The Jeffrey Epstein morass surrounding President Donald Trump is deepening amid growing defiance by some Republicans and despite the administration’s most inflammatory attempt yet at distraction.

The political divide over documents related to the late Jeffrey Epstein grew in the Senate this week, where Democrats pushed for transparency while Republicans argue Congress has limited power to release the files.

President Trump can’t seem to escape fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal as questions swirl about the meeting between Deputy AG Todd Blanche and Ghislaine Maxwell. Former congressman Conor Lamb and Republican strategist Annalyse Keller join The Weekend to discuss.

Several GOP senators spoke out Thursday, a day after the Wall Street Journal reported Attorney General Pam Bondi and her deputy Todd Blanche informed Trump in May that his name appeared multiple times in the Epstein files that the Department of Justice and the FBI reviewed.

Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin tees up a resolution demanding the Epstein court documents be unsealed, and challenged Democrats amid simmering drama over the late sex offender's files.

As observer asked, in reference to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, “What exactly do Trump and his administration need cover for?”

Democrats planning Epstein-focused town halls in GOP districts - So-called ‘Epstein files’ and who is in them continues to divide Republicans

Seth takes a closer look at Donald Trump hanging up on CNN after they asked him questions about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

Former Democratic Congressman Jamaal Bowman from New York joins 'The Weekend: Primetime' to discuss the ongoing pressure the Trump administration faces to release the Epstein files in full and the lengths the president has gone to in order to deflect.