The tumult is well underway and multiple questions remain unanswered. Here are the latest developments, commentary, and analysis.

House Republicans are trying to formulate a response to the Trump administration’s handling of records in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case.

Call it a Maga civil war or a Maga meltdown, but the Jeffrey Epstein case has split Donald Trump’s supporters like never before. The President has been under siege since a memo on 7 July from the FBI and his Department of Justice said that after a “thorough investigation”,

No doubt for mainstream-media readers, the Epstein rift came out of nowhere,” said a New York Times reporter. “We had not established how important this story was to a good chunk of the MAGA base.” A political reporter at a rival publication added,

Days after criticizing his administration for closing the Epstein case, conservative personalities suddenly don't want to talk about it anymore.

Trump allegedly contributed to what WSJ described as a "bawdy" letter to celebrate Epstein's 50th birthday. In addition to the alleged drawing of a naked woman, the letter – which reportedly had Trump's name on it – had a note that read, "Happy Birthday – and may every day be another wonderful secret."

Facing uproar among his MAGA base over the Jeffrey Epstein files, President Donald Trump is trying to deflect blame to others.

The president's latest Truth Social post suggests he's digging in and willing to alienate his MAGA supporters.

Donald Trump ‘s continued struggles to quash the conversations about Jeffrey Epstein and his administration’s handling of the so-called “Epstein Files” was once again the first “Hot Topic” of the day on Thursday’s (July 17) edition of The View.