USA Trump defends Pam Bondi as his base calls for attorney general's dismissal over Epstein case

[CharlieH]

 

Trump Administration Faces Backlash from Right Over Epstein Case Response

 

Last week, the Trump administration sparked rare discontent among its usual rightwing supporters over its handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case. By asserting that there was no client list tied to Epstein and denying that he was murdered, the administration managed to frustrate key conservative voices and even reportedly unsettle Trump’s own deputy FBI director.

Fox News primetime host Jesse Watters voiced his skepticism: “This stinks. This just reeks.” He criticized the lack of transparency, saying federal authorities had access to Epstein's property for years but still failed to offer clear answers. “This is not anything new; the government has been keeping us in the dark for generations,” Watters said, although he stopped short of blaming the Trump administration directly, instead praising Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel as “great Americans.”

 

Elsewhere in conservative circles, criticism was more direct. Right-wing activist Laura Loomer accused Bondi of failing to act on Epstein during her time as Florida's attorney general, despite legal actions being filed against him in the state. “She is afraid of that being discussed and brought to light. She needs to be fired,” Loomer said, claiming Bondi had compromised the investigation.

 

The Department of Justice’s statement that Epstein did not maintain a client list and that no further documents related to his sex-trafficking case would be released did little to appease critics. The White House defended Bondi’s remarks, stating she was referencing all documents related to Epstein’s crimes. However, many conservative influencers remained unsatisfied.

Jack Posobiec, known for promoting the discredited “Pizzagate” theory, expressed frustration: “We were all told more was coming. That answers were out there and would be provided. Incredible how utterly mismanaged this Epstein mess has been. And it didn’t have to be.” Posobiec was among those given folders titled “The Epstein Files: Phase 1” during a February visit to the White House, though the contents reportedly revealed little new information.

Further outrage followed the Justice Department’s release of an 11-hour surveillance video showing Epstein’s cell door. The video, intended to show that no one entered Epstein’s cell the night he died, was missing one minute—prompting renewed skepticism.

 

Robby Starbuck, a conservative commentator, questioned the footage: “A full minute appears to be missing from the video and secondly, it does NOT appear to be the same cell as the photo released on Jan 5, 2020. Anyone else find this extremely troubling?”

Infowars host Alex Jones was even more blunt. “NO ONE IS BUYING THIS!! Next the DOJ will say ‘Actually, Jeffrey Epstein never even existed.’ This is over the top sickening,” he wrote on social media.

The response marks a rare fracture between Trump’s base and his administration, with the Epstein controversy fueling long-standing suspicions among conspiracy-focused factions on the right.

 

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from The Guardian 2025-07-14

 

 

 

 

 

[lou norman]

The current angst in MagaLand appears to stem from a narrow range of possible explanations. Either Bondi, Patel, and Bongino were lying, deluded, or opportunistically grifting before the latest Epstein revelations—or they’re now participating in a coverup. Are there any other plausible alternatives?

 

[candide]

24 minutes ago, lou norman said:

The current angst in MagaLand appears to stem from a narrow range of possible explanations. Either Bondi, Patel, and Bongino were lying, deluded, or opportunistically grifting before the latest Epstein revelations—or they’re now participating in a coverup. Are there any other plausible alternatives?

 

That sums it up! They were either lying before, or are lying now. 😆

 

You can add Vance, and also Trump, to your list.

 

 

[spidermike007]

A fascinating thing about Trump is that he's quite good if he stays on script, when he wanders off script and starts improvising he is lost. And when he starts denying what is right in front of everyone's faces, even his supporters seem to be getting upset and losing their minds. 

 

“It’s not just about a pedophile ring and all that, it’s about who governs us, right?” right-wing pundit and former Trump aide Steve Bannon onsaid Friday. “For this to go away, you’re gonna lose 10% of the MAGA movement. If we lose 10% of the MAGA movement right now, we’re going to lose 40 seats in 2026, we’re going to lose the presidency.”

“They’ve disheartened the hardest-core populists,” he added.

 

"Next the DOJ will say 'Actually, Jeffrey Epstein never even existed,'" furious pro-Trump conspiracy theorist Alex Jones tweeted after last week's move. "This is over the top sickening."

 

"For years, it's Epstein, over and over again," he said. "Let's...not waste Time and Energy on Jeffrey Epstein, somebody that nobody cares about."

[tomazbodner]

Ghislaine Maxwell is willing to testify about the list, which she has a "copy" of.

 

I have a feeling that she'll commit a suicide the day before testifying in the missing 61 seconds of prison video pointed at her cell door...

[newbee2022]

11 hours ago, CharlieH said:

She is afraid of that being discussed and brought to light. She needs to be fired

Yes, sooner than later 🙏

[Thingamabob]

My understanding is that such records as do exist are concerned with accomodation bookings and passenger lists relating to various locations. They contain the names of a variety of people, some famous, some not, and in many cases their accompanying families. Nothing much to get excited about. 

[Anthony mellows]

2 hours ago, tomazbodner said:

Ghislaine Maxwell is willing to testify about the list, which she has a "copy" of.

 

I have a feeling that she'll commit a suicide the day before testifying in the missing 61 seconds of prison video pointed at her cell door...

I thought Trump might have pardoned her, in exchange for her silence.

[tomazbodner]

49 minutes ago, Anthony mellows said:

I thought Trump might have pardoned her, in exchange for her silence.

