Making matters worse, Trump does not appear to have any good options for moving on from this controversy, in large part because of the legal complexities that surround the case. Below are a few of the potential paths forward,

NBC News' Shaquille Brewster spoke with voters in the conservative town of St. Clair, Michigan about whether the Epstein files should be released and if it changed their views of Trump.

The Trump administration’s efforts to allay concerns about its handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files by pushing for more information have been suspect, at best. The moves seem to be geared more toward creating the appearance of action than producing anything that would amount to the extensive transparency it promised.