Trump dismisses Epstein files backlash as critics say DOJ missed legal deadline

President Donald Trump’s response to the release of court-ordered Jeffrey Epstein files suggests he is operating in an “alternate reality,” according to a USA Today column by Chris Brennan.

Brennan pointed to Trump’s public comments downplaying the controversy, including remarks such as “I thought that was finished” and claims that there was “tremendous backlash” because images were being released of people who “really had nothing to do with Epstein.”

While Trump was correct that the document release has triggered public outrage...