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The refusal of Trump’s base to believe the DOJ and Attorney General Pam Bondi’s newest assessment of the Epstein files is visibly frustrating the president, who has lashed out at his followers on social media and derided reporters for questioning the new narrative.

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Several prominent Trump supporters have hit back in response to Trump’s Saturday Truth Social post, in which he pleaded for his allies to stop attacking Attorney General Pam Bondi for failing to release the much-anticipated Epstein files. Now, some of his supporters are aiming their attacks not just at Bondi, but at the president, too.

The FBI and DOJ said Epstein did not have a "client list," something Trump suggested during his campaign that he would release.

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In a long social media post, President Trump praised Attorney General Pam Bondi and told his followers to “not waste Time and Energy” on the Jeffrey Epstein case.

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President Donald Trump is facing unprecedented criticism from his biggest supporters over the Justice Department’s handling of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Attorney General Pam Bondi’s decision not to release the files.