The president battles a rare backlash from his supporters, many of whom say he is hiding vital information. Plus, a climate expert calls for a tax on AI and crypto
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Donald Trump has turned on his Maga base, blasting his supporters as gullible “weaklings” for believing that the government is holding out on crucial information about the disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
What are his supporters upset about? A key sticking point has been the government’s announcement that Epstein did not keep records of a “client list”. It’s particularly contentious because the attorney general, Pam Bondi, had previously said such a list was “sitting on my desk right now to review”, though she later claimed she was referring to other documents.
How were the findings verified? Using open-source information and through analysis by weapons experts.