MAGA-friendly media has been torn over how to respond to a base that wants more on the Epstein files and a president who wants it to move on.

Last week, the Justice Department announced that it had uncovered no list of Epstein's clients, contradicting previous remarks by multiple Trump officials, including attorney general Pam Bondi. On his Truth Social account,

Donald Trump's Truth Social post defending Pam Bondi has seen more than 36,000 replies so far, many from people unhappy with the president's remarks.

Donald Trump long accused opponents of hiding a list of Epstein clients. Now Pam Bondi says the list doesn't exist. What was Epstein convicted of?

This weekend, tension surrounding Donald Trump's handling of information related to the death and crimes of Jeffrey Epstein reached a new high. Win McNamee / Previously, Trump rattled both left and right-wingers during a cabinet meeting when he questioned why the public would still be demanding answers about Epstein.

President Donald Trump has been ratioed on his own social media platform Truth Social after urging supporters to move on from convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Truth Social users are usually overwhelmingly supportive of Trump, making such backlash against the U.S. president unprecedented on the platform.

President Donald Trump’s recent statements about his administration’s handling of records related to Epstein have seemingly escalated anger from parts of his base.

Now the persisting furor over files related to accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein has forced Trump into an unfamiliar role: trying to shut a conspiracy theory down. Epstein, a wealthy financier and convicted sex offender,