After Cayden McBride finishes class in Rome, Georgia, the 19-year-old goes home, opens his laptop, and starts searching. For the past few months, he has been spending hours at a time combing through the Jeffrey Epstein files on the US Department of Justice (DOJ) website and following others online who are doing the same.

Flight logs. Transcripts. Images. Videos. The material released by the DOJ has given new insight into the crimes of the late convicted sex offender and into his high-profile connections. McBride believes the Epstein files still matter, even if the headlines have moved on to the Iran war recently.

As a Christian, I don't believe anybody should endure what these women have been through, he says. There is so much bad stuff in these files.

McBride was a self-described Trump guy and very anti-establishment, but the DOJ's delays and perceived lack of accountability have left him disheartened. He recently expressed hope following a shift in the Attorney General's office, aspiring for renewed focus on the Epstein case.

McBride emphasizes that he will not support anyone connected to Epstein in the upcoming elections, reflecting a broader discontent among Trump's base over how his administration has handled allegations surrounding Epstein.