Don't mention the Epstein list

Listen, guys and, in some cases, gals, stop talking about the Epstein list and any president who might be listed on an Epstein list who may have done unspeakable things with their pal, Jeffrey Epstein

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Donald Trump courted the conspiracy theorist wing of MAGA, who viewed the spray tanned grifter as a white knight who would bring total transparency to the White House and save the world. Trump paid lip service to the tinfoil hat brigade, mentioning the “Deep State” and acknowledging QAnon, while still distancing himself far enough that, when questioned about his conspiratorial supporters, he could wink and nod his way out of being 100 percent associated with them.

But one conspiracy, with enough details grounded in actual fact, has ensnared Trump: namely, his connections with deceased child sex offender Jeffery Epstein.

There are various stories surrounding Epstein’s life, death, and connections, all of which you can Google yourselves. Some are very much rooted in fact. Others are as fanciful as the Easter Bunny. But one of the common threads is that Epstein cultivated a supposed client list of the wealthy, powerful, and politically influential who utilized Epstein’s services to have sex with minors.

Trump partially campaigned on making the so-called “Epstein list” public, tossing red meat at those in his base who saw Trump as a heroic figure who would root out pedophiles from the swamps of Washington, DC. Once in office, Trump and his lackeys at the Department of Justice teased that Attorney General Pam Bondi had the files on her desk. There was a big show where right wing influencers were invited to the White House and were given what was called “Phase 1” of the files. Anticipation mounted for the reveal.

Except Bondi announced there was no Epstein list. And Trump gets big mad when questioned why there is no Epstein list. He wants everyone to stop talking about the Epstein list, if it even existed in the first place. Why, our Orange Overlord wonders, is anyone still talking about Epstein and those who associated with Epstein and have been accused of raping minors as part of Epstein’s sex trafficking network?

Why indeed, Donald?

Now MAGA faces a growing schism between those who want whatever information about Epstein to be released, and those falling in line with Trump’s demands that any talk about Epstein should go the way of Infrastructure Week.

Deceased convicted sex trafficker Jeffery Epstein and his pal, convicted criminal and sexual assaulter Donald Trump, in 1997. Photo by Davidoff Studios/Getty Images

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