The fallout from a Justice Department memo on the Jeffrey Epstein case reached a fevered pitch July 11 with reports a top FBI official may resign.

An irate attorney general is said to have confronted the deputy director of the F.B.I. at a tense White House meeting earlier in the week.

President Trump's base is erupting in turmoil over the administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case files. Trump took to social media this weekend in an attempt to calm tensions and made a detailed plea to his base to leave the Epstein matter in the past.

While New York's chief medical examiner ruled in 2019 that Epstein died by suicide, Trump on the 2024 campaign trail said he would declassify federal files on the man. A new report released last week by the FBI and Department of Justice said officials found no such list or proof that Epstein was murdered in custody.

President Trump made a detailed social media plea to his MAGA base about the administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case. Trump reminded supporters of a litany of past grievances and conspiracy theories he has promoted over the years,