Jeffrey Epstein, the man at the center of a conspiracy theory creating political headwinds for President Donald Trump, was facing federal charges of sex trafficking underage girls when he was found dead in his New York prison cell.

The persisting furor over files related to accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein has forced President Donald Trump into an unfamiliar role: trying to shut a conspiracy theory down.

ABC News senior political correspondent Rachel Scott reports on the political fallout of the DOJ’s handling of the Epstein case.

GOP strategist Matt Wylie writes that by gaslighting the American people over Jeffrey Epstein, President Trump raises a troubling question: What’s in the files?

House Democrats demand a public hearing on the Jeffrey Epstein case, seeking testimony from AG Bondi and FBI officials amid Republican divisions over released memo.

According to the news network, in the wake of MAGA outrage following this week’s DOJ and FBI announcement that there was no evidence of the long-rumored list of clients once held by the deceased American financier, child sex offender and sex trafficker Epstein, Bongino had been considering his exit over tensions with Bondi.

Senator Jon Ossoff talks with Jen Psaki about the issues that are resonating with voters he is encountering at political rallies, including Donald Trump's reluctance to deliver on his promise to release information in the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein,

Chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett joins "CBS Mornings" to break down the DOJ claims that Jeffrey Epstein didn't have a client list and the potential political divisions over handling of the Epstein documents.

The Wall Street Journal’s July 17, 2025, report alleging Trump’s suggestive letter in Jeffrey Epstein’s 2003 birthday album ignited a $10 billion libel lawsuit and intensified calls for Epstein file disclosures,