Bongino Won’t Remain At FBI If Bondi Keeps Job, Source Says.
Dan Bongino, the Deputy Director of the FBI, is threatening to leave the bureau if Attorney General Pam Bondi remains on the job, a source close to Bongino tells The Daily Wire.
Bongino is reportedly furious with Attorney General Pam Bondi over her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, which has led many to believe he could walk away from the job that he took in February. The source close to Bongino said that he’s effectively issued an ultimatum, saying he won’t work alongside Bondi.
Is Dan Bongino Quitting Over the Epstein Client List Debacle?
What happens when even Donald Trump’s most loyal allies start questioning the administration’s handling of one of the most explosive cases in modern history? We’re about to find out, and it’s not pretty.
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino reportedly had a heated confrontation with Attorney General Pam Bondi over the Jeffrey Epstein files, and the fallout has been swift and telling. According to sources, Bongino was so frustrated with Bondi’s lack of transparency that he took the day off work on Friday, leading some to speculate that he might have quit altogether.
“He ain’t coming back,” a source close to Bongino told Axios.
According to the story, both Bongino and FBI Director Kash Patel are “furious” with Bondi over the blowback her handling of the Epstein files has caused them. And who can blame them?
Inside the room: During the meeting, Bongino was confronted about a NewsNation article that said he and Patel wanted more information released about Epstein earlier, but were held back. Bongino denied leaking that idea.
- “Pam said her piece. Dan said his piece. It didn’t end on friendly terms,” said one person briefed on the heated discussion. Bongino left angry, the source said.
- “The fact is, Dan was for releasing the information with the video and had no problem until he got heat online,” a senior administration official told Axios.
- “Bongino found the video with the missing minute. He vouched for it after a ‘thorough review,’ he said, and he thought this would end the matter. When that didn’t work, he lost his mind and ran out of D.C.”
- Said a pro-Bongino source: “Dan is not the bad guy here. He shouldn’t take the fall.”
Here’s where things get interesting: Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche felt the need to defend the memo, insisting that all leadership signed off on it.
When you’re publicly assuring unity, it usually means that there isn’t any.
The DOJ claims that the enhanced video footage backs the suicide ruling, saying the FBI boosted contrast, color, and sharpness for “greater clarity.” Yet somehow, we’re expected to just take their word for it?
The memo’s conclusions are hard to swallow: no client list, no blackmail, no grounds to investigate anyone else? Epstein’s entire operation revolved around compromising the powerful. Pretending he acted alone stretches credibility past its breaking point.
The American people deserve better than spin and bureaucratic squabbling. They want transparency, real accountability, and answers — not a memo that raises more questions than it resolves.
Bongino and Patel get it: This isn’t just about Epstein’s death. It’s about restoring trust in a system that claims no one is above the law. The fact that this memo had to be leaked, not released, speaks volumes. You don’t win back public trust with half-measures and cover stories.
If Bondi thinks a whitewashed memo will make this go away, she’s badly misjudged the moment. The public and her colleagues want the full truth. When even Bongino is taking days off in frustration, you know something’s deeply wrong with the strategy.
An interesting pattern.
Here are the 10 U.S. cities with the highest homicide rates and the last time each had a Republican mayor:
1. St. Louis, MO – 1949
2. Baltimore, MD – 1967
3. New Orleans, LA – 1872
4. Detroit, MI – 1962
5. Cleveland, OH – 1989
6. Memphis, TN – 1967
7. Las Vegas, NV – 1975
8. Kansas City, MO – 1991
9. Newark, NJ – 1953
10. Chicago, IL – 1931
Bad policies destroy great cities.
If the leadership doesn’t change, you have 3 choices:
•Change the policies
•Change the city you live in
•Accept the consequences
But choose—because doing nothing is a decision too.
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— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) July 10, 2025
Did Joe Biden’s Doctor Just Confirm a Cover-Up of His Health?
In a move that should obliterate whatever remains of the myth of transparency in Washington, Joe Biden’s longtime physician, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, finally showed up for a interview with the House Oversight Committee—and proceeded to not answer a single question.
But while O’Connor may have refused to talk, his silence said plenty.
According to Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), O’Connor was asked two simple but devastating questions: “Were you ever told to lie about the president’s health?” and “Did you ever believe President Biden was unfit to execute his duties?”
