Trumpism has always been animated by dark conspiracies about Democrats and "elites" and a belief in the divinely ordained power of Trump to expose and punish his enemies. The failure to deliver on the much hyped promise to release documents associated with the Epstein case--documents now under the control of Trump's own administration--was met with outrage and confusion on the part of Maga voters. In their Left & the Law segment for August 11, 2025, Jan Haaken and Mike Snedeker discuss the dynamics of this case, differences between the Epstein cover-up and previous conspiracies promoted by the far-right, and how the Left should be framing Trump's frantic efforts to free himself of the ghost of Epstein.
See also "The darkest truth about Epstein Files is not a conspiracy theory" by Richard Seymour.
"The Billionaires in the Epstein Files and Their Ties to Israel" by Pam Martens & Russ Martens
Image: Jeffrey Eptsein's final mug shot, upside down. Department of Justice, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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