Overview

• The Department of Justice and FBI released a memo and contested prison footage reaffirming that Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide and kept no client list.
• FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino has threatened to resign unless President Trump’s administration forces out Attorney General Pam Bondi over the file controversy.
• Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted that electing a “rapist”—a reference to Trump’s 2023 civil liability ruling for sexually abusing E. Jean Carroll—complicated the release of Epstein materials.
• Bondi faces mounting pressure after previously claiming she held evidence of a client list, drawing criticism from both MAGA influencers and Democratic lawmakers demanding full disclosure.
• The escalating conflict highlights deep partisan mistrust in federal institutions and intensifies calls for greater transparency on the Epstein investigation.