Trump faces Maga meltdown after Epstein ‘client list' denied by Dept of Justice and FBI
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Trump's Department of Justice and the FBI said in a memo made public on Sunday there is no evidence that the disgraced financier kept a 'client list' or was blackmailing powerful figures.
They also dismissed the claim that Epstein was murdered in jail, confirming his death by suicide, and said they would not be releasing any more information on the probe.
It marked the first time Trump's officials had publicly scotched the stories – pushed by numerous right-wing figures, notably including the FBI's top two officials, before Trump hired them.
The backlash was swift and brutal from his 'Make America Great Again' movement – who have long held as an article of faith that 'Deep State' elites were protecting Epstein's most powerful associates in the Democratic Party and Hollywood.
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'Next the DOJ will say 'Actually, Jeffrey Epstein never even existed,'' furious pro-Trump conspiracy theorist Alex Jones posted on social media. 'This is over the top sickening.'
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