By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -For years, President Donald Trump and his Republican allies benefited from conspiracy theories that fueled the conservative MAGA movement and targeted his political enemies.

President Donald Trump has increasingly been distancing himself from the debacle, calling Epstein's client list a "hoax" created by Democrats.

MSNBC’s Antonia Hylton is joined by Fordham University’s Christina Greer and The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson to break down the ongoing fallout from the Epstein files and how it’s roiling the Trump administration and MAGA world.

The president disavowed longtime backers who are furious over the administration's conclusion that the accused sex trafficker died by suicide in jail and did not possess a secret list of clients.

The fallout of the Epstein case is testing the power the president holds over his most loyal followers, many of whom have broken into open revolt against him.

On July 6, a bombshell dropped on the MAGAverse. Axios reported via leaked Department of Justice documents that the government investigation found no mystery in the death by suicide of disgraced society pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, and that he kept no client list.

President Trump publicly backed FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino amid reports he may resign over Epstein files dispute with the DOJ.