On a Wednesday podcast, "The View" co-host Joy Behar said President Trump might be threatening former "View" co-host Rosie O'Donnell’s U.S. citizenship status to distract from the Jeffrey Epstein story.

Update: Since this was filed, Charlie Kirk has abandoned his pledge to stop talking about Epstein and has returned to the topic. It is further proof that MAGA influencers are torn between their love of conspiracy theories and their desire to cover for Trump.

President Donald Trump's insistence that his MAGA supporters give up in their efforts to get to the bottom of the Jeffrey Epstein case is only pouring gasoline on the fire. That's according to longtime journalist Kara Swisher,

Elon Musk, who recently stepped down as the head of DOGE, has been flooding his X feed with criticism of President Trump over his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

Some of the most influential voices in right-wing media are rejecting Trump’s call to stop wasting “time and energy on Jeffrey Epstein.”

The Epstein Cover-Up Conspiracy Theories Are Still Totally Unproven, Nonsensical, and Dangerous. John Ziegler Nov 7th, 2019, 10:30 am . Share. X. Facebook. Copy Link .

I personally believe that if Dan Bongino, who is, you know, he's an aggressive guy and he talked about this a lot. And if he, now as deputy director of the FBI says there's nothing there, I think it's reasonable to conclude there's nothing there.

Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi claimed to possess Jeffrey Epstein's "client list," sparking controversy and conspiracy theories. The DOJ and FBI refuted the existence of such a list after an exhaustive investigation. The White House deflected questions about Bondi's claims, referring inquiries back to her.

And, the story goes, the investigation that determined Epstein committed suicide was not an investigation at all, but a cover-up by President Joe Biden's Justice Department for the same nefarious purpose.