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.

Meanwhile, Newsmax, which often jockeys with Fox for Trump’s approval, mentioned the Epstein fallout at least 60 times on Monday, according to the transcript search, mostly to defend Trump while continuing to chide Bondi for not releasing the alleged files.

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

NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join William Brangham to discuss the latest political news, including the political fallout of the Trump administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case.

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.

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,

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Conservatives, led by key figures in the MAGA movement, have pressed unsubstantiated claims that Epstein was murdered and that “deep state” actors in the government are hiding lists of

MSNBC’s Ari Melber reports on the escalating MAGA meltdown and internal crisis sparked by President Trump’s DOJ and its handling of the Epstein files, as Trump continues to attempt to squash the story.