It was Musk himself who wrenched the Epstein affair back into public consciousness during his first open spat with Trump in June. In a now-deleted X post, Musk wrote, “@realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public.” Trump has not been officially accused of any wrongdoing connected to Epstein.

The House Speaker said he is "for transparency," in a moves that breaks with Trump's calls to move on from the Epstein case review.

Some conservative Republicans in Congress are breaking with the President Donald Trump's handling of the case involving the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the latest development in a rare MAGA revolt against the administration.

President Trump is facing a MAGA backlash over Jeffrey Epstein, and Trump’s broken 2024 pledge to release all files. MSNBC’s Ari Melber reports, joined by New York Times’ Emily Bazelon and Michael Grynbaum.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared to signal support for the release of the government’s files on Epstein during a press conference Monday. “The American people deserve to know the truth,” he said, accoring to The Hill. “What, if anything, is the Trump administration and the Department of Justice hiding?”

The cable news powerhouse has stopped covering the so-called Epstein files, but many other conservative media figures are still heavily scrutinizing the Trump administration’s handling of the situation.

Here’s a look at the Epstein sex trafficking case, how the Trump administration has handled it, and how his supporters have reacted to recent developments.