Trump Is Getting Burned by the Fire He Ignited in Epstein Case

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July 26, 2025

Published in Der Standard
(Austria) on 18 July 2025
by Bianca Blei (link to original link to original)

Translated from by Kirsty Low. Edited by Laurence Bouvard.

<The U.S. president is trying to sweep the Epstein-related conspiracy theories he made socially acceptable under the carpet — without success.

The problem with conspiracy theories is that they can go on forever. After all, if you assume that an "elite" pulls all the strings and decides what can be covered up, then it logically follows that you can't ever trust documents published by the government to be complete.

Donald Trump liked to tell the story of a manipulative "deep state" during the election campaign. But now Trump is at risk of getting burned by the very fire he ignited. He has not kept his promise to clean up Washington and publish all documents relating to the Jeffrey Epstein case, for example — and even if they were made public, MAGA fanatics won’t be satisfied.

Their conspiracy theory alleges that the well-connected sex offender Epstein possessed videos of powerful men engaging in abusive acts. It is therefore suggested that his death may not have been a suicide, but that he was intentionally eliminated. And they want to see the evidence.

Doubt Sown

The problem, however, is that Trump was apparently Epstein's friend and appears in the documents. It is unclear what he knew about the cases of abuse. But his supporters are not taking Trump's reluctance to publish the results of the investigation well. Perhaps this won’t shake any of his fanatical fans, but it will at least raise doubts. If Trump lied about this, what else did he lie about? The Epstein files will not topple Trump, but they could pose political challenges for him in the future.

Trump verbrennt sich in der Causa Epstein am eigenen Feuer

Der US-Präsident versucht, die von ihm salonfähig gemachten Verschwörungstheorien im Fall Epstein unter den Teppich zu kehren – erfolglos

Die Krux bei Verschwörungstheorien ist, dass sie endlos andauern können. Denn wenn man davon ausgeht, dass eine "Elite" alle Strippen zieht und entscheidet, was vertuscht werden kann, dann kann man per Definition gar nicht davon ausgehen, dass Dokumente, die die Regierung veröffentlicht, jemals vollständig sind.

Donald Trump hat im Wahlkampf gern die Geschichte eines manipulativen "tiefen Staates" erzählt. Doch nun droht sich Trump an dem von ihm selbst angefachten Feuer zu verbrennen. Denn sein Versprechen, in Washington aufzuräumen und etwa alle Dokumente zur Causa Epstein zu veröffentlichen, hat er nicht eingelöst – und selbst nach der Veröffentlichung würden die Maga-Fanatiker nicht zufrieden sein.

Der gut vernetzte Sexualstraftäter Jeffrey Epstein soll laut ihrer Verschwörungstheorie Missbrauchsvideos von mächtigen Männern besessen haben. Sein Suizid soll deshalb gar keiner gewesen sein: Man habe ihn beseitigt. Und sie wollen die Beweise dafür sehen.

Zweifel gesät

Das Problem ist jedoch: Trump war offenbar Epsteins Freund und kommt in den Dokumenten vor. Was er über die Missbrauchsfälle wusste, ist unklar. Doch dass Trump sich so windet, die Ermittlungsergebnisse zu veröffentlichen, macht kein gutes Bild bei seinen Unterstützern. Womöglich gerät dadurch keiner seiner fanatischen Fans ins Wanken, doch es keimen zumindest Zweifel. Wenn Trump in der Sache gelogen hat, in welcher dann noch? Die Epstein-Files werden Trump nicht stürzen, aber sie könnten seine zukünftige Politik erschweren.

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