Well... Stormy Daniels was paid for silence...

[DezLez]

25 minutes ago, tomazbodner said:

Well... Stormy Daniels was paid for silence...

But it still came out!

[DezLez]

1 hour ago, Anthony mellows said:

I thought Trump might have pardoned her, in exchange for her silence.

I thought Trump might have pardoned silence her, in exchange for her permanent silence.

[jvs]

2 hours ago, Thingamabob said:

My understanding is that such records as do exist are concerned with accomodation bookings and passenger lists relating to various locations. They contain the names of a variety of people, some famous, some not, and in many cases their accompanying families. Nothing much to get excited about. 

If that is so then why not release all of it?

Publish all there is so people can make up their own mind about it.

Something is not right because so many people are trying to hide it.

If nothing nefarious was going on then no one will have to worry?

 

[Will B Good]

[tomazbodner]

3 hours ago, DezLez said:

But it still came out!

Exactly.

[BangkokReady]

8 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

A fascinating thing about Trump is that he's quite good if he stays on script, when he wanders off script and starts improvising he is lost.

 

There's only one small issue with the above, and that's the fact that Trump is generally at his best when he goes "off script".  That's what got him elected, and it's that fact that the Dems could never go off script without looking like idiots that lost them the election.  (Although, to be fair, the Dems were awful on script too, another reason why they lost.)

[CallumWK]

6 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:

Trump is generally at his best when he goes "off script".  That's what got him elected,

 

When he goes off script, is that another description for, when he starts lying through his teeth?

[BangkokReady]

8 hours ago, CallumWK said:

 

When he goes off script, is that another description for, when he starts lying through his teeth?

 

He lies less than the Dems do, that's for sure. 🤣

[Emdog]

17 hours ago, Anthony mellows said:

I thought Trump might have pardoned her, in exchange for her silence.

My understanding is that when you accept a pardon, you are admitting guilt AND the big thing is you can't use the 5th amendment shield to keep from testifying. She would be required to "spill the beans"

[billd766]

21 hours ago, tomazbodner said:

Ghislaine Maxwell is willing to testify about the list, which she has a "copy" of.

 

I have a feeling that she'll commit a suicide the day before testifying in the missing 61 seconds of prison video pointed at her cell door...

I doubt if that is the only copy around either.

 

What does surprise me, is that no copy has yet been leaked into the social media.

[billd766]

20 hours ago, Thingamabob said:

My understanding is that such records as do exist are concerned with accomodation bookings and passenger lists relating to various locations. They contain the names of a variety of people, some famous, some not, and in many cases their accompanying families. Nothing much to get excited about. 

Then release the complete and UNREDACTED list, if there is nothing to get excited about.

[HappyExpat57]

23 hours ago, candide said:

That sums it up! They were either lying before, or are lying now. 😆

 

You can add Vance, and also Trump, to your list.

 

 

Don't forget that effing Mike Johnson. Not 5 minutes after publicly proclaiming how the info should be released he was whipping votes to suppress. Snake!

[FritsSikkink]

Rogan not happy too: Joe Rogan Flames Trump Administration for Epstein Flip-Flops

[frank83628]

23 hours ago, candide said:

That sums it up! They were either lying before, or are lying now. 😆

 

You can add Vance, and also Trump, to your list.

 

 

Pretty sure youve been on the side that said the list was a maga conspiracy until last week.

[bamnutsak]

23 hours ago, lou norman said:

Either Bondi, Patel, and Bongino were lying, deluded, or opportunistically grifting before the latest Epstein revelations—or they’re now participating in a coverup. Are there any other plausible alternatives?

 

All of the above?

 

Unless trump sexually assualts her, Bondi is not going anywhere. Who would/could replace her (Senate approval)? And it's too soon for a temporary AG.

 

 

[frank83628]

19 hours ago, tomazbodner said:

Well... Stormy Daniels was paid for silence...

She was also paid heavily to spout BS many years later.

 

She'd already admitted nothing happned on a live TV show

[frank83628]

Funny how all the derangement posse here that said the list was BS are all of a sudden using it to attack Trump, 

Flip flop goes the syndrome 

[Will B Good]

6 minutes ago, frank83628 said:

She was also paid heavily to spout BS many years later.

 

She'd already admitted nothing happned on a live TV show

 

 

There wasn’t ever a moment where she went on live TV and said “nothing happened.” Please post if you have the clip.

 

She did, however, acknowledged being forcibly coerced into signing a false statement denying the affair, but did affirm under oath, in court, that a the sexual encounter did occur.

[bamnutsak]

19 minutes ago, frank83628 said:

Funny how all the derangement posse here that said the list was BS are all of a sudden using it to attack Trump, 

Flip flop goes the syndrome 

 

Silly, childish take given that the list has not been released.

 

Seems like you're the one grappling with reality, and some cult syndrome?

 

 

[candide]

51 minutes ago, frank83628 said:

Pretty sure youve been on the side that said the list was a maga conspiracy until last week.

And I still do. They lied about it and now they are patheticaly entangled in their lies.

 

In case I'm wrong, they are lying now.

 

So in both cases, they are liars. 

[candide]

Putin is surely having a good laugh!

 

Russian television pundits are mocking President Donald Trump’s threats to weigh in decisively on Ukraine, claiming that his new comments are a way to try and knock the Epstein scandal out of the news headlines.

https://news.yahoo.com/putin-pals-trump-russia-threat-160538732.html