The president is attempting to keep calm in front of the cameras, but behind the scenes he’s fuming.
Donald Trump is reportedly getting more and more fed up with his administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein drama that has consumed headlines for weeks.
Trump is frustrated that the scandal has overshadowed his agenda and dominated the news, two people familiar with his thinking told The Washington Post in a Sunday report.
Nearly a dozen sources close to the situation spoke to the Post about the issue, painting a picture of an administration adrift, lacking a clear strategy and blindsided by the intensity of the backlash—particularly from Trump’s own base. Many officials had reportedly hoped that Americans would move on from the unreleased Epstein files, underestimating the sustained outrage.
Doubtful since many Democrats and their funders are likely in the Epstein files, and the expectation in your scenario would be that they would be released. Remember, Christina Pelosi said “it’s likely that some of our faves are implicated”.
So they won’t.
The Democrats will do what they always do: Feign opposition, if something actionable develops, they will find some mechanism, a parliamentarian, a “blue slip rule”, to snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory.