What are the Jeffrey Epstein files and will they be released?

Trump's reluctance to call for documents' release rankles supporters who claim he has broken campaign promise

A trove of documents related to the child sexual abuse offender Jeffrey Epstein are at the center of a splinter between Donald Trump and his rightwing allies.

While campaigning, Trump said he would release the so-called Epstein files", the documents about criminal investigations into his former friend, who died in jail by hanging in 2019. But since taking office, Trump has appeared to have broken that promise, rankling ardent Maga allies who have spent years calling for the documents' release.