MAGA, Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein
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Raw Story on MSNMAGA loses it as death of Epstein lawyer triggers fresh spiral: 'All died under Trump!'The death of legendary criminal defense lawyer Roy Black, who helped secure a controversial plea agreement for Jeffrey Epstein two decades ago, sent conspiracy theorists in a fresh spiral or outrage.
Trump knew Epstein socially in the 1990s and early 2000s and Epstein’s longtime pilot, Lawrence Visoski, has testified that Trump flew on Epstein’s private plane multiple times. Trump has denied ever being on the plane and there is no evidence he was involved in wrongdoing.
A network of MAGA bots has no idea what it’s supposed to say about Jeffrey Epstein, much to the amusement of Rachel Maddow. The MSNBC host on Tuesday unpacked new reporting from NBC News about hundreds of X accounts that use artificial intelligence to send automated replies showing support for right-wing messaging.
Trump attempts to refocus on what he sees as his accomplishments, six months into his second term, and away from Jeffrey Epstein. And a judge was assigned to the DOJ's motion to unseal grand jury testimony from the Epstein case.
Plus, meet the people trying to decipher why hail is becoming a bigger problem, and Scottie Scheffler inches closer to a career Grand Slam.
ANALYSIS: For days, Donald Trump couldn’t get his MAGA base to drop their anger over the Epstein files. However, as Justin Baragona writes, it appears that the Wall Street Journal’s bombshell report gives the right the perfect opportunity to unite in its shared hatred of the mainstream media.
Rep. Thomas Massie and Rep. Ro Khanna are leading a bipartisan push to force a vote to compel the DOJ to release the remaining Epstein files. Rep. Khanna joins The Weeknight to explain what he says is coming next.
Some leading voices in President Trump’s MAGA base who criticized his handling of the Epstein files are now rallying to his defense after a Wall Street Journal story.
Tulsi Gabbard teased the release of “further documents tomorrow” after Barack Obama’s office firmly rebutted her “ridiculous” claims that he conspired to subvert the 2016 election. The director of national intelligence appeared on Newsmax on Tuesday night to defend her allegations against Obama administration officials,