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.

Right-wing influencers now have to choose between authenticity to their brand, and their loyalty to Trump.

Tensions have been growing inside Trump’s team, with Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel, and Deputy Director Dan Bongino reportedly at odds over the fallout from the Epstein investigation.

After President Trump urged a rattled MAGA base to not "waste [t]ime" on the Jeffrey Epstein case, some are softening their tones. But others still have their teeth sunk in the storyline. The big picture: Trump-world influencers and the president's base were blindsided by the Justice Department and FBI's conclusions that the disgraced financier did not have a "client list" and died by suicide,

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

Conservatives, led by key figures in Trump’s MAGA movement, have pressed unsubstantiated claims that Epstein was murdered and that “deep state” actors in the government are hiding lists of his clients, videos of crimes being committed and other evidence. Trump himself suggested there was a cover-up.

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.

MSNBC’s Ari Melber is joined by Former SDNY prosecutor Maya Wiley and Vanity Fair’s Molly Jong-Fast to discuss the escalating MAGA meltdown and internal crisis sparked by President Trump’s DOJ and its handling of the Epstein files.