Squiz Shortcuts: Trump’s Jeffrey Epstein headache

This is a Shortcut we made in July 2025 about the backlash towards
Trump over the Epstein files. Given the final documents were
released this week, we thought it'd be good to resurface it for you
here. US President Donald Trump is dealing with backlash from his
political base over the case of Jeffrey Epstein, the paedophile and
former financier who died in jail before his case could go to
trial. There’s a long history to this, and it’s arguably the most
significant political issue Trump has had to deal with since he
became President again in January. So in this Squiz Shortcut, we’ll
cover the history between the 2 men and why it’s become such a
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at ⁠⁠⁠nousgroup.com⁠⁠ Squiz Recommends: Reading: A CNN
article: 5 Big Questions about Trump’s Ties to Epstein... It gives
a breakdown of their history together. Listening: This episode on
The New Yorker Radio Hour podcast about MAGA’s Revolt Over Jeffrey
Epstein explores the backlash from Trump’s supporters. Reading: And
we’ve also found this article in the New York Times from the POV of
one of Epstein’s accusers, Maria Farmer, suggesting why there’s a
possibility that Trump’s and other high-profile names could be in
the Epstein files… But just a heads up, you’ll need a New York
Times subscription to access it. Email us: Got a topic you want us
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