FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino Takes Time Off After Being Furious Over AG Pam Bondi’s Handling Of Epstein Files

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FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino and Attorney General Pam Bondi appear to be at odds over the handling of the Epstein files.

A new report has revealed Bongino took the day off on Friday due to being furious with Bondi over the handling of the Epstein files.

It was initially rumored that Bongino quit, but Trump administration officials have confirmed he has not left his post.

Axios had these details regarding Bongino’s move to take a day off:

FBI deputy director Dan Bongino took a day off from work Friday after clashing at the White House with Attorney General Pam Bondi over their handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, four sources familiar with conflict told Axios.
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The dispute erupted Wednesday amid the fallout of the administration walking back its claims about Epstein by determining the convicted sex offender didn’t have a celebrity “client list,” and that he wasn’t murdered in his New York City prison cell in 2019.

Bongino didn’t come to work Friday, leading some insiders to believe he had quit. But administration officials say he’s still on the job, even as the internal tension over the Epstein case continues.

At the center of the argument: a surveillance video from outside of Epstein’s cell that the administration released, saying it was proof no one had entered the room before he killed himself.

The 10-hour video had what has widely been called a “missing minute,” fueling conspiracy theories in MAGA’s online world about a cover-up involving Epstein’s death.

The “missing minute,” authorities say, stemmed from an old surveillance recording system that goes down each day at midnight to reset and record anew. It takes a minute for that process to occur, which effectively means that 60 seconds of every day aren’t recorded.

It has been further reported that Bongino may be resigning from his post.

Raw Story had more on Dan Bongino possibly leaving his position:

A right-wing influencer who has the ear of president Donald Trump claims to have inside information about alleged turmoil at the FBI’s highest levels.

MAGA activist Laura Loomer, who traveled with the president during his 2024 campaign and has met with him at the White House, said Friday morning that FBI Director Kash Patel and deputy director Dan Bongino were furious over Attorney General Pam Bondi’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case, and she said Bongino was considering resigning in protest.

Loomer’s reporting was confirmed about two hours later by Axios, which added that administration officials made clear he still was on the job.

“Two sources familiar with Bongino’s position say he was increasingly displeased with Bondi’s handling of the Epstein case because she had publicly overpromised and underdelivered disclosures about an Epstein ‘client list’ that apparently never existed,” Axios reported.

Here’s what CNN’s Kaitlan Collins reported:

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It’s accurate that Dan Bongino has told people he’s considering resigning amid a major clash between the FBI and DOJ over the fallout from the Epstein memo. (It remains to be seen if he actually does.) But hard to overstate the infighting happening over this the last few days as MAGA anger has not let up.



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