A newly launched authorities memo dismissing long-swirling conspiracy theories surrounding Jeffrey Epstein, an American financier and convicted intercourse offender, has triggered sturdy backlash from key figures in Donald Trump’s political orbit, who now accuse the President of undermining the transparency he as soon as promised.
Among the many loudest critics is Trump’s former Nationwide Safety Adviser Michael Flynn, who posted a pointy rebuke on social media. “Please perceive the EPSTEIN AFFAIR will not be going away,” Flynn wrote in a direct message to Trump, warning that unanswered questions would make it more durable for the administration to “transfer ahead on so many different monumental challenges our nation is going through.”
Bannon: MAGA motion dangers electoral collapse
Former White Home chief strategist Steve Bannon echoed the frustration in a fiery speech at Turning Level USA’s Pupil Motion Summit on July 12. He warned that downplaying Epstein’s ties and dying might fracture Trump’s voter base.
“For this to go away, you’re going to lose 10 % of the MAGA motion,” Bannon mentioned. “If we lose 10 % of the MAGA motion proper now, we’re going to lose 40 seats in 2026, we’re going to lose the presidency.”
Megyn Kelly: “Solely two prospects”
Political commentator Megyn Kelly additionally weighed in with skepticism on X (previously Twitter), questioning the credibility of latest regulation enforcement opinions into Epstein’s ties with highly effective figures.
“There are actually solely two choices,” she wrote. “Both there’s no enormous undisclosed there there on Epstein… or there’s a scandal that’s being lined up & it’s at [Trump’s] course.”
Kelly pointed to inconsistencies in Pam Bondi’s public statements as additional proof of confusion or attainable misdirection.
Memo says no “shopper listing” discovered
The White Home memo, launched on Monday, states that after a complete evaluate of over 300 gigabytes of knowledge, authorities discovered no incriminating shopper listing and no indication that Epstein had blackmailed highly effective people.
It additionally reaffirmed the FBI’s long-standing conclusion that Epstein died by suicide in his New York jail cell in 2019 — not on account of foul play.
Trump dismisses the “Epstein obsession”
The backlash reached a boiling level after Trump himself appeared to distance his administration from the controversy, calling it a distraction pushed by Democrats.
“For years, it’s Epstein, over and over,” Trump posted on Reality Social. “Why are we giving publicity to information written by Obama, Crooked Hillary, Comey, Brennan, and the losers and criminals of the Biden administration?”
His submit left many longtime supporters shocked — particularly after Bondi’s earlier feedback raised hopes that long-sought revelations have been lastly coming.
