How the Jeffrey Epstein row plunged Maga world into turmoil – a timeline

Saga has pitted Trump against his base, with the president pleading with supporters to not waste time' on Epstein

The Department of Justice's announcement that it did not have a list of Jeffrey Epstein's alleged clients, and that the convicted sex offender was not murdered, has plunged the rightwing world into turmoil.

Conservative commentators and media figures, some of whom spent years pushing conspiracy theories about Epstein's death, have accused the government of covering up the hedge fund manager's crimes, with calls growing for Pam Bondi, the attorney general, to resign.