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What happens when even Donald Trump’s most loyal allies start
questioning the administration’s handling of one of the most
explosive cases in modern history? We’re about to find out, and
it’s not pretty.

FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino reportedly had a heated
confrontation with Attorney General Pam Bondi over the Jeffrey
Epstein files, and the fallout has been swift and telling.
According to sources, Bongino was so frustrated with Bondi’s lack
of transparency that he took the day off work on Friday, leading
some to speculate that he might have quit altogether.

"He ain't coming back," a source close to Bongino told Axios.

According to the story, both Bongino and FBI Director Kash Patel
are “furious” with Bondi over the blowback her handling of the
Epstein files has caused them. And who can blame them?

Inside the room: During the meeting, Bongino was confronted about a
NewsNation article that said he and Patel wanted more information
released about Epstein earlier, but were held back. Bongino denied
leaking that idea.

"Pam said her piece. Dan said his piece. It didn't end on friendly
terms," said one person briefed on the heated discussion. Bongino
left angry, the source said.

"The fact is, Dan was for releasing the information with the video
and had no problem until he got heat online," a senior
administration official told Axios.

"Bongino found the video with the missing minute. He vouched for it
after a 'thorough review,' he said, and he thought this would end
the matter. When that didn't work, he lost his mind and ran out of
D.C."

Said a pro-Bongino source: "Dan is not the bad guy here. He
shouldn't take the fall."

Here’s where things get interesting: Deputy Attorney General Todd
Blanche felt the need to defend the memo, insisting that all
leadership signed off on it.


When you’re publicly assuring unity, it usually means that there
isn’t any.

The DOJ claims that the enhanced video footage backs the suicide
ruling, saying the FBI boosted contrast, color, and sharpness for
“greater clarity.” Yet somehow, we’re expected to just take their
word for it?

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The memo’s conclusions are hard to swallow: no client list, no
blackmail, no grounds to investigate anyone else? Epstein’s entire
operation revolved around compromising the powerful. Pretending he
acted alone stretches credibility past its breaking point.

The American people deserve better than spin and bureaucratic
squabbling. They want transparency, real accountability, and
answers — not a memo that raises more questions than it resolves.

Bongino and Patel get it: This isn’t just about Epstein’s death.
It’s about restoring trust in a system that claims no one is above
the law. The fact that this memo had to be leaked, not released,
speaks volumes. You don’t win back public trust with half-measures
and cover stories.

Related: Is This What Happened to the Epstein Client List?

If Bondi thinks a whitewashed memo will make this go away, she’s
badly misjudged the moment. The public and her colleagues want the
full truth. When even Bongino is taking days off in frustration,
you know something’s deeply wrong with the strategy.

https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2025/07/11/is-dan-bongino- quitting-over-the-epstein-client-list-debacle-n4941666

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