In the swirl of money and suntanned women that was their Palm Beach-and-Manhattan set, Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein spent nearly 15 years mingling side by side as public friends.

Jeffrey Epstein, a wealthy financier, was convicted of sex crimes involving minors. Connected to elites like Bill Clinton and Donald Trump, his 2019 death in jail sparked controversy. “Epstein Files” contain key evidence,

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.”