ABC News senior political correspondent Rachel Scott reports on the political fallout of the DOJ’s handling of the Epstein case.

After a week of angst over Jeffrey Epstein, the GOP base gave President Donald Trump a breather today from the relentless criticism. All it took was a media report suggesting the president was even closer to the disgraced financier than he’s been letting on.

In a Truth Social post on Sunday, the President wrote that his ratings have increased due to a number of his policies.

The DOJ’s move followed days of turmoil and some rare criticism from President Donald Trump’s base over his administration’s chaotic handling of documents related to the disgraced financier. Trump lashed out on social media yesterday,