The Jeffrey Epstein scandal that has engulfed the Trump administration and MAGA world is like an episode of “Seinfeld.” Somebody does something stupid and the remainder of the show is about the reactions of a cast of soulless characters who are so without redeeming qualities, you can’t root for any of them.

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”,

The president's latest Truth Social post suggests he's digging in and willing to alienate his MAGA supporters.

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."

Reporters do not content themselves with “just asking questions”—the internet conspiracist’s favored formulation. They gather evidence, check facts, and then decide what they are confident is true. They don’t just blast out everything that lands on their desk,

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,

The records are at the center of President Trump’s effort to manage fallout from the Epstein case. But unsealing them is complex and requires a judge to sign off.

The lawsuit accuses the newspaper and its parent company of libel after it published an article about a lewd letter bearing Trump’s name among the birthday notes collected as a gift for Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday.