Why MAGA is obsessed with Epstein − and why the files are unlikely to dent loyalty to Trump

By: Alex Hinton, Rutgers University - Newark, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: November 18, 2025

Words: 1,310

Last Updated: 6 days, 12 hours ago

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By Alex Hinton, Rutgers University - Newark

With the latest shift by President Donald Trump on releasing the Epstein files held by the U.S. Department of Justice – he’s now for it after being against it after being for it – the MAGA base may finally get to view the documents it’s long wanted to see. On the afternoon of Nov. 18, 2025, the House voted overwhelmingly to seek release of the files, with …

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