US EditionTrump defends Bondi amid backlash over Epstein files
UNITED STATES, JUL 14 – President Trump backs Attorney General Pam Bondi amid internal DOJ-FBI disputes after a memo found no Epstein client list, fueling divisions within the MAGA base and agency leadership.
- President Donald Trump defended Attorney General Pam Bondi amid growing backlash over her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation as of last Saturday.
- The support followed a public dispute between Bondi and FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino, who considered resigning due to disagreements over the Epstein case.
- Bondi had pledged to release damaging Epstein-related evidence, including client lists and flight logs, but a recent Justice Department memo found no incriminating client list or blackmail evidence.
- Trump urged supporters not to waste time on Epstein, stating "Pam Bondi is doing a FANTASTIC JOB!" while White House spokesman Harrison Fields dismissed conspiracy theories as baseless.
- The episode exposed tensions within the administration and indicated continuing divisions on Epstein, though Bondi retained backing amid rising criticism.
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Trump's effort to quell MAGA revolt over Epstein files seems to add fuel to the fire
Joe Raedle/Getty Images WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has come to the defense of Attorney General Pam Bondi amid an all-out revolt among his MAGA base over the administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. But his effort over the weekend to quell the outrage only seemed to add fuel to to the fire. “What’s going on with my ‘boys’ and, in some cases, ‘gals?’ They’re all going after Attorney General Pam Bondi, who is doing a FANTAST…
White House Handling of Epstein Files Leads to Fracture in Trump’s MAGA Base
A major rift has emerged within President Trump’s MAGA movement over his administration’s handling of the case of Jeffrey Epstein, the deceased convicted sex trafficker whom Trump once called a “terrific guy.” On Saturday, Trump backed his Attorney General Pam Bondi days after she released a memo claiming that Epstein did not keep a client list and that no further disclosures would be warranted, despite her previous claims that the client list w…
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