Here’s what to know about the disturbing facts and unsubstantiated suspicions that make Jeffrey Epstein, a registered sex offender, a politically potent obsession.

In his July 14 article “On Jeffrey Epstein, Trump rolls out a new conspiracy theory about the conspiracy theory,” MSNBC’s Steve Benen’s points out three inconsistent theories espoused by the Trump administration.

Jeffrey Epstein committed terrible crimes, but conspiracy theories regarding his connection to intelligence agencies are thin.

The debate over a federal investigation into the late, disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein continues to stir. But why? A journalist and conspiracy theory expert joined Scripps News to explain.

FBI director Kash Patel was adamant that “the conspiracy theories just aren’t true” amid a brewing MAGA firestorm over notorious sex predator Jeffrey Epstein. Last week, an FBI and Justice Department memo concluded Epstein didn’t have a “client list,

A Fox News reporter held White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s feet to the fire on Jeffrey Epstein on Thursday. A day after President Donald Trump complained on Truth Social that MAGA supporters fixated on the “Jeffrey Epstein hoax” were “buying into bulls--t,

Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley on Tuesday pushed for the Trump administration to release files about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein “and let the chips fall where they may.” “This is why people don’t trust government.

The problem with a conspiracy theory is, of course, the more you talk about it, the more interest people take in it. The whole thing is born of distrust — so who wants to listen to someone telling them there’s nothing to see, even if that someone is Trump himself?