The New York Times also published a photo of Trump and the sex offender financier posing with singer James Brown.

We don’t yet know the full story of the Trump administration’s sudden reluctance to release the Jeffrey Epstein files. Its reversal appears to have coincided with the president being told his name appeared in the files,

Yet as Trump has backed away from his promises of disclosure on Epstein, Maga commentators have started to turn on him. The disgraced former general Mike Flynn, a sometime ally who has become a political commentator, posted on social media reminding the president – in capital letters – that the “EPSTEIN AFFAIR IS NOT GOING AWAY”.

President Donald Trump's approval rating has tanked, amid the Jeffrey Epstein files fallout, with less than 30 percent of independents approving of the way the president is handling his job. A new Gallup poll shows Trump’s overall approval rating at 37 percent.

Mark Halperin argued Donald Trump "shouldn't be making decisions" about the Jeffrey Epstein case, citing the fact that Trump and Epstein were "close friends."

Seth takes a closer look at Donald Trump hanging up on CNN after they asked him questions about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche met with Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell today as the Trump administration and Republican lawmakers deal with public backlash over the administration’s handling of the so-called Epstein files.