Epstein Files Threaten Tp Upend Trump Legacy

Tensions are rising after the Justice Department claimed it had no evidence that notorious sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein had a client list, blackmailed powerful people, or was murdered.
Democrats in Congressย sayย they will introduce measures this week to press for the disclosure of files reported to Epstein, a wealthy financier and convicted sex offender who was found dead at the age of 66 in his New York City jail cell in 2019 after being arrested on sex trafficking charges involving young girls.ย
Rep.ย Ro Khannaย (D-Calif.) is calling on House Republicans to hold a vote demanding the Trump administration release the โFULL Epstein files.โ
โWhy are the Epstein files still hidden? Who are the rich & powerful being protected?โ Khanna said in a post on the social platform X over the weekend.
โOn Tuesday, Iโm introducing an amendment to force a vote demanding the FULL Epstein files be released to the public,โ he continued. โThe Speaker must call a vote & put every Congress member on record.โ
The Justice Department last week released a memo concluding there was no evidence suggesting the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender kept a โclient listโ to blackmail high-profile individuals. The memo also found no evidence to suggest foul play in Epsteinโs death, which had previously been ruled a suicide.
The memo spurred fierce backlash from many Trump supporters, who had long called on the government to release material on Epstein that they argue would expose wrongdoing at the highest level of elite circles.
Far-right activistย Laura Loomer,ย a staunch ally ofย President Trump,ย said Sunday night there should be a special counsel toย examine the handling of filesย related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Loomer, who has bashed Attorney Generalย Pam Bondiย for her handling ofย the Epstein documents, told Politicoโs Playbook newsletter that aย special counsel should be appointedย โso that people can feel like this issue is being investigated, and perhaps take it out of [Bondiโs] hands, because I donโt think that she has been transparent or done a good job handling this issue.โ
Much of the frustration from MAGA allies has been directed at Attorney Generalย Pam Bondi,ย who said earlier this year that files were on her desk but then seemed to suggest they did not exist by releasing the memo last week. Bondi argued she was referring to the case file on Epstein, not a specific โclient list.โ
Trump has remained adamant in his position andย has fiercely defendedย Bondi against the onslaught of backlash.ย
โWhatโs going on with my โboysโ and, in some cases, โgals?โ Theyโre all going after Attorney General Pam Bondi, who is doing a FANTASTIC JOB! Weโre on one Team, MAGA, and I donโt like whatโs happening. We have a PERFECT Administration, THE TALK OF THE WORLD, and โselfish peopleโ are trying to hurt it, all over a guy who never dies,ย Jeffrey Epstein,โ Trump said in the social media post on Saturday.
Dan Bongino, the Deputy Director of the FBI, reportedly threatened to leave the bureau if Attorney General Pam Bondi remains on the job due to her handling of the Epstein files, a source close to Bongino told The Daily Wire.
One source close to Bongino predicted to Axios, โHe ainโt coming back.โ Trump administration officials, however, are saying that Bongino remains on the job.
President Donald Trump said on Sunday he believes FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino is โin good shapeโ following a reported clash with Attorney General Pam Bondi.
โI spoke to him today,โ Trumpย toldย reporters at Joint Base Andrews. โDan Bongino, very good guy. Iโve known him a long time. Iโve done his show many, many times. And he sounded terrific actually. No, I think heโs in good shape.โ
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FBI Director Kash Patelย broke his silenceย on Saturday amid rumors that he might also consider leaving if Bondi stayed, saying in a post to X that the โconspiracy theoriesโ were not true and that he would continue to serve under Trump as long as the president wanted him to be there.
















