White House, Jeffrey Epstein and Dan Bongino
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Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino had a heated argument over the DOJ's move to close the Jeffrey Epstein case.
The fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein files flap is cascading, further roiling a Justice Department and FBI that have struggled for months to appease the demands of far-right conservative personalities and influential members of President Donald Trump’s base.
A three-peat was not in the cards for President Donald Trump, whose back-to-back A+ weeks were overshadowed by new court losses, more market rattling tariffs, and MAGA outrage over his attorney general’s moves in the Jeffrey Epstein sex case.
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino has issued a striking ultimatum in his fiery feud with Attorney General Pam Bondi over the now-infamous “Epstein files.” Bongino failed to show up to work on Friday and is considering resigning after a tense exchange at the White House on Wednesday over the release of files related to accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein,
After a tense Friday marked by an unprecedented clash between the FBI and the DOJ over the mishandling of the Epstein case, the White House said reports of the alleged clash between FBI deputy director Dan Bongino and Attorney General Pam Bondi are baseless.
Attorney Spencer Kuvin, who represents one of Epstein’s victims, shared: "We certainly knew that Mr. Trump was a close friend of Mr. Epstein during those exact years that Mr. Epstein was molesting these young girls. "These are two gentlemen that definitely ran in the same circles."
Many of President Donald Trump’s close advisers, both inside and outside the White House, have grown increasingly frustrated with Attorney General Pam Bondi’s handling of files related to the Jeffrey Epstein case,
Former White House aide Steve Bannon suggested Friday that the GOP could lose dozens of House seats in the 2026 midterms over the Trump administration’s handling of files related to disgraced