Here is a timeline of Epstein and Trump’s relationship. Though it is not known when Epstein and Trump first met, Trump told New York magazine in 2002 that he had known Epstein for 15 years, which would date back to the late 1980s. “Terrific guy,” Trump said in the 2002 interview.

Onetime concerns over fanning Epstein-related conspiracy theories have faded as Democratic candidates, members of Congress and party accounts attack Trump and seek to divide MAGA.

Donald Trump's approval rating has dropped in two polls as he faces criticism for his administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. The president lost six approval points in a Morning Consult poll and one point in a Napolitan News Service poll between surveys taken last month and this month.

Trump faces MAGA backlash over Epstein as calls for transparency grow and loyalists demand the files be released.

The president’s advisers have apparently hit on four ways they could seek to defuse the carnage sparked by the Department of Justice’s latest findings on the disgraced financier’s case.

Elmo’s X account has been reclaimed after Sesame Workshop said it was hacked following antisemitic posts and negative comments about President Donald Trump. The popular “Sesame Street” character has more than 650,000 followers, and some of the offensive posts were related to Jeffrey Epstein and Trump.

The former Secret Service agent and conservative media personality is said to be weighing his resignation from the FBI.

President Donald Trump’s adviser-turned-foe Elon Musk demanded that the Trump administration release the so-called Epstein client list related to the late convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Trump’s base has been outraged for several days over dissatisfaction with Attorney General Pam Bondi,