Jeffrey Epstein, MAGA and Trump
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The fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein files flap is cascading, further roiling a Justice Department and FBI that have struggled for months to appease the demands of far-right conservative personalities and influential members of President Donald Trump’s base.
For years, President Donald Trump and his Republican allies benefited from conspiracy theories that fueled the conservative MAGA movement and targeted his political enemies.
Dan Bongino clashed with Attorney General Pam Bondi and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles in a heated meeting about the Epstein memo that found no client list existed.
President Donald Trump defended Attorney General Pam Bondi over the weekend amid criticism from some in his base over a memo about accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, writing on Truth Social that Bondi is doing “a FANTASTIC JOB” in her role.
According to the news network, in the wake of MAGA outrage following this week’s DOJ and FBI announcement that there was no evidence of the long-rumored list of clients once held by the deceased American financier, child sex offender and sex trafficker Epstein, Bongino had been considering his exit over tensions with Bondi.
I agree with the sentiment that we need to put it out here,” Johnson said, noting that Bondi should explain what she meant when she once referenced having the Epstein client