Trump's new 'shockingly dumb' Epstein ploy will backfire with his base: column

In the wake of the bombshell Wall Street Journal report that revealed new details about the relationship between President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein, the president has ordered the release of grand jury transcripts in an effort to exonerate himself, a ploy that one columnist described as “shocking dumb,” and one that will likely backfire.

“None of it makes sense,” writes The New Republic staff writer Greg Sargent in a column published Friday.

“Now that Trump wants the grand jury testimony...