Democrats are latching on to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. On Tuesday, they trolled Republicans in online posts and demanded records be released, reveling in a rare backlash roiling President Donald Trump's fiercely loyal base.

Days after criticizing his administration for closing the Epstein case, conservative personalities suddenly don't want to talk about it anymore.

President Donald Trump outraged many of his supporters after the Justice Department published an unsigned memo saying it would not release any more documents related to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. For years, Trump and some members of his administration fanned conspiracy theories about the content of the files.

Democrats in Congress want to force votes to release the full Jeffrey Epstein files. The party’s candidates are bringing up the Epstein case in campaign speeches. And at least one potential 2028 contender is fundraising off the furor.

Some conservative Republicans in Congress are breaking with the President Donald Trump's handling of the case involving the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the latest development in a rare MAGA revolt against the administration.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) told right-wing podcaster Benny Johnson that he supported the release of the Epstein files days after Trump’s Justice Department said the matter was effectively closed.

Meanwhile, Newsmax, which often jockeys with Fox for Trump’s approval, mentioned the Epstein fallout at least 60 times on Monday, according to the transcript search, mostly to defend Trump while continuing to chide Bondi for not releasing the alleged files.

“The faulty assumption Trump and others make is they can peddle conspiracy theories without any blowback,” said Matt Dallek, a political scientist at George Washington University. “The Epstein case is a neat encapsulation that it is hard to put the genie back in the bottle.”

Police seized phone message pads from Epstein's Palm Beach mansion in 2005. Two messages were from Donald Trump.

Megyn Kelly argues why getting to the truth of Jeffrey Epstein really matters and why President Donald Trump should listen to the MAGA base. From "The Megyn Kelly Show" on Tuesday: MEGYN KELLY: It's interesting because there are some right-wing pundits online now who are saying no one cares about Jeffrey Epstein,

President Trump is facing a MAGA backlash over Jeffrey Epstein, and Trump’s broken 2024 pledge to release all files. MSNBC’s Ari Melber reports, joined by New York Times’ Emily Bazelon and Michael Grynbaum.