Sources say that it was Donald Trump that gave Pam Bondi the order to shut down the Epstein case.
Pam Bondi saying she had the Epstein files on her desk, and then saying the Epstein files never existed, is how you know Trump is on the list.
Ultimately it’s not about the existence of a list as a verified body of material (sitting on a desk) that was promised a degree of disclosure (including a PR stunt with binders). This was just the ‘object’ then suppressed more recently with a contradictory set of ‘reasons’ in the context of releasing other unrelated classified materials (e.g. JFK assassination files), made ironic with the Trump theft of materials located at Mar-a-lago and elsewhere. It’s not about a list as it is the content of the files.
According to reports, the DOJ and FBI are now in possession of over 300GB of material.
Trump's FBI and DOJ are clearly participating in a cover-up. Bondi herself said in April that the list was sitting on her desk. Elon stated Trump was in the file, now all of a sudden there's no list. The well-known fact that Epstein kept a list and recordings now is a matter of accounting for accountability.
@sahilkapur: An unusual sight: President Trump is getting ratio’d on Truth Social for asking his followers to move on from the Epstein files. Some say he’s “gaslighting,” others say it will cost him supporters or even “kill MAGA.”
“A Trump aide had previously copied those same documents onto a thumb drive and laptop, not realizing they were classified. The laptop, which belonged to an aide, who works for Save America PAC, and the thumb drive were also given to investigators in January.”
The Department of Justice announced in a memo on Sunday that Jeffrey Epstein had indeed killed himself, that his potentially explosive “client list” doesn’t exist, and that the administration is effectively closing its case on the convicted sex offender, whose 2019 death in prison has been a lightning rod for conspiracy theorists — especially those who supported Trump, never mind the president’s own connections to Epstein.
Rolling Stone reported that the Trump administration was bracing for a MAGA revolt over its nothing to see here-style memo. MAGA revolted as expected, with scores of prominent right-wing influencers expressing outrage over the memo. Many are calling for Attorney General Pam Bondi to be fired, and some even seem to be souring on the president. “Trump has become the Deep State. What is more Deep State than covering up for pedophiles?” someone asked former Trump adviser Steve Bannon at a MAGA event on Friday.
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Trump promised before the election that his administration would release the so-called Epstein Files, which MAGA conspiracy theories long hoped would reveal a host of powerful figures who were in league with Epstein. After Bondi said Epstein’s client list was on her desk in February, she arranged a stunt in which she handed out folders consisting of “Phase 1” of the Epstein Files to prominent right-wing influencers.
Many of these influencers now feel betrayed by the DOJ’s memo, which noted that after an “exhaustive” investigation, the administration found “no incriminating ‘client list,’” nor any “credible evidence … that Epstein blackmailed prominent individuals as part of his actions.” The DOJ also released a video of Epstein’s cell the night he died. The video skips a minute before midnight, however, which led to more speculation about a potential cover-up.
