A review of a justice department of the Jeffrey Epstein Investigation has led to a conflict between Attorney General Palm Bandy and FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino, which promoted the atmosphere of uncertainty and repetition in the department, infamous sources told CBS News.
According to sources, Bongino did not show to work on Friday. An FBI source said that Bongino’s absence had been a “pressure issue” for the bureau on Friday.
The conflict follows the days of decline on the FBI review of the Department of Justice and Epstein Investigation, which found that the humiliated financier died of suicide and no “customer list” or evidence that he blackmailed the major figures, according to A, according to A. Details of memo findings Shared with CBS news. Some members of the Aadhaar of President Trump found the review unrelated.
Sources said that at a Wednesday meeting at the White House, Bandy and Bongino Epstein got into a confrontation over the reviews. Apart from this, the Chief of Staff of the White House was Susie Wils in the meeting. The meeting was previously reported by Exios.
Two sources told CBS News that Bongino weighs whether Epstein Fallout resigns from its role. CBS News has reached Bongino directly for comments.
A source familiar with the meeting said that Mr. Trump has not lost confidence in anyone, but there is some disappointment in the White House how Bongino took over Epstein Fallout. “He is definitely not helping,” the source said.
White House spokesman Harrison Fields said, “Any attempt to sow partition within this team is unfounded and distracts from the real progress being done in restoring public safety and chasing justice for all.”
Fields said, “President Trump has gathered a highly qualified and experienced law and order team that is dedicated to protecting Americans, justifies criminals, and giving justice to the victims. The work is being done basically and with unity,” said the Fields.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanches Xe Both the FBI and the Department of Justice signed the memo, and “anyone suggested that there was any daylight between the FBI and the DOJ leadership on the creation and release of this memo.”
FBI Review No “Customer List”
Trump administration review concluded that Epstein He died of suicide while in custody In August 2019, in a manhattan detention facility. Epstein was facing federal sexual smuggling charges, and he died later Investigated by internal guards of justice department And FBI.
Department of Justice and FBI said in this week Memorandum He video footage The bureau reviewed by investigators – and provided to the public – confirmed that Epstein was closed in their cell and no one had entered the unit where he was placed at the time of his death.
The investigators also “did not highlight the evidence that could predict any investigation against any third party, according to the memo.
“In this systematic review, no ‘client list’ was clearly found out. There was no reliable evidence that Epstein blackmailed prominent persons as part of their actions,” said the Department of Justice and FBI said while giving details of the conclusions in their two-page documents.
Files related to Epstein’s case, as well as the circumstances around his death, have been the subject of the principles of conspiracy over the years. Online speculation includes allegations that the federal government was hiding information to mold powerful and major figures, which were reportedly nominated in the case records.
Review of this week-to a large extent those principles dismissed the disappointment among the Pro-Plain affected and Call to release more information on the case. And Epstein’s prison video raised questions as one minute appeared missing from footage. Bondi Ancient security cameras of jail said Cut for a minute every night.
Bondi and FBI leaders promised to release information about Epstein after Mr. Trump returned to the White House earlier this year.
While Bondi suggested During a fox news interview In February that a “customer list” was sitting at her desk, the alleged document never became physical. Bondi later told reporters that they mean the files related to Epstein were usually sitting on her table.
In February, a group of 15 right -wing social media affected Gone to the White House And “The Epstein Files: Step 1” was given to binders. The affected said that he received binders from Bondi during a meeting that Mr. Trump, FBI Director Kash Patel and Vice President JD Vance also participated. But some affected said that there was very little new information in the binders.
