Explainer-What you need to know about Trump, Epstein and the MAGA controversy


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  • Saturday, 19 Jul 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump walks before signing the "Genius Act", which will develop regulatory framework for stablecoin cryptocurrencies and expand oversight of the industry, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 18, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The 2019 suicide of disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in a New York jail cell generated conspiracy theories, fueled by U.S. President Donald Trump's conservative MAGA movement, that he was killed by one of his famous connections.

Here are some facts about Epstein and the current controversy:

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