Democrats see opening with Epstein files to drive wedge between Trump and MAGA

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Democrats are taking advantage of the war breaking out between Republicans over the files on disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, putting themselves on the same side as President Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” base, as they call for the files’ release. 

The GOP is fracturing over the Trump administration’s handling of the Epstein case, causing public rifts between top officials at the Department of Justice and the FBI. Prominent, right-wing influencers who largely credited themselves for Trump’s 2024 win are now calling for Attorney General Pam Bondi’s resignation after she suggested in February that the Epstein client list was sitting on her desk. Now, the administration says that list does not exist.

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