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| The MAGA movement erupted in disbelief Monday after top
| administration officials said convicted sex offender
| Jeffrey Epstein had not blackmailed elite figures, kept a
| "client list" or been murdered in prison.
|
| Why it matters: MAGA's fundamental distrust of the "deep
| state" sparked years of conspiracy theories over Epstein's
| suicide in prison while facing federal sex trafficking
| charges. Now, even declarations from movement stalwarts
| like Kash Patel and Dan Bongino, the top two officials at
| the FBI, are not enough to placate adherents.
|
| What they're saying: Social media lit up with posts casting
| doubt on the findings Sunday and Monday, even questioning
| the integrity of Patel, Bongino and Attorney General Pam
| Bondi, who were either longstanding allies of President
| Trump or prominent figures in MAGA media themselves before
| entering the administration.
| ... <https://www.axios.com/2025/07/07/jeffrey-epstein-trump-maga-patel-bongino>

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