Bongino Bolts After Clashing with Bondi over Epstein Files
FBI deputy director Dan Bongino took off work Friday following a clash with attorney general Pam Bondi over her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case.
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SCOOP: FBI deputy director Dan Bongino took a day off from work after a White House clash with AG Pam Bondi over their handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, four sources familiar with the conflict told Axios.[image or embed] -- Axios (@axios.com) Jul 11, 2025 at 12:10 PM
SCOOP: FBI deputy director Dan Bongino took a day off from work after a White House clash with AG Pam Bondi over their handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, four sources familiar with the conflict told Axios.[image or embed]
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MAGAts are tying themselves in knots trying to cover for Epstein's gelatinous wingman.
#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-07-11 01:49 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2
The video Bondi released was edited.
At last, a Trump scandal even MAGA gets angry about.
#2 | Posted by Zed at 2025-07-11 02:23 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1
Most republicans are currently pondering whether pedophilia is actually bad.
That's who conservatives have become thanks to Trump.
#3 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-07-11 03:48 PM | Reply
Epstein Prison Video Was Allegedly Modified' Before Being Made Public
The footage from outside of Jeffrey Epstein's prison cell around the time of his death in August 2019 was modified before it was released by the Department of Justice earlier this week, according to an analysis by WIRED and independent video forensics experts.
Metadata embedded in the video and analyzed by WIRED and independent video forensics experts shows that rather than being a direct export from the prison's surveillance system, the footage was modified, likely using the professional editing tool Adobe Premiere Pro. The file appears to have been assembled from at least two source clips, saved multiple times, exported, and then uploaded to the DOJ's website, where it was presented as "raw" footage. From the bombshell report: Experts caution that it's unclear what exactly was changed, and that the metadata does not prove deceptive manipulation. The video may have simply been processed for public release using available software, with no modifications beyond stitching together two clips. But the absence of a clear explanation for the processing of the file using professional editing software complicates the Justice Department's narrative. In a case already clouded by suspicion, the ambiguity surrounding how the file was processed is likely to provide fresh fodder for conspiracy theories.
Experts caution that it's unclear what exactly was changed, and that the metadata does not prove deceptive manipulation. The video may have simply been processed for public release using available software, with no modifications beyond stitching together two clips. But the absence of a clear explanation for the processing of the file using professional editing software complicates the Justice Department's narrative. In a case already clouded by suspicion, the ambiguity surrounding how the file was processed is likely to provide fresh fodder for conspiracy theories.
#4 | Posted by rstybeach11 at 2025-07-11 04:14 PM | Reply
www.mediaite.com
#5 | Posted by rstybeach11 at 2025-07-11 04:14 PM | Reply
"Just for that, I'll give myself a three-day weekend while my agents work 10-12 hours on Friday keeping Americans safe. That's leadership!" ~FBI DD/FBI Dan Bongi-no-Brains
#6 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-07-11 04:15 PM | Reply
@#4 ... The file appears to have been assembled from at least two source clips, saved multiple times, exported, and then uploaded to the DOJ's website, where it was presented as "raw" footage. ...
Well, if correct, that ain't good.
btw, the link in #4 no longer seems to work (I get a 404).
I found this ...
Metadata Shows the FBI's Raw' Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Was Likely Modified www.wired.com
... There is no evidence the footage was deceptively manipulated, but ambiguities around how the video was processed may further fuel conspiracy theories about Epstein's death. ...
#7 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-11 05:41 PM | Reply
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
@AOC
Follow Wow who would have thought that electing a rapist would have complicated the release of the Epstein Files? 1:18 PM Jul 11, 2025
#8 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-07-12 07:56 AM | Reply | Funny: 1
"There is no evidence the footage was deceptively manipulated"
But among personalities and an Administration noteworthy for deceit, it's a good asumption.
#9 | Posted by Zed at 2025-07-12 08:23 AM | Reply
"FBI deputy director Dan Bongino took off work Friday"
Taxpayers footed the bill for him to get a day off, because he is feeling sad about his boss.
Republican taxpayers are okay with that?
#10 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-07-12 09:11 PM | Reply
www.wired.com
#11 | Posted by chuffy at 2025-07-12 09:56 PM | Reply
If I was Bongino I would have spent Friday researching the best publisher for the book I was planning to write.
#12 | Posted by Twinpac at 2025-07-12 11:53 PM | Reply
Neither Bongino nor Bondi are qualified for the jobs that Trump gave them. Nor is Trump qualified for the job Elon bought for him.
#13 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2025-07-13 01:37 AM | Reply
Bongino is way too emotional to be the head of the FBI.
#14 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-07-13 02:49 AM | Reply
"Bongino is way too emotional to be the head oUm, I thought Director Patel had that part time job.
#15 | Posted by danni at 2025-07-13 06:19 AM | Reply
#15 | Posted by danni
If Bongino were smart (probably not)then he'd use this crisis as an off-ramp from a job that's over his head.
You're right: Kash Patel treats the FBI like a part-time job. Moreover, a job that has little to do with what the FBI does and everything to do with being a suck up to Trump.
Our enemies, being the serious people Patel isn't, have noticed.
Expect to hear from them.
#16 | Posted by Zed at 2025-07-13 08:20 AM | Reply
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