Trump, Epstein and Dan Bongino
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The Trump administration is struggling to contain the fallout of a decision not to release any more records related to the wealthy financier’s sex trafficking investigation.
Dan Bongino clashed with Attorney General Pam Bondi and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles in a heated meeting about the Epstein memo that found no client list existed.
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Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino is considering leaving his job over his frustration with how the Justice Department has handled the Jeffrey Epstein files.
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.
Public uproar and internal fighting in the Trump administration over the handling of documents related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein has put a spotlight on FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino and his importance to members of President Trump’s base.
President Trump publicly backed FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino amid reports he may resign over Epstein files dispute with the DOJ.
Bongino took a personal day on Friday and was mulling resigning after a heated exchange with AG Pam Bondi, The Post previously reported.
The former Secret Service agent and conservative media personality is said to be weighing his resignation from the FBI.
The president asked his supporters to “let Pam Bondi do her job” as she faces scrutiny over handling the release of documents related to the disgraced financier.
I personally believe that if Dan Bongino, who is, you know, he's an aggressive guy and he talked about this a lot. And if he, now as deputy director of the FBI says there's nothing there, I think it's reasonable to conclude there's nothing there.