Trump calls for Maga base to end ‘Epstein files' obsession
Trump's Department of Justice and the FBI said in a memo made public last week that there was no evidence 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 at a New York prison in 2019, and said they would not be releasing any more information on the probe.
The move was met with incredulity by some on the US far-right – many of whom have backed Trump for years – and strident criticism of Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel.
'What's going on with my 'boys' and, in some cases, 'gals?' They're all going after Attorney General Pam Bondi, who is doing a FANTASTIC JOB!' Trump said Saturday in a lengthy social media post.
'We're on one Team, MAGA, and I don't like what's happening. We have a PERFECT Administration, THE TALK OF THE WORLD, and 'selfish people' are trying to hurt it, all over a guy who never dies, Jeffrey Epstein,' he added, referring to his 'Make America Great Again' movement.
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