The ugly story that won’t go away for Donald Trump

Poynter · Tom Jones · last updated July 17, 2025 – 3:33 AM

Looks like the Jeffrey Epstein story is really starting to get to President Donald Trump.

His administration has been facing more and more scrutiny and criticism, especially from within the MAGA world, ever since downplaying the so-called “Epstein Files” and saying there was nothing more to see or talk about.

Just this Tuesday, Trump said, “I don’t understand what the interest or what the fascination is.”

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