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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.

Then a new report by the FBI and Department of Justice was released last week saying officials found no such "client list" or proof that Epstein, who died while awaiting trial, didn't commit suicide.

In the last month alone, competing factions of President Donald Trump’s supporters have repeatedly squared off over the bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities, the “big, beautiful” tax-and-spending bill and Trump’s immigration crackdown.

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.

President Donald Trump has come to the defense of Attorney General Pam Bondi amid an all-out revolt among his MAGA base over the administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. But his effort over the weekend to quell the outrage only seemed to add fuel to to the fire.

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

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.

President Donald Trump defended Attorney General Pam Bondi over the weekend amid criticism from some in his base over a memo about accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, writing on Truth Social that Bondi is doing “a FANTASTIC JOB” in her role.

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.