Call it a Maga civil war or a Maga meltdown, but the Jeffrey Epstein case has split Donald Trump’s supporters like never before. The President has been under siege since a memo on 7 July from the FBI and his Department of Justice said that after a “thorough investigation”,

Days after criticizing his administration for closing the Epstein case, conservative personalities suddenly don't want to talk about it anymore.

The tumult is well underway and multiple questions remain unanswered. Here are the latest developments, commentary, and analysis.

The libel lawsuit was filed the same day that the Justice Department asked a court to unseal grand jury transcripts tied to Jeffrey Epstein's case.

The president seems to have lost his talent for shaping the story of the day. Or did the Wall Street Journal just throw him a lifeline?

No doubt for mainstream-media readers, the Epstein rift came out of nowhere,” said a New York Times reporter. “We had not established how important this story was to a good chunk of the MAGA base.” A political reporter at a rival publication added,

Trump allegedly contributed to what WSJ described as a "bawdy" letter to celebrate Epstein's 50th birthday. In addition to the alleged drawing of a naked woman, the letter – which reportedly had Trump's name on it – had a note that read, "Happy Birthday – and may every day be another wonderful secret."

In the last month alone, competing factions of President Donald Trump’s supporters have repeatedly squared off over the bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities, the “big, beautiful” tax-and-spending bill and Trump’s immigration crackdown.

Donald Trump ‘s continued struggles to quash the conversations about Jeffrey Epstein and his administration’s handling of the so-called “Epstein Files” was once again the first “Hot Topic” of the day on Thursday’s (July 17) edition of The View.

President Donald Trump is facing one of his biggest political tests of the past decade, after spending years hinting at Jeffrey Epstein conspiracy theories.