'It's not going away': New data shows Trump's Epstein scramble blowing up in his face

Public interest in the Jeffrey Epstein case has exploded since the last document drop by the Department of Justice, and new data shows President Donald Trump's ties to the late sex offender are now "more relevant than ever."

The DOJ released millions more documents on Jan. 30 from its investigation into Epstein's alleged sex trafficking network, and CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten showed how interest in the case has been intensified.

"No, it is not going away," Enten said. "If the Trump administration, and Donald Trump in particular, believe that they can wish this story away, the American public have a different tune to sing. What are we talking about here? Well, let's take a look at Google searches for Epstein.

"In fact, in the month of February, it is higher than it's ever been, up like a rocket, up 900 percent versus a month ago, and the top name associated with googling for Epstein? Well, it is Donald Trump. So the story is not going away. It's actually getting searched more and more and more, becoming more relevant in the minds of the American public."

Congress overwhelmingly passed a law compelling the release of the Epstein files, which the DOJ has belatedly and incompletely done, and Enten said the evidence has hurt the president politically.

"Yeah, this is bad political news for President Trump," Enten said. "You know, yesterday we spoke about the fact that Donald Trump's overall approval rating, his net approval rating, was at a record low for term number two. What is the worst issue for Donald Trump of any of the major issues? Look at this, we've got them all up on the screen: immigration, foreign policy, the economy, trade, tariffs and then all the way down the bottom is the Epstein case. Look, he's underwater on immigration, foreign policy, the economy and tariffs, all between minus-16 and minus-25 points. The Epstein case though is on another planet – look at this, minus-39 points. He's 39 points underwater, basically a split between 30 percent approve and 70 percent disapprove."

"The Epstein case is not the story the Trump administration and Trump in particular and Republicans at large want in the news because it is a big political loser for him, and these numbers have remained very consistent," Enten added. "No matter which poll you look at, he's about 40 points underwater on the Epstein case, by far his worst issue, and he's not actually good on the rest of them."

Not even Republicans like the way the president has handled the Epstein case, although they're more forgiving than other demographics.

"If it's absolutely terrible among the center of the electorate, among Republicans, look at this, GOP approve of Trump on immigration, the economy foreign policy, trade/tariffs, all of them basically between 77 and 85, but look at the Epstein case," Enten said. "Just 55 percent of Republicans approve of Trump on the Epstein case. It is something that divides Republicans and is something that the overall electorate really doesn't like. I mean, they love him on almost everything else, but Epstein, not so much."

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