A Washington humiliation leaves Trump more politically exposed on Epstein than ever before

 https://edition.cnn.com/2025/11/19/politics/trump-epstein-files-release-house-senate-analysis

Donald Trump is reeling from a spectacular defeat, easily his worst from his own party on Capitol Hill during two turbulent presidencies, after every step he took to stall and deflect the Jeffrey Epstein saga blew up in his face.

Beyond the difficulty of next steps for Trump, there are the questions of how much political damage he’s suffered in recent days, both within his own party and personal power base and in the country more broadly.