{"id":1546576,"date":"2025-07-11T20:50:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T00:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1546576"},"modified":"2025-07-11T20:50:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T00:50:00","slug":"tensions-explode-between-bongino-and-bondi-amid-doj-epstein-memo-fallout-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/tensions-explode-between-bongino-and-bondi-amid-doj-epstein-memo-fallout-reports\/1546576\/","title":{"rendered":"Tensions Explode Between Bongino and Bondi Amid DOJ Epstein Memo Fallout: Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tensions Explode Between Bongino and Bondi Amid DOJ Epstein Memo Fallout: Reports<\/span><\/p>\n

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Speculation is mounting that FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino is furious over the Department of Justice\u2019s explosive memo concerning Jeffrey Epstein<\/strong>, with anonymous sources claiming he has issued a stark ultimatum to the White House: dismiss Attorney General Pam Bondi or he will resign from his position.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Axios<\/a>, citing four sources familiar with the matter, reported Friday morning that FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino was absent from work following a heated confrontation with Attorney General Pam Bondi<\/strong> over the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. The Washington insider outlet noted that Bongino\u2019s absence sparked speculation about whether he had resigned, though a White House source quickly clarified that he remains in his role at the FBI.<\/p>\n

This week, federal law enforcement released a memo<\/a> asserting that an \u201cexhaustive review\u201d of evidence from Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s death at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City conclusively ruled out murder.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cFollowing a comprehensive investigation, FBI investigators determined that Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide in his cell on August 10, 2019,\u201d the memo stated.<\/p>\n

The agencies also firmly denied the existence of a \u201cclient list\u201d linked to Epstein, <\/strong>directly contradicting earlier statements by Attorney General Pam Bondi. Bondi had previously claimed on Fox News that such a list was \u201csitting on my desk\u201d for review, <\/strong>fueling speculation about Epstein\u2019s alleged blackmail of global elites.
\nBy Friday afternoon, reports indicated that tensions between FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino and Bondi were escalating, with the FBI official reportedly contemplating resignation if Bondi remains in her role.
\n\u201cSource close to Dan Bongino tells me it\u2019s either him or Pam Bondi, and that he won\u2019t stay at FBI if she stays at DOJ,\u201d The Daily Wire\u2019s White House correspondent Mary Margaret Olohan posted on X.<\/p>\n

BREAKING: Source close to Dan Bongino tells me it\u2019s either him or Pam Bondi, and that he won\u2019t stay at FBI if she stays at DOJ.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Mary Margaret Olohan (@MaryMargOlohan) July 11, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Independent journalist Julie Kelly corroborated Olohan\u2019s reporting,<\/strong> writing on X: \u201cSources confirm to me the blow up between Dan Bongino and Pam Bondi is very real. This has been brewing for four months and came to a head at the White House on Wednesday.\u201d<\/p>\n

There is no question that the base is behind Bongino. I respect Pam Bondi and understand the immense challenge at taking the reins of such a systemically corrupt agency.<\/p>\n

But the self inflicted wounds and unforced errors are consuming attention away from other DOJ\/FBI\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 Julie Kelly \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@julie_kelly2) July 11, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Very tough call for White House right now. I don\u2019t see any way Bondi survives this long term, the base won\u2019t tolerate it.<\/p>\n

So do they lose Bongino (maybe Kash?) in the short term and her in the not so distant future? Or do they rip the bandaid off now and let Kash and Dan do\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 Julie Kelly \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@julie_kelly2) July 11, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cHe has not been in the office since. Most of the frustration at [the] FBI relates to her handling of Epstein disclosures and disputes between [the] FBI and Bondi about how to proceed<\/strong>,\u201d Kelly continued.
\n\u201cBongino appears ready to resign imminently if Bondi remains in office,\u201d she added.Fox News sought comment from the White House on whether President Donald Trump was satisfied with Bondi, to which Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt responded that the president is \u201cproud\u201d of his attorney general.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udea8\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 PRESS SEC LEAVITT: TRUMP IS PROUD OF BONDI@PressSec<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“The President is proud of the attorney general’s efforts to execute his Make America Safe Again agenda, restore the integrity of the DOJ, and bring justice to the victims of crime.<\/p>\n

The continued fixation on sowing\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/A5EDDcJv0a<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/0v7W0JxHjF<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) July 11, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThe President is proud of the attorney general\u2019s efforts to execute his Make America Safe Again agenda, restore the integrity of the DOJ, and bring justice to the victims of crime,\u201d Leavitt said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe continued fixation on sowing division in President Trump\u2019s cabinet is baseless and unfounded in reality.\u201d
\nOn Tuesday, Trump dismissed<\/a> questions about Epstein during a press exchange.<\/p>\n

\u201cAre you still talking about Jeffrey Epstein? This guy\u2019s been talked about for years<\/strong>,\u201d Trump said, while taking questions during a Cabinet meeting. \u201cYou\u2019re asking \u2013 we have Texas, we have this, we have all of the things, and are people still talking about this guy? This creep? That is unbelievable. I mean, I can\u2019t believe you\u2019re asking a question on Epstein at a time like this, where we\u2019re having some of the greatest success and also tragedy with what happened in Texas. It just seems like a desecration.\u201d<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udea8 BREAKING: President Trump GOES OFF on reporter for asking about Jeffrey Epstein, Pam Bondi says the child p*rn Epstein files can NOT be released, ever.<\/p>\n

TRUMP: “Are you still talking about – Jeffrey EPSTEIN? … We have Texas, this, all of the things…are people still talking\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/SsNWZHkd4Y<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) July 8, 2025<\/a>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nFri, 07\/11\/2025 – 16:50<\/span><\/p>\n

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