In a stunning revelation, Donald Trump's former Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney said Thursday that the president is in the Jeffrey Epstein's files.
"He's in the files. A lot of people are in the files," Mulvaney told Al Jazeera in an explosive interview clip that surfaced online before being published. It was reported by The Daily Beast.
And the former White House insider didn't mince words about why the documents remain sealed.
"But if there was something in the files that [was] particularly damning about Donald Trump, the files would have been released by the Biden administration," he said, suggesting the contents implicate figures from both political parties.
The bombshell comes as Trump faces mounting pressure over his refusal to release documents about the convicted sexual predator, despite campaign promises of transparency. Trump's MAGA base has been furious since Attorney General Pam Bondi stated there was no client list, despite saying previously that she had it on her desk.
Mulvaney, who served as acting chief of staff from 2019 to 2020, also revealed that Epstein was once a Mar-a-Lago member before being kicked out "for being weird."
"There's photographs of them together," Mulvaney acknowledged, referencing the well-documented friendship between Trump and Epstein, whom the deceased financier once called his "closest friend for 10 years."
The revelation has ignited a firestorm within Trump's base, with MAGA supporters demanding answers about why their leader won't release files he promised to make public. In a characteristic meltdown, Trump lashed out at his own supporters Wednesday, calling them "weaklings" for "buying into bulls--t" about the Epstein connection.
"My PAST supporters have bought into this 'bulls--t,' hook, line, and sinker," Trump raged on Truth Social, effectively disowning followers who dared question his handling of the files.
The crisis has exposed deep fractures in Trump's coalition, with a Quinnipiac poll showing 63% of Americans disapprove of his handling of the Epstein files. Even Republicans are split, with only 40% supporting Trump's approach while 36% disapprove.
Conservative commentator Matt Walsh captured the growing frustration: "Trump was elected in 2016 partly on a pledge to 'lock her up.' Arresting and prosecuting powerful and corrupt people has been a core issue for MAGA since its inception."