I am incapable of discussing White House turmoil for more than a few lines without referencing the Watergate Scandal. One of the things Nixon did wrong in handling it — and of course, there were many — was to not answer every accusation in real time. The strategy was to let his opponents amass their evidence and formulate their version of what happened…then Nixon would come forth with his version, which would knock down every point in their case. This did not work.
Regarding L'affaire Epstein, Trump is taking the opposite approach, trying to knock down every bit of evidence and every charge the minute it surfaces. The result is that he has no coherent explanation for anything; just a lot of factoids and falsehoods whipped up on the spot to answer each day's new revelations…and in so doing, he's creating the next day revelations. His answer the other day about why he and Epstein supposedly parted ways — Epstein purloined employees including sex-trafficking victim Virginia Giuffre from Mar-a-Lago — creates more questions. And his answers to those questions will create more and more and more…