{"id":111198,"date":"2025-07-11T16:44:55","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T21:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=111198"},"modified":"2025-07-11T16:44:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T21:44:55","slug":"111198","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=111198","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/bondi-or-bongino-bongino-wont-remain-at-fbi-if-bondi-keeps-job-source-says\">\u00a0Bongino Won\u2019t Remain At FBI If Bondi Keeps Job, Source Says<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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\u2019s effectively issued an ultimatum, saying he won\u2019t work alongside Bondi.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pjmedia.com\/matt-margolis\/2025\/07\/11\/is-dan-bongino-quitting-over-the-epstein-client-list-debacle-n4941666\">Is Dan Bongino Quitting Over the Epstein Client List Debacle?<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"isPasted\" data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\">What happens when even Donald Trump\u2019s most loyal allies start questioning the administration\u2019s handling of one of the most explosive cases in modern history? We\u2019re about to find out, and it\u2019s not pretty.<\/p>\n<p>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\u2019s lack of transparency that he took the day off work on Friday, leading some to speculate that he might have quit altogether.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He ain&#8217;t coming back,&#8221; a source close to Bongino told Axios.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/07\/11\/epstein-files-dan-bongino-pam-bondi-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the story<\/a>, both Bongino and FBI Director Kash Patel are \u201cfurious\u201d with Bondi over the blowback her handling of the Epstein files has caused them. And who can blame them?<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Inside the room:\u00a0<\/strong>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.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;Pam said her piece. Dan said his piece. It didn&#8217;t end on friendly terms,&#8221; said one person briefed on the heated discussion. Bongino left angry, the source said.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;The fact is, Dan was for releasing the information with the video and had no problem until he got heat online,&#8221; a senior administration official told Axios.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;Bongino found the video with the missing minute. He vouched for it after a &#8216;thorough review,&#8217; he said, and he thought this would end the matter. When that didn&#8217;t work, he lost his mind and ran out of D.C.&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Said a pro-Bongino source: &#8220;Dan is not the bad guy here. He shouldn&#8217;t take the fall.&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Here\u2019s where things get interesting: Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche felt the need to defend the memo, insisting that all leadership signed off on it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1943688090469499282&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fpjmedia.com%2Fmatt-margolis%2F2025%2F07%2F11%2Fis-dan-bongino-quitting-over-the-epstein-client-list-debacle-n4941666&amp;sessionId=0259a70acf9b1b8381f64cf4d5e96618b43296f1&amp;siteScreenName=PJMedia_com&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1943688090469499282\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>When you\u2019re publicly assuring unity, it usually means that there isn\u2019t any.<\/p>\n<p>The DOJ claims that the enhanced video footage backs the suicide ruling, saying the FBI boosted contrast, color, and sharpness for \u201cgreater clarity.\u201d Yet somehow, we\u2019re expected to just take their word for it?<\/p>\n<p>The memo\u2019s conclusions are hard to swallow: no client list, no blackmail, no grounds to investigate anyone else? Epstein\u2019s entire operation revolved around compromising the powerful. Pretending he acted alone stretches credibility past its breaking point.<\/p>\n<p>The American people deserve better than spin and bureaucratic squabbling. They want transparency, real accountability, and answers \u2014 not a memo that raises more questions than it resolves.<\/p>\n<p>Bongino and Patel get it: This isn\u2019t just about Epstein\u2019s death. It\u2019s 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\u2019t win back public trust with half-measures and cover stories.<\/p>\n<p>If Bondi thinks a whitewashed memo will make this go away, she\u2019s 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\u2019s deeply wrong with the strategy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Bongino Won\u2019t 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. 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