Trump tells supporters not to 'waste time' on Epstein files. They're not happy
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Donald Trump faces conservative backlash after urging his loyal supporters to stop wasting time demanding the release of unredacted Jeffrey Epstein files.

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This photo shows a dark silhouette profile of President Trump on July 13 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The background is a marigold orange color.

President Trump is facing backlash from his base after defending his administration's review of the so-called Epstein files and downplaying his supporters' distrust in the process.

Last week, a two-page memo from the Justice Department and the FBI said they found no evidence that the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein blackmailed powerful people or kept a "client list," and they reiterated that he died by suicide in his prison cell in 2019.