UNDERNEWS: Epstein files

January 31, 2026

Epstein files

NBC News - President Donald Trump's handling of the Epstein investigation has been widely unpopular, polls show, in part because a notable share of Trump's supporters has disapproved of how the administration has navigated this issue.

A New York Times/Siena poll conducted Jan. 12-17 found 66% of registered voters disapproved of how the president has handled the Epstein files, including 28% who said they voted for Trump in 2024. The poll found 22% approved of how the president has handled the issue, while 12% said they did not know or refused to answer the question. The survey's margin of error is plus or minus 2.8 percentage points.

Our NBC News Decision Desk poll powered by SurveyMonkey, conducted Nov. 20-Dec. 8, found 71% of Americans disapproved of how Trump has handled the Epstein files, including 27% of self-described supporters of the “Make America Great Again” movement. Just 29% of Americans in the survey, which has a margin of error of plus or minus 1.9 percentage points, approved of the president's handling of the files.

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