After opposing Donald Trump’s megabill, Massie now has the MAGA wind at his back by pressuring the president for more disclosures on Jeffrey Epstein.

ANALYSIS: For days, Donald Trump couldn’t get his MAGA base to drop their anger over the Epstein files. However, as Justin Baragona writes, it appears that the Wall Street Journal’s bombshell report gives the right the perfect opportunity to unite in its shared hatred of the mainstream media.

"When he's ready, he'll let them out," Ed DeLucca, 72, told the BBC, saying he hoped Trump would bring the documents to light. For Mr DeLucca, the rumoured files would ultimately be delivered much like any other Trump promise, such as closing the border or mass deportations of undocumented immigrants.

By tapping into other grievances, President Trump managed to turn one of the most fractious moments for his base into a unifying one.

Trump’s ‘coverup’ in the face of Epstein scoops is making his problems so much worse - NEWS ANALYSIS: President's base is not being fooled by distractions this time, and MAGA crowd recognizes the peril he's in,

The 2019 suicide of disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in a New York jail cell generated conspiracy theories that he was killed by one of his famous connections.

When the Trump administration, not known for understatement, finally engaged with the Jeffrey Epstein controversy, it did so with an understatement of the ages, seeking court approval for the release of grand-jury transcripts because it qualified “as a matter of public interest.”

The Justice Department's evidence on Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking case has sparked a scandal, with both Democrats and Republicans vying for full disclosure and the president's MAGA base refusing to back down,