O’Connor didn’t say “No,” he pleaded the Fifth both times—choosing constitutional protection over basic accountability.
🚨 EXCLUSIVE FOOTAGE: Joe Biden’s White House doctor, Kevin O’Connor, PLEADS THE FIFTH and REFUSES to answer if he was ever told to lie about Biden’s health or whether he believed Biden was unfit to execute his duties as president.
What are they hiding? WATCH THE DEPOSITION 👇🏻 pic.twitter.com/4OvvCfpLoQ
— Oversight Committee (@GOPoversight) July 9, 2025
“This is unprecedented,” Comer said. “And I think that this adds more fuel to the fire that there was a cover-up.”
He’s right. When a sitting president’s personal doctor refuses to answer whether he was told to lie to the American people, it’s not just troubling—it’s damning.
This isn’t some minor bureaucratic hiccup or a routine legal maneuver—this is the doctor who, for years, stood between the American people and the truth about Joe Biden’s fitness for office. Now, when given the chance to clear the air, he chooses silence.
Although O’Connor had previously refused to cooperate, somehow, pleading the Fifth now instead of answering those two questions looks worse.
Let’s not pretend this is normal. O’Connor’s refusal to answer even basic questions about Biden’s condition raises the obvious question: What, exactly, is he trying to hide?
Of course, we all know the answer. For years, the Biden White House dismissed legitimate concerns about the president’s health as partisan attacks, hiding behind carefully worded reports from O’Connor. Those glowing annual assessments were the backbone of the cover-up, reassuring the public while Biden visibly declined.
Let’s be clear: O’Connor’s refusal to answer questions isn’t about medical ethics—it’s about political damage control. This is the same doctor who repeatedly vouched for Biden’s fitness while the public watched a very different reality unfold. If there’s nothing to hide, why not answer questions? Why invoke your right not to incriminate yourself?
Comer said it is “clear there was a conspiracy to cover up” Biden’s cognitive decline.
The only question O’Connor did answer before the deposition concluded was confirming his name, according to an Oversight spokesperson, who pointed out that doctor-patient privilege would have allowed the witness to answer at least some questions.
Dr. Jeffrey Kuhlman, who served as physician to the president during Barack Obama’s first term, agreed with that interpretation.
“In my opinion, [the first question] doesn’t involve HIPAA,” Kuhlman told The Post.
As for the second question, Kuhlman advised, “I don’t think that’s covered by HIPAA,” because it “doesn’t sound like that’s specific health information that they’re seeking.”
When asked whether he would answer questions under oath that don’t directly relate to a patient’s health, Kuhlman said: “In my role as a physician caring for a patient, I probably would.”
Dr. O’Connor’s refusal to answer questions about Biden’s health isn’t just a legal tactic—it’s an admission that there’s something worth hiding. The American people have every right to demand answers. The time for stonewalling is over.
Dr. O’Connor’s silence isn’t just suspicious—it’s a warning sign for anyone who cares about transparency in our government.
Appropriate to reiterate
“We know that they are lying, they know that they are lying, they even know that we know they are lying, we also know that they know we know they are lying too, they of course know that we certainly know they know we know they are lying too as well, but they are still lying. In our country, the lie has become not just moral category, but the pillar industry of this country.”
― Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
It looks like the Covid jabs were – and still are – killing people.
The mainstream media seem to be playing down – if not outright ignoring – a new article analyzing the impact of Covid vaccination on the general health of those receiving it. It’s titled “Association Between COVID-19 Vaccination and Neuropsychiatric Conditions“, and can be found at the link.
Jeff Childers sums up what it means for us. It’s a chilling scenario.
In the just-published peer-reviewed study, researchers analyzed over three decades of vaccine injury reports in the U.S. government’s own VAERS database, comparing covid mRNA vaccines to both flu shots and all other vaccines (combined). Using the CDC’s and FDA’s own method for detecting safety problems —called “Proportional Reporting Ratios” or PRRs— they found that reports of serious neuropsychiatric issues like brain fog, psychosis, dementia, and even suicidal behavior were not just higher, but dozens to hundreds of times more frequent after the covid shots.
If you thought people were crazy to take the jab, you might have been onto something.
