The President has tried to blame the Democrats, and, more unexpectedly, he has called those in his base who have asked for a fuller accounting “weaklings” and “stupid.”

"All the work that we did to tell the world what happened to us, it’s all being erased," victim Danielle Bensky said.

Despite recent claims by President Donald Trump that former Biden officials doctored files related to Jeffrey Epstein, many of the documents -- including those mentioning Trump and several prominent Democrats -- have been public for years.

After months of pushing back against federal judges and the courts, the president has requested the release of Epstein-related grand jury testimony to be “subject to Court approval.”

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The FBI allegedly instructed agents to “flag” any mention of President Donald Trump while reviewing files related to Jeffrey Epstein.

And some stupid Republicans and foolish Republicans fall into the net.” Trump has tried to damp down speculation, fanned mainly by Democrats, that the withheld files contain evidence of a deep connection between Trump and Epstein.

After a week of angst over Jeffrey Epstein, the GOP base gave President Donald Trump a breather today from the relentless criticism. All it took was a media report suggesting the president was even closer to the disgraced financier than he’s been letting on.