Trump administration takes blows from Epstein conspiracy community it once embraced

The Trump administration is stumbling as it seeks to unwind new details about the Jeffrey Epstein case, infuriating its key boosters with a memo concluding the deceased financier was not murdered and did not keep a list of clients.

Figures in the Trump administration have long embraced and even promoted various conspiracy theories, including those swirling around Epstein’s death. And they’ve actively courted influencers and voters who have peddled such matters.

But the administration's...