Two things appear to be true about the ongoing controversy over Donald Trump’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and his administration’s reluctance to release all the files related to the case:

Let’s go through each of those points.

While there’s no question that the Epstein files story has led to more public rebellion from key MAGA influencers than we have seen, well, ever, I think you have to be very careful not to assume that we are witnessing some major splintering of the party base.

But there is zero evidence in polling data that suggests there is any statistically significant erosion of Trump’s numbers among self-identified Republicans.

Recent Gallup polling has reconfirmed Trump’s rock-solid support among GOP voters. And that is far from an isolated result. The........

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