Some of the most influential voices in right-wing media are rejecting Trump’s call to stop wasting “time and energy on Jeffrey Epstein.”

On podcaster Benny Johnson’s show in 2023, Patel suggested that the FBI was withholding the client list because it contained the names of prominent figures. “Put on your big boy pants and let us know who the pedophiles are,” Patel shouted at congressional Republicans.

President Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt a year ago. The incident has taken on a life of its own, but now some believe he wasn't shot.

Here’s what to know about the disturbing facts and unsubstantiated suspicions that make Jeffrey Epstein, a registered sex offender, a politically potent obsession.

Uscinski noted that Trump and officials in his administration did not do themselves any favors by fanning the flames around Epstein, particularly around Epstein’s death, only to now be told to stop talking about it. But he added that Epstein theories broke beyond partisan lines in ways other conspiracy theories haven’t.

Donald Trump is spiraling over the Epstein files—lashing out at his own supporters, calling them “weaklings,” and pushing a bizarre new conspiracy theory.

Brown's conspiracy theory comes after Trump expressed annoyance with questions about sealed files on Epstein, a convicted pedophile.

The Times in 2024 accused Trump of pushing a false conspiracy theory that members of the Tren de Aragua gang, who had entered the United States illegally, had taken over an apartment building in Aurora, Colo. The article hit at Trump for his “false” claim about the gang takeover.