The leading role the former “first buddy” took in stoking the Epstein controversy shows how he remains a potent political risk for Trump months after he publicly left the White House.

"It's hard not to chuckle at the mess the Trump administration has made for itself" over Jeffrey Epstein, said Jonah Goldberg in the Los Angeles Times. For years, the president and his allies stoked conspiracy theories about the disgraced financier,

New polling shows President Trump’s approval rating falling to 37%, driven by a sharp decline among independents—yet he retains overwhelming support from Republicans. As fallout continues from the Epstein case files,