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Trump Faces Unrelenting MAGA Demands for Epstein Files as DOJ Advances Maxwell Inquiry

Attacks on Barack Obama following a blocked House vote have failed to placate his hard-line MAGA base’s demands for full transparency.

Le chef de la minorité démocrate à la Chambre américaine des représentants, Hakeem Jeffries (à gauche), aux côtés des élus démocrates Pete Aguilar et Katherine Clark, lors d'un point presse au Capitole de Washington, le 23 juillet 2025
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De gauche à droite : le promoteur immobilier Donald Trump, sa future épouse, Melania Knauss, le financier Jeffrey Epstein et Ghislaine Maxwell posent au club Mar-a-Lago, à Palm Beach, en Floride, en février 2000.
Le président américain Donald Trump s’exprime lors d’une réunion du cabinet à Washington, DC, le 8 juillet 2025.

Overview

  • The Justice Department and FBI declared on July 7 there is no evidence of a secret Jeffrey Epstein client list and announced plans to interview Ghislaine Maxwell for additional information.
  • President Trump has pressed Attorney General Pam Bondi to release Epstein’s grand-jury testimony but has withheld broader FBI and DOJ records.
  • Influencers within the MAGA movement, including Steve Bannon and Charlie Kirk, continue to reject partial disclosures and insist on publishing all related documents.
  • Trump has intensified deflection tactics by accusing Barack Obama of treason and sharing an AI-generated video of Obama’s arrest on his Truth Social platform.
  • Speaker Mike Johnson preemptively blocked a House vote to release the complete Epstein dossier, stalling legislative efforts to meet transparency demands.