MAGA erupts over Epstein scandal, Trump threatens Rosie with denaturalization

The David Pakman Show - July 14, 2025

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The Jeffrey Epstein scandal is causing major turmoil within the MAGA movement as promises from Donald Trump and his allies to expose an “Epstein client list” fall apart. Right-wing figures who once defended Trump are now openly criticizing him, frustrated that the list supposedly doesn’t exist. This broken promise is shaking the movement’s credibility and opening a rare opportunity for the left to highlight Trump’s hypocrisy and push for accountability.

New forensic reports suggest the jailhouse surveillance video from the night Jeffrey Epstein died was doctored. Despite DOJ claims that the footage was raw and unedited, experts found evidence of digital editing, including the use of Adobe Premiere Pro and suspicious missing footage. Trump allies like Pam Bondi have offered weak excuses that fail to explain the missing minute, raising serious questions about whether the Trump administration itself tampered with the evidence.

Trump’s own statements about the Epstein files have been contradictory and confusing. While his attorney general denies any such list exists, Trump admitted on Truth Social that a list is real but claims it was created by Democrats to harm him. This flip-flopping has angered many MAGA supporters who feel betrayed by the lack of transparency and honesty. The backlash was so intense that one of Trump’s posts on Truth Social was “ratioed,” meaning it received far more critical comments than supportive likes.

There is speculation that some insiders within MAGA may be using the Epstein list scandal as a way to quietly distance themselves from Trump. By denying the existence of the list, figures like Pam Bondi and Kash Patel maintain loyalty on the surface but risk angering the base expecting transparency. This could cause MAGA supporters to turn against Trump without directly confronting those insiders, creating a kind of internal power struggle. Reports that key MAGA figures like Dan Bongino are considering resigning over the issue add to the sense of crisis and division.

Adding to the concerns about Trump’s authoritarian tendencies are his repeated threats to strip Rosie O’Donnell of her U.S. citizenship—a legally impossible and unconstitutional act motivated by personal grudge. Despite the clear illegality, Trump’s base cheers these threats. Some argue that this alone is grounds for impeachment and that Congress must take a firm stand before such actions become normalized.

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