Conservatives, led by key figures in the MAGA movement, have pressed unsubstantiated claims that Epstein was murdered and that “deep state” actors in the government are hiding lists of his clients, videos of crimes being committed and other evidence. Trump himself suggested there was a cover-up.

While the Democratic Party by and large has, in recent years, kept its distance from the conspiracy theories related

He once promised supporters big revelations on the alleged sex trafficker. Now, they’re not accepting his pleas to move on from the story.