The safety signal thresholds weren’t just crossed; they were blown out of the water, with some categories showing PRRs over four hundred, far above the FDA’s red-flag threshold of two. The study concluded these signals were sufficiently alarming to warrant immediate attention and further investigation— an understatement as big as the Statue of Liberty.
Among the most alarming findings, the study flagged massive spikes in reports of serious brain-related problems after covid vaccination. Compared to flu shots, reports of brain fog were up over 100-fold, psychosis nearly 80 times higher, and Alzheimer’s-type dementia more than 40 times more frequent. Even more chilling, reports related to suicidal thoughts or behaviors, including suicide attempts and self-harm, showed increases as high as 80-fold. One rare but deadly condition —cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, a type of brain clot— was reported at rates over 400 times higher than with flu vaccines.
These numbers weren’t small deviations— they were sky-high red flags by the FDA’s own data and safety standards.
. . .
This doesn’t just crack the narrative— it blows a hole in the prison wall. If the system still held total control over scientific discourse, this paper would never have seen daylight. But it did. And that means the narrative guardians —the journals, peer-reviewers, and editors— are either losing their grip or starting to hedge, perhaps because suppressing credible dissent has become riskier than letting it through.
This study is more than a dead canary in the iatrogenic coal mine. It signals a critical turning point: what was once unspeakable is now printable, citable, and, if the trend continues, increasingly undeniable.
There’s much more at the link.
July 10, 2025
For over 90 years, the NFA has required that anyone interested in buying or building one of these weapons first submit an application to the ATF along with their fingerprints, a passport-style photo, and a $200 tax stamp before undergoing an enhanced background check. As the ATF notes, the $200 tax was “considered quite severe” in 1934 “to carry out Congress’ purpose to discourage or eliminate transactions in these firearms,” though it was never raised or adjusted to account for inflation. In today’s dollars, the figure would be well over $4,700.
But after January 1, 2026, those taxes will no longer be required for silencers, short-barreled firearms, or AOWs, making them significantly easier to obtain — jeopardizing public safety and resulting in an estimated $1.7 billion loss in tax revenue over the next decade.
The move is the latest attempt by the gun industry to chip away at the NFA. While NFA applicants previously had to be approved by the ATF and the chief law enforcement officers (CLEOs) in their areas, in 2016 — after lobbying from the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the gun industry’s trade association — the ATF ruled that applicants only had to provide copies of their forms to CLEOs. The NSSF also lobbied for the ATF’s revamped “eForms” application system, which has led to dramatically faster approval times. …
— Greg Lickenbrock in Congress Cuts Taxes on Silencers and Short-Barreled Firearms
Musk’s ‘America Party’ Long on Exploiting Disgruntlement, Short on Specifics for Gun Owners
“If this insane spending bill passes, the America Party will be formed the next day,” Elon Musk posted on X. “Our country needs an alternative to the Democrat-Republican uniparty so that the people actually have a VOICE.”
The bill has passed, and many MAGA supporters, particularly activist gun owners, are feeling betrayed, angry, and demoralized after a perceived commitment to remove suppressors and short-barrel firearms from the purview of the National Firearms Act was rejected by the Democrat Senate Parliamentarian. That’s because the rebuff was not overruled by Republican Senate Majority Leader John Thune with administration backing by Vice President/President of the Senate JD Vance.
Instead, despite previously using procedural tricks to get around the Parliamentarian on California’s electric vehicle mandate, Republicans allowed the NFA ruling to stand, settling for no fees but leaving the registration requirement intact. And sentiments from some disgusted gun owners, feeling like they’d been sold a bill of goods — including by “gun rights leaders” portraying GOP fecklessness as the “next best win” — indicate receptivity to a third-party alternative at a time when critical midterms are fast approaching.
One prominent influencer went so far as to equate the “great victory” with D-Day (disregarding that over 100,000 American soldiers were killed in action in the European theater after the Normandy invasion up to the end of the war in Europe). One of the best rebuttals is in a comment by NRA Board reform member Dennis Fusaro, with this perceptive observation that too few are making:
Joe Biden’s Doctor Just Plead the Fifth – What Is He Hiding?
It appears former President Joe Biden’s doctor desperately does not want to testify before Congress about his former boss’ mental deterioration.
