MAGA influencers largely dismissed House Democrats' release of the birthday letter President Trump allegedly wrote for Jeffrey Epstein in 2003, claiming the signature is a forgery.

Why it matters: The reaction underscores how thoroughly many of Trump's allies have moved past the scandal surrounding Epstein, the disgraced financier and sex trafficker who died in prison in 2019. • Over the summer, many of Trump's most loyal followers were baffled by the president's insistence on moving on from the case — claiming the government was gaslighting them as they demanded transparency. • But the movement swiftly coalesced behind Trump after The Wall Street Journal first reported about his alleged entry Epstein's birthday book in July, and it hasn't looked back.

What they're saying: MAGA's col

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