What do thousands of pages of newly released material reveal about the well-documented relationship between convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and President Donald Trump?
Not much of anything, according to some of the right-wing influencers who have long been clamoring for the government to release more information about Epstein and his crimes.
“To me, these are nothingburgers. If they’re even real,” pro-Trump podcaster Jon Herold said on his Badlands Media Rumble livestream on Wednesday. Herold gained an audience in the wake of the 2020 election after spreading QAnon-adjacent conspiracy theories.
I’m increasingly of the opinion it’s cultural narcissism. Look into DARVO - Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender - and you’ll see the majority of responses from these talking heads, including the shitty Garfield cosplayer currently in office.