"As soon as the legacy media suddenly started caring about it, and only about one person in particular, it became sus to MAGA."
"I'd say MAGA/base looks at Democrats as corrupt and untrustworthy messengers, and anything they do damages credibility of the message."
"selectively leaked emails to the liberal media to create a fake narrative to smear President Trump."
MAGA social media accounts and conservative podcasters largely ignored or downplayed the Epstein email dump in the immediate hours after its release. Elon Musk and Steve Bannon did not post or discuss Epstein that morning despite prior calls for disclosures. Some conservative voices described intensified media attention as politically motivated and thus suspicious to MAGA supporters. Attitudes shifted earlier when The Wall Street Journal reported a sexually suggestive birthday note Trump wrote to Epstein and a confirming photo was later published. Democrats released emails alleging Epstein wrote that Trump "knew about the girls" and "spent hours at my house" with a victim; Trump denied involvement and the White House called the disclosures a selective smear.
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