TrendingWH Responds To Report That Bongino Quit Over Epstein FalloutMartin Walsh July 11, 2025

FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino took the day off Friday after sparring with Attorney General Pam Bondi at the White House about their handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, according to four people familiar with the situation who spoke to Axios.

The issue emerged Wednesday as a result of the government retracting its assertions concerning Epstein, deciding that the convicted sex offender did not have a celebrity “client list” and was not killed in his New York City prison cell in 2019.

Bongino did not show up for work on Friday, causing some insiders to suspect he had left.However, administration insiders believe he remains on the job, despite ongoing internal tensions over the Epstein issue.

The administration presented a security film from outside Epstein’s cell as confirmation that no one had entered the room before he committed suicide.

The 10-hour video had a “missing minute,” which fueled conspiracy theories in MAGA’s online realm about a cover-up around Epstein’s death.

The “missing minute,” according to investigators, was caused by an antiquated surveillance recording system that shuts down every day at midnight to reset and record again. That procedure takes a minute, thus 60 seconds of each day are not recorded.

Bongino, who had pushed Epstein conspiracy theories as a MAGA-friendly podcast host before President Trump selected him to lead the FBI, discovered the video and promoted it publicly and privately as proof that Epstein had not been killed.

That conclusion, supported by FBI Director Kash Patel, another conspiracy theorist-turned-insider, enraged many in Trump’s MAGA movement, and criticism grew after Axios first revealed the release of the video and an accompanying document.

According to two people familiar with Bongino’s position, he became increasingly dissatisfied with Bondi’s handling of the Epstein case as she publicly overpromised and underdelivered disclosuresconcerning an Epstein “client list” that appeared to never exist.

MAGA influencer Laura Loomer, a Bondi critic, said Friday on X thatBongino and Patel were “furious” with Bondi’s handling of the matter.

Some Trump aides have attacked Bondi, but the president “loves Pam and thinks she’s great,” according to a senior White House official.

Patel, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, and Deputy Chief of Staff Taylor Budowich were among those who witnessed Bondi and Bongino’s altercation on Wednesday at the White House.

During the discussion, Bongino was questioned about a NewsNation report claiming that he and Patel had requested additional information regarding Epstein previously but were kept back.Bongino refuted any disclosure of the concept.

“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.”

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche weighed in Friday morning on X, saying that he “worked closely with @FBIDirectorKash and @FBIDDBongino on the joint FBI and DOJ memo regarding the Epstein Files. All of us signed off on the contents of the memo and the conclusions stated in the memo.”

“The suggestion by anyone that there was any daylight between the FBI and DOJ leadership on this memo’s composition and release is patently false,”Blanche added.

https://conservativebrief.com/bongino-epstein-93098/

BONDI OR BONGINO: Bongino Won’t Remain At FBI If Bondi Keeps Job, Source Says

Dan Bongino and Pam Bondi have sparred over the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Mary Margaret Olohan and Zach Jewell Jul 11, 2025

Dan Bongino, the Deputy Director of the FBI, is threatening to leave the bureau if Attorney General Pam Bondi remains on the job, a source close to Bongino tells The Daily Wire.

Bongino is reportedly furious with Attorney General Pam Bondi over her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, which has led many to believe he could walk away from the job that he took in February. The source close toBongino said that he’s effectively issued an ultimatum, saying he won’t work alongside Bondi.

Bongino left a lucrative career in broadcasting to take the job in the Trump administration. He was not present at the FBI on Friday, after a reported spat with the attorney general earlier this week over the Epstein situation.

The rift between Bongino and Bondi intensified on Wednesday, days after the Department of Justice announced there was no evidence to prove that child rapist Jeffrey Epstein had a client list, had blackmailed powerful people, or had been murdered.Bondi had promised to reveal major details in the case five months ago, when there were no massive revelations to bring forward.

The deputy FBI director, who raised questions about Epstein’s death before he was in the Trump administration, said in May that his review of the file and hours of video recording from Epstein’s jail proved that the child abuser committed suicide. FBI Director Kash Patel also said that the evidence the bureau has reviewed shows that Epstein was not murdered.

A source close to the Justice Department told The Daily Wire thatPatel also wants Bondi gone, and that he would consider departing alongside Bongino. The source also said that Patel wants Bondi to unseal more documents.

Now, Bongino is considering sending in his resignation over the fallout with Bondi. While it remains unclear if Bongino will step down, his normally active official social media account has been quiet since Wednesday, when his frustration with Bondi reportedly boiled over.

One source close to Bongino predicted to Axios, “He ain’t coming back.”Trump administration officials, however, are saying that Bongino remains on the job.

Bondi was criticized after stating in February that she had Epstein’s client list on her desk and then walking that statement back earlier this week when the DOJ revealed that it did not find evidence that a client list exists. The DOJ and FBI were also criticized after releasing over 10 hours of video footage from the hallway attached to Epstein’s jail cell when people noticed that there was one minute of footage missing from the tape.

“In February, I did an interview on Fox, and it’s been getting a lot of attention because … I was asked a question about the ‘client list’ and my response was, ‘It’s sitting on my desk to be reviewed, meaning the file, along with the JFK, MLK files as well,” Bondi said during a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday. “That’s what I meant by that.”(She’s lying, they asked about the list, they didn’t ask about anything else, she’s too smart to pretend she didn’t understand the question.)

During that same Cabinet meeting, President Donald Trump blasted a reporter for asking Bondi about the Epstein case.

“That is unbelievable. … I mean I can’t believe you’re asking a question on Epstein at a time like this when we’re having some of the greatest success and also tragedy with what happened in Texas,” Trump said. “It just seems like a desecration.”

https://www.dailywire.com/news/bondi-or-bongino-bongino-wont-remain-at-fbi-if-bondi-keeps-job-source-says

So even Kash wants her gone, and would consider leaving too, that should be a very clear sign to Trump she's got a lot of problems.

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This is interesting

Patel and Bongino have privately expressed frustration for months over the DOJ’s handling of the case, stemming in part from an early interview whereBondi implied the FBI was still reviewing the case, while it had already been turned over to the Department of Justice, sources familiar with the matter said.

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Why is Laura Loomer always involved in some blow up, gossip, lies, harassment? She's on twitter asking Todd Blanche questions. She's annoying.

Every article I've read on Bondi and Bongino, say both Dan and Kash will leave, and there are a lot of other people who don't like Bondi. Even people in the WH don't care for her and don't blame Dan. Now it just has to get out who in the DOJ think she's not doing a good job.