MAGA anger over Epstein files gives Trump limited options to quell divisions

Published July 14, 2025 4:36pm ET



President Donald Trump is staring down a brewing civil war within his MAGA coalition stemming from his administration’s handling of evidence in the Jeffrey Epstein case, with limited options to tamp down anger.

For years, top Trumpworld figures, some of whom currently hold top administration posts, and even the president himself, speculated about Epstein’s death and his alleged blackmail operation.

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