By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -For years, President Donald Trump and his Republican allies benefited from conspiracy theories that fueled the conservative MAGA movement and targeted his political enemies.

MSNBC’s Ari Melber reports on the escalating MAGA meltdown and internal crisis sparked by President Trump’s DOJ and its handling of the Epstein files, as Trump continues to attempt to squash the story.

Trump Epstein fallout continues as press secretary attempts to explain president’s ‘hoax’ claims: Live updates - Trump attacks own supporters for continuing to press for release of Epstein files causi

Republicans are evenly split as the White House copes with MAGA demands for more disclosures from the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case.

They’ve got videotape and all a sudden they don’t,” the podcaster said of the government's sudden flip on Epstein files.

House Democrats demand a public hearing on the Jeffrey Epstein case, seeking testimony from AG Bondi and FBI officials amid Republican divisions over released memo.

President Trump publicly backed FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino amid reports he may resign over Epstein files dispute with the DOJ.

The White House is being backed into a corner as talk around the Jeffrey Epstein files continue to stir up mixed feelings from President Trump’s MAGA base. NBC News’ Gabe Gutierrez and Julie Tsirkin report the latest.