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OKIsItJustMe

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Fri Jul 18, 2025, 07:44 PM Friday

Embattled MAGA rallies behind Trump after leak of alleged Epstein letter [View all]

Source: AXIOS

Tal Axelrod

The MAGA movement finally began to unite on the issue of Jeffrey Epstein Friday, rallying around President Trump — and against "the fake news media" — after the release of a blockbuster Wall Street Journal investigation.

Why it matters: A pair of explosive developments gave MAGA influencers the cover they needed to suspend nearly two weeks of unprecedented infighting over the Trump administration's handling of the Epstein files.

  • First, the Journal's report that Trump sent Epstein a lewd and bizarre birthday card in 2003 drew threats of a lawsuit from the president and a furious defense from his supporters.

  • Second, Trump directed Attorney General Pam Bondi to seek the release of all relevant grand jury testimony in the Epstein prosecution — the first substantive gesture toward transparency after shutting down the case entirely.


Read more: https://www.axios.com/2025/07/18/trump-epstein-letter-maga-documents



So his desperate efforts are paying off.
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