Right-wing activist Laura Loomer warned that President Donald Trump’s handling of the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein threatens to “consume his presidency” in an interview on Wednesday, a dramatic rebuke from a presidential confidante that illustrates the growing rupture in the MAGA coalition.

MAGA-friendly media has been torn on how to respond to a base wanting more on the Epstein files and a president who wants them to move on.

President Trump expressed bewilderment at interest in the Jeffrey Epstein case as MAGA voices press for the full release of more files.

Here is a timeline of Epstein and Trump’s relationship. Though it is not known when Epstein and Trump first met, Trump told New York magazine in 2002 that he had known Epstein for 15 years, which would date back to the late 1980s. “Terrific guy,” Trump said in the 2002 interview.

President Donald Trump outraged many of his supporters after the Justice Department published an unsigned memo saying it would not release any more documents related to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. For years, Trump and some members of his administration fanned conspiracy theories about the content of the files.

Donald Trump long accused opponents of hiding a list of Epstein clients. Now Pam Bondi says the list doesn't exist. What was Epstein convicted of?

For years, President Donald Trump and his Republican allies benefited from conspiracy theories that fueled the conservative MAGA movement and targeted his political enemies.

"The most simple explanation is probably the correct one," the host said of the president's unwillingness to release the Epstein files