US Rep. Ralph Norman and other SC GOP leaders, including Tim Scott and Lindsey Graham, respond to whether Trump administration should release Epstein files.

Donald Trump ‘s continued struggles to quash the conversations about Jeffrey Epstein and his administration’s handling of the so-called “Epstein Files” was once again the first “Hot Topic” of the day on Thursday’s (July 17) edition of The View.

As his supporters erupt over the Justice Department's in Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking investigation, President Donald Trump's strategy has been to downplay the issue.

The Jeffrey Epstein scandal that has engulfed the Trump administration and MAGA world is like an episode of “Seinfeld.” Somebody does something stupid and the remainder of the show is about the reactions of a cast of soulless characters who are so without redeeming qualities, you can’t root for any of them.

Some of the most influential voices in right-wing media are rejecting Trump’s call to stop wasting “time and energy on Jeffrey Epstein.”

As many of Donald Trump’s supporters call on attorney general Pam Bondi to leave the US president’s administration over the handling of the Epstein files – namely a “client list” Bondi said was on her desk to review in February,

MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace shares her reaction to how the Epstein files have driven "a wedge of fury and betrayal between the MAGA political movement" and President Donald Trump.

People carry binders bearing the Justice Department seal and titled "The Epstein Files: Phase 1" outside the White House on Feb. 27, 2025. Saul Loeb—AFP/Getty Images. by . Chad de Guzman.

Trump’s decision to seek the release of grand jury transcripts but not Justice Department files comes after a recent article by the WSJ reporting on his ties to Jeffrey Epstein led many to believe the 47th US president may personally be implicated in evidence against the disgraced financier.