Poll Shows Widespread Disapproval of Trump's Handling of Epstein Files
By: Peter Wade
trump demonstrates a textbook example of how to create the impression of absolute guilt with his actions.
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Seven out of 10 respondents said the president is not handling the Epstein files well, while 63 percent said they believe his administration is hiding information related to the case
Americans are overwhelmingly skeptical of Donald Trump's handling of information related to the Jeffrey Epstein case. In a new UMass Amherst national poll, 70 percent of respondents said Trump is not handling the Epstein case well, while only 18 percent said he is.
Among respondents who were aware of Epstein, the deceased billionaire and convicted sex offender, 63 percent agreed that the Trump administration "is hiding important information" about the case. Of those who said the administration is hiding information, a staggering 81 percent blamed Trump for it. Others in Trump's orbit also received blame, including Attorney General Pam Bondi (59 percent), FBI Director Kash Patel (49 percent), and House Speaker Mike Johnson (47 percent). Just 16 percent blamed Democrats in Congress.
The president's overall approval rating also took a dive to 38 percent, down six points since April.
This new data seems to back up reports that Trump has lost significant ground with his MAGA base over the Epstein issue. He came to power in part because his followers believed he would root out corruption and the deep state. But as news continues to break about his yearslong friendship with Epstein amid reports that Trump is named multiple times in the files, the president's credibility is fading. Fifty-nine percent of poll respondents aware of Epstein said they believe he and Trump were "once good friends."
Trump isn't helping himself either. He complained last week that Epstein "stole" one of his victims from her job at Trump's Mar-a-Lago property. And the Bureau of Prisons under Trump recently transferred Epstein's longtime partner, Ghislaine Maxwell, to a lower-security facility after she met with Deputy U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche. Her move to a less strict prison has drawn scrutiny, considering Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking.
When asked about what Maxwell and Blanche discussed, Trump said he thought Blanche "just wants to make sure that innocent people aren't hurt" in case the Epstein documents are released. The administration, seeking to quell discontent and citing "abundant public interest," has asked two judges to release grand jury testimony from hearings to indict of Maxwell and Epstein on sex-trafficking charges. But the administration is still facing pressure to release other documents the Justice Department possesses related to the case.
Despite the administration's claims that no list of Epstein clients exists, 70 percent of poll respondents said they believe there is such a list. Attorney General Pam Bondi released a memo last month announcing that following an "exhaustive review," DOJ officials decided there was not evidence of an "incriminating 'client list.'" That's despite Bondi herself saying in February that the list was "sitting on my desk right now to review" when asked about it on Fox News.
Trump, growing frustrated with his supporters criticizing him over Epstein, lashed out in a post on Truth Social last month: "[Democrats'] new SCAM is what we will forever call the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax, and my PAST supporters have bought into this 'bullshit,' hook, line, and sinker… Let those weaklings continue forward and do the Democrats work," he wrote. "Don't even think about talking of our incredible and unprecedented success, because I don't want their support anymore."
Tatishe Nteta, director of the UMass Poll, tells Rolling Stone, "What was once a discussion held on the fringes of American politics has in recent weeks become center stage, with stories concerning Epstein garnering immense coverage in newspapers and cable news programs. Americans have been paying attention as a whopping 96 percent of Americans have read, seen, or heard something about Jeffrey Epstein."
He adds, "Given the widespread belief that President Trump has mishandled the release of information in this case and that the Trump administration is hiding information pertaining to the Epstein case, this controversy has the potential to do untold damage to the MAGA movement and a Republican Party already facing an uphill battle in the 2025 and 2026 midterm elections."
A Republican strategist familiar with Trump's political operation told NBC News last week that the Epstein issue could harm Republicans at the polls in 2026. "This is a major problem and could hurt turnout in the midterms," the strategist said. "It signals betrayal to those who believed the president would expose the deep state. His team made promises, then doubled down.
"For the base that believes the deep state is real and that Epstein was part of it, this feels like the ultimate knife in the back," the strategist added.
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comments like that will survive in this group ...
christo-fascists will still worship their savior and pedophile president ...
Most likely outcome IMO - it will be convincingly shown that Trump knew Epstein was molesting underage females and didnt care (as always he role models Jim Jordan). In reality that would be devastating to a politician, but we no longer inhabit reality.
I’m torn.
On the one hand, I think it’s good that such a strong majority disapprove of something in this administration.
On the other hand, it’s depressing that this is the thing people are paying attention to. Not the attempt to overturn the 2020 election, and the defense of that attack on the Capitol. Not the daily, blatant lies. Not the blowing up of trade agreements. Not the distraction of attacking women and people of color. Not the tax break for billionaires at the expense of the poor. Not the anonymous, masked marauders snatching people off the streets. Not the bitcoin grift. Not the bribes for pardons and access. And of course, more.
It is good to see, that irregardles of how ignorant they are, they still have a soft spot for children being sexually assaulted, raped, and just basically manipulated.
I Believe it is a very positive sign, from a group whom I do believe has let Ignorance Rule, that they have finally found something to galvanize them all on, against the one whom they have given a pass for, on every other conceivable violation of our nation.
Imagine being shocked that the lurking creeper in Miss Teen USA dressing rooms might be involved in trafficking young women for sex.
And this has been reported by many. It would be such a stretch for Trump to know about, and most likely participate in, the violation of underage girls. Who would have thought a guy who just grabs them buy the pussy, dates porn stars, has been convicted of civil sexual assault(rape in my eyes), and has had twenty some accusers come forward to say Trump sexually assaulted them could possibly have known one of his close buds was trafficking and raping young girls, some he "stole" from Mar A Largo....? zunbelievable
In the long run, I think trump will pay...
his kids will definitely pick up his tab ...
Trump is desperate to make this go away.... So desperate that he is ordering the DOJ to to investigate Obama.....for what, no one knows..it's distraction, nothing more.
I guess only white presidents have immunity ...
He's not handling them as much as having his minions throw up lies and smoke screens as a distraction.
He was on the plane logs to the island. He is in those files for good reason and this issue is the only issue in many years that actually UNITES Americans on this one issue.
Everyone wants the files released but him and his minions.