President Trump’s handling of concerns related to Epstein recently provoked a rare eruption among the president’s most loyal supporters, prompting MAGA leaders to caution that some in Trump’s base could become disillusioned enough to sit out the midterm elections.

Donald Trump's past ties with Jeffrey Epstein are under scrutiny after the US president slammed a Wall Street Journal report that he sent a lewd letter to the infamous sex offender as "fake news." In 2003,

Trump said on Sunday that his poll numbers have skyrocketed since the Department of Justice faceplanted with a memo about Epstein’s case files.

"I have asked the Justice Department to release all grand jury testimony with respect to Epstein," Trump said.

Trump has tried to damp down speculation, fanned mainly by Democrats, that the withheld files contain evidence of a deep connection between Trump and Epstein. Trump has reacted with outrage and disdain, even at members of his political base who have pressed for the files to be released.

President Trump is vowing to sue the Wall Street Journal and owner Rupert Murdoch over the outlet’s bombshell story detailing a 2003 birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein bearing Trump’s name and a drawing of a naked woman.

Here is a timeline of Epstein and Trump’s relationship. Though it is not known when Epstein and Trump first met, Trump told New York magazine in 2002 that he had known Epstein for 15 years, which would date back to the late 1980s. “Terrific guy,” Trump said in the 2002 interview.

President Trump has dismissed recent interest in the Jeffery Epstein case and distanced himself from the convicted sex offender. NBC News’ Hallie Jackson details the relationship between the two.

His towering buildings and cash attracted many figures within the city. Jeffrey Epstein eventually found his way to Trump too.

Even President Donald Trump doesn’t seem to think his angry and chaotic efforts to end the renewed storm over convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein will work.