Dr. Kevin O’Connor, who served as Biden’s physician while he was in office, has refused to testify in closed-door proceedings as House Republicans investigate how the former president’s cognitive decline affected his presidency, according to Politico.
O’Connor asserted doctor-patient privilege and his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, according to a statement from his attorneys. He had repeatedly argued his duties as a doctor complicated his testimony and prevented him from sharing some sensitive information. But House Oversight Committee chair James Comer (R-Ky.), who is leading the investigation, has rejected those claims.
“On the advice of his legal counsel, Dr. O’Connor refused to answer questions that invaded the well-established legal privilege that protects confidential matters between physicians and their patients,” the statement read. “His assertion of his right under the Fifth Amendment to decline to answer questions, also on the advice of his lawyers, was made necessary by the unique circumstances of this deposition.
The statement also cited President Donald Trump’s own invocation of his Fifth Amendment right before his deposition with New York State Attorney General Letitia James, quoting Trump’s suggestion that only “an absolute fool” would refuse to take the Fifth.
O’Connor requested that Congress delay his appearance, citing concerns about sharing information protected by doctor/patient privilege. The Associated Press reported that he is seeking a delay to ensure that privileged information is not shared. He recently asked to delay his requested testimony because he hopes to hammer out an agreement that will protect doctor-patient confidentiality.
Dr. Kevin O’Connor, who served as Biden’s physician at the White House, requested a delay until the end of July or early August “to reach an accommodation that will protect the very substantial privilege and confidentiality interests of Dr. O’Connor and former President Biden,” according to a letter from his lawyer sent to Rep. James Comer of Kentucky on Saturday. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the letter.
A spokesperson for Oversight Republicans said the committee will follow the House’s deposition guidelines, which allow for witnesses to assert privilege on a question-by-question basis, with the committee chair ruling on each claim. But O’Connor is not allowed, in the committee’s view, to delay or decline a congressional subpoena due to concerns over questions about potentially privileged information.
The back-and-forth is part of a broader struggle over the scope of the House Republican inquiry into Biden’s age and mental fitness, with serious implications for both politics and policy. Republicans have also claimed that some policies carried out by the White House “autopen” may be invalid if it is proven that Biden was mentally incapacitated for some part of his term.
Here’s what’s happening: House Republicans are trying to show that Biden’s cognitive issues severely impacted his presidency to the point that his staffers essentially ran the country during his term. O’Connor and his legal team know this and are trying to prevent lawmakers from getting to the truth.
This probably won’t work.
Even with O’Connor’s invocation of the Fifth Amendment, it is likely that Congress might just find what they are looking for even without his help. It was abundantly clear that Biden’s mental acuity was lacking all throughout his presidency. There have already been indications that he was not up to the job and that several executive orders were signed with the autopen without his knowledge.
With Republicans in charge of the White House and the legislature, there won’t be enough roadblocks preventing them from ascertaining what was going on in the White House over the past four years. At some point, America will find out the truth — and it will probably be uglier than we think.
“Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.”
If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not allowed to criticize.
– Voltaire
July 9, 2025
Women for Gun Rights Takes The Fight To Washington D.C.
Women for Gun Rights (WGR), a pro-Second Amendment organization formerly known as The DC Project, has taken its fight to the capital, with representatives from over 40 states descending on Washington, D.C., to advocate on behalf of what is arguably the fastest-growing demographic of gun owners in America: women.
WGR refers to these events as “Fly-Ins,” and this particular Fly-In, which took place on June 22, was the most successful to date, according to the group. The event looked nothing like the rabid, masked, sloppy, violence-ridden “mostly peaceful protests” from the left, however, as these proud patriots came with a focused and cogent agenda. That plan included equipping women to lead in the fight for their rights through a comprehensive training conference meant to empower them with the clarity, credibility, and confidence necessary to effectively advocate for the God-given liberty recognized and enshrined in the United States Constitution.
The conference, rooted in education rather than setting fires and looting, covered Second Amendment history, legislation, and major court rulings that have shaped the gun rights landscape into what it is today. It also included training in how to communicate effectively with those who have yet to become familiar with firearm ownership, and lessons on digital advocacy, enabling them to combat the rampant misinformation spread by politicians, the media, and the sycophantic sheep who can’t bother to take part in civil discourse and would rather be marched into their own demise like well trained cattle.