Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez faces backlash after labeling Trump a "rapist" on social media amid controversy over the DOJ's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case

Wow who would have thought that electing a rapist would have complicated the release of the Epstein Files?’ the New York Congresswoman wrote on X

US Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been slammed after she called US President Donald Trump “a rapist”. Cortez’s comment led many social media users to accuse the congresswoman of defaming the president.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) was ripped on social media after she called President Trump “a rapist” online — with many suggesting a tweet from the Congresswoman was grounds for a defamation lawsuit from the commander in chief.

AOC called Donald Trump a “rapist” in a post about Jeffrey Epstein. MAGA supporters hit back, accusing her of defamation and demanding a lawsuit.

The Trump administration's handling of what are known as the Epstein files has been creating a firestorm within the president's MAGA base. NPR recaps a timeline of the controversy.

They’ve got videotape and all a sudden they don’t,” Rogan, 57, said on the latest episode of his podcast “The Joe Rogan Experience,” released Tuesday.

Alan Dershowitz, a high-profile defense attorney who joined Epstein’s legal team in 2005 when he was under investigation for sexual relations with underage girls, revealed in a Tuesday op-ed for The Wall Street Journal that Epstein “never created a ‘client list.’”

New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is being accused of defaming President Donald Trump by calling him a "rapist" on social media amid controversy over the Department of Justice's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case.