I think some of you continue to misread what is going on.
Trump's friendship with Epstein isn't an issue IMHO - that was known and Trump being in the files isn't that big of a deal.
Lots of peoples' names are in there because of Epstein's connections with the social circles for so long. I don't think MAGA cares whether or not he's in the files as that's not evidence of wrongdoing by itself.
The PROBLEM was that the GQP crazies latched on to this conspiracy theory that Trump was supposed to expose this massive pedophilia ring of powerful people and the "Epstein files" are part of that.
Trump then stupidly promised that he would release these files and expose all of these bad people - delivering the proof the crazies sought so this massive cabal of evildoers can be brought to justice.
He's not only not delivering on that promise, but acting like he has something to hide (or that he's covering for the people who will be exposed.)
MAGA wants the justice that Trump promised them, and he's not delivering.
The story of him being in the files is an inconvenience that he's handling very poorly, and now the story has gotten away from him and snowballed into a life of it's own. Mike Johnson's decision to recess early guarantees that not only will the story not die, but now his membership is going home to furious constituents:
So this likely isn't going away any time soon, and he can't appease the rank and file MAGA because he cannot deliver what he promised.
I've said before this won't "bring down" Trump, but it's a massive friendly fire broadside to the USS MAGA and they are struggling to plug the hole.