The ‘Epstein Files’ Were Always Going to Blow Up in Trump’s Face

For years, the online right was convinced that the death of Jeffrey Epstein, the powerful and well-connected financier who was found dead in prison in 2019 as he awaited trial for a myriad of sex-trafficking charges, was very suspicious.

Why? Because Epstein has been friends with major Democratic politicians like Bill Clinton and the late New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, as well as other wealthy liberals. (Epstein was also friends with numerous Republicans, but such a detail was irrelevant for most MAGA conspiracy theorists.)