Trump’s attacks are worsening. Why is he becoming even more vengeful?

By Bruce Wolpe, Non-resident Senior Fellow, United States Study Centre, University of Sydney

Everyone knew that once Congress passed legislation requiring the Justice Department to release all the Jeffrey Epstein files, US President Donald Trump would go on a tear to “flood the zone” with other distractions so he could command the agenda.

And that’s exactly what he did. Over the next four days, Trump met with FIFA President Gianni Infantino in the Oval Office to announce expedited visas for fans at next year’s World Cup (though, pointedly,

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