Trump denied Epstein’s letter and will not rule out Gislane Maxwell’s pardon
President Donald Trump explained that he had dropped out of Jeffrey Epstein during a meeting with Scotland’s British Prime Minister.
Podcaster Joe Rogan, who supported President Donald Trump on the eve of the 2024 election, called the administration’s “line in the sand” of the government’s “a line in the sand.”
Rogan’s comments on his widely popular podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, aired on July 25th, with the administration and Republican parties taking up dogs as there is a controversy over Epstein’s investigation.
“This is a line in the sand,” Logan said. “We thought Trump would come in and a lot would be resolved – we’ll drain the swamp. We understand everything.”
“You have this hardcore line in the sand that everyone has been talking about forever, and they’re trying to gaslight you with it,” Logan said.
The Trump administration has dealt with fuss from the president’s Republican and Maga bases over the Department of Justice’s announcement in early July that it will not release the file at Epstein, a former investor convicted sex offender who died while awaiting trial on a 2019 sex trafficking charge.
The president and many of his allies have spent years claiming that Democrats had suppressed evidence of alleged Epstein’s “client list.” Attorney General Pam Bondy reviewed the “truck load” of the Epstein Files in March, saying it could potentially be released.
On July 7, DOJ announced that the investigation had no evidence of the expected client list and no evidence to accus others of Epstein’s death in 2019, and concluded that he had died of suicide.
The backlash against Epstein comes from the Magazine Base and podcast scene
Trump’s previous friendship with Epstein, along with years of speculation that was blazing by many Magazine allies, only increased discord among the president’s supporters, in a scandal filled with conspiracy theories and doubts from the start.
A Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted July 15-16 found that 69% of Americans believe the federal government is hiding details about Epstein’s clients.
Logan is a Trump-friendly podcaster and comedian who opposed the administration’s handling of scandals and joined in similar fury reserves from fellow conservative and conservative figures like Theo Von, Tim Dillon, Tucker Carlson and Andrew Schultz.
In a July 16 social media post, Fon, with millions of subscribers to her podcast and social media channels, recirculated clips from a previous interview with Vance, who appears to have agreed to release files about Epstein’s criminal investigations at the time. Fon writes: “Yeah, what’s changed?”
Commentators and comedians are generally grouped together in the corner of media channels that cater to mostly male audiences, and in the corner of media channels that respond to lean rebuttals to conservatives. Rogan’s Podcasts are the most popular on Spotify, reaching millions of people a week. His 2024 support has often been praised for helping to support then-Trump male voters in the November election.
Kathryn Palmer is a national trending news reporter for USA Today. You can contact her kapalmer@usatoday.com And with x @Kathrynplmr.
