Trump Disavows Supporters Pushing Jeffrey Epstein 'bulls---': 'i Don't Want Their Support Anymore!'

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President Donald Trump connected Wednesday disowned his supporters who person called for nan merchandise of files related to Jeffrey Epstein, chiding them arsenic "weaklings" who "bought into this bulls---."

The lengthy station on Truth Social represents nan clearest divided from nan faction of his MAGA guidelines that has questioned nan Justice Department’s handling of nan case.

My "PAST supporters person bought into this “bulls---” hook, line, and sinker," he said successful nan post, adding, "Let these weaklings proceed guardant and do nan Democrats work, don’t moreover deliberation astir talking of our unthinkable and unprecedented success, because I don’t want their support anymore!"

Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump guidelines togetherJeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump astatine nan Mar-a-Lago property successful Palm Beach, Fla., successful 1997.Davidoff Studios Photography / Getty Images file

This month, nan Justice Department published a memo determining that location was nary grounds of an “incriminating ‘client list,’” prompting renewed consternation successful MAGA world.

Attorney General Pam Bondi successful peculiar has faced disapproval complete her handling of nan case. Asked successful a February Fox News question and reply astir a imaginable customer list, Bondi said that “it’s sitting connected my table correct now to review.” During a furniture gathering past week, Bondi clarified she had been referring to a record related to Epstein.

Trump has powerfully defended Bondi from that criticism, saying connected Saturday, “What’s going connected pinch my ‘boys’ and, successful immoderate cases, ‘gals?’ They’re each going aft Attorney General Pam Bondi, who is doing a FANTASTIC JOB!”

The White House did not return a petition for comment. In caller days, several Republican members of Congress and different salient Trump supporters person pushed for much transparency complete files related to Epstein.

“I’m for transparency,” House Speaker Mike Johnson said during an question and reply pinch blimpish commentator Benny Johnson. “It’s a very delicate taxable but we should put everything retired location and fto nan group decide.”

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., said past week successful an all-caps station connected X that nan DOJ should "release nan Epstein customer list."

Greene and Johnson did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.

Minutes aft Trump’s Truth Social station Wednesday, Greene posted connected X, “My unsighted loyalty and religion is ONLY successful God and Jesus Christ my savior. That is what will guideline my decisions, actions, and votes."

Debate complete Epstein, nan convicted activity offender whose decease was ruled a suicide, has emerged arsenic a responsibility statement successful nan MAGA world. Trump and his friends person for years peddled theories astir Epstein, only for nan president successful caller days to mobility why nan lawsuit "would beryllium of liking to anybody."

"It’s beautiful boring stuff. It’s sordid, but it’s boring, and I don’t understand why it keeps going," Trump told reporters Tuesday evening.

The president was acquainted pinch Epstein, and he told New York Magazine successful 2002 that Epstein was a "terrific guy." After Epstein was arrested, Trump said he had a falling retired pinch him "a agelong clip ago."

Epstein's 2019 decease successful jailhouse was ruled a suicide, and conspiracy theories quickly dispersed aft that he was murdered arsenic portion of a crippled to protect his able and powerful soul circle.

Megan Lebowitz

Megan Lebowitz is simply a authorities newsman for NBC News.

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