Division between Republican lawmakers over the Jeffrey Epstein files continued to intensify even as President Donald Trump and his administration seeks to redirect scrutiny toward the president’s political foes and the 2016 election.

Donald Trump and the Jeffrey Epstein files scandal has become a case study in the risks of fanning the flames of conspiracy theories. Brandy Zadrozny and Maura Gillespie discuss the realities and risks of releasing the Epstein files when conspiracies have dominated the process.