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Bongino Returns to Podcasting, Defends FBI Epstein Review and Hosts Trump

The high-profile relaunch places a former bureau leader back in a partisan megaphone that could shape perceptions of the Epstein disclosures.

Overview

  • Dan Bongino resumed his show Monday with a featured interview with President Trump, a month after stepping down from a roughly 10‑month stint as FBI co‑deputy director under Kash Patel.
  • Bongino backed the bureau’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein records, saying expected material was not in the files and pointing to challenges posed by hearsay-laden tips in newly released dockets under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
  • An unsigned joint FBIJustice Department memo previously stated the review of Epstein evidence was exhaustive, that no one else would face criminal charges, and that further disclosures would be limited.
  • He used the episode to berate critics, denounce unnamed whistleblowers as leakers colluding with media, and promise to confront what he called “doomers” within the movement.
  • Trump, speaking on the show, claimed major crime drops tied to federal cooperation in cities including Memphis and Chicago, with those figures presented as his assertions.