's base erupts over Epstein case memo, with MAGA figures warning of betrayal and demanding accountability. Follow Newsweek's live blog.

President Donald Trump outraged many of his supporters after the Justice Department published an unsigned memo saying it would not release any more documents related to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. For years, Trump and some members of his administration fanned conspiracy theories about the content of the files.

After President Trump urged a rattled MAGA base to not "waste [t]ime" on the Jeffrey Epstein case, some are softening their tones. But others still have their teeth sunk in the storyline. The big picture: Trump-world influencers and the president's base were blindsided by the Justice Department and FBI's conclusions that the disgraced financier did not have a "client list" and died by suicide,

Right-wing influencers now have to choose between authenticity to their brand, and their loyalty to Trump.

Here’s a look at the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case, how the Trump administration has handled it, and how his supporters have reacted to recent developments.

The cable news powerhouse has stopped covering the so-called Epstein files, but many other conservative media figures are still heavily scrutinizing the Trump administration’s handling of the situation.

MSNBC’s Ari Melber is joined by Former SDNY prosecutor Maya Wiley and Vanity Fair’s Molly Jong-Fast to discuss the escalating MAGA meltdown and internal crisis sparked by President Trump’s DOJ and its handling of the Epstein files.

President Donald Trump is under pressure from his MAGA base to appoint right-wing firebrand Matt Gaetz as a special prosecutor to investigate the Epstein case as rage continues over a potential cover-up.