The American channel MSNBC recently experienced an interruption during its broadcast to air breaking news about US President Donald Trump amid mounting scrutiny over the Jeffrey Epstein files.
The interruption featured a tense clip from a press interview with Trump, in which a reporter confronted the President about losing supporters regarding the Epstein issue, saying, “You mention [losing] supporters when you are talking about the [Jeffrey] Epstein issue…” The reporter pressed Trump, asking if he was disowning supporters who continue to demand transparency about the files.
In response, Trump admitted, “I’ve lost a lot of faith in certain people, yeah,” before turning his criticism towards the political opposition. He suggested that his supporters were “duped by the Democrats,” which is a classic way of holding the previous government responsible for any kind of scandal.
This exchange came as Vice President JD Vance attempted to deflect criticism aimed at the Trump administration for withholding the Epstein files by blaming Democrats. Vance told Fox News that former President Joe Biden did “absolutely nothing” about the scandal during his time in office.
He added, “And now President Trump has demanded full transparency from this. And yet somehow the Democrats are attacking him and not the Biden administration, which did nothing for four years.”
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The Epstein controversy, involving serious accusations of s-x crimes by the convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, has generated intense pressure from Trump’s base for greater clarity. The incident is further complicated by the Trump administration’s refusal to fully release related documents, raising suspicions and accusations of concealment.
During the MSNBC segment, former Trump personal attorney Michael Cohen weighed in on the situation, criticizing Vance’s provenance on the issue. Cohen accused the administration of using its power to silence opposition, stating, “Because they can. Americans knowingly elected a king, and this king intends to use the full power of the executive branch to oppose political opponents. He doesn’t care whether or not you say, ‘Oh, they are hiding something.’ He doesn’t care. As the king, the king sets the rules, and he sets how the game’s going to be played. And that’s what Donald Trump is doing right now.”
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The “most transparent” administration ever.
Epstein’s files?
Scrubbed of Trump’s name 49 times…#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles pic.twitter.com/D6ipZvyBP2
— Paul the other one… (@paulcshipley) August 10, 2025
The controversy surrounding the Epstein files remains one of those very few cases where even the MAGA base has been going against Trump. As the government keeps failing their promise of releasing more data on the case, speculations of Trump’s involvement with the now deceased s-x offender gain traction every moment, causing further tension within the ruling administration.
