President Donald Trump has followed the revelation that there is no clear list of Jeffrey Epstein’s clients sitting on their desks, as he previously argued this week on the back of Tampa native Pam Bondy.
Trump on Tuesday rejected questions about the list and said they were a waste of Bondi’s time.
“Are you still talking about Jeffrey Epstein? This guy has been talked about for years. And are people still talking about this guy, this creep? That’s incredible,” he told the White House Cabinet meeting on TV.
Conservative commentators and members of Congress are actually still talking about it, pledging to fight for the record and full disclosure of clients in the sex trafficking ring led by Epstein, a late convicted sex offender.
The anti-bondi chorus is probably Florida’s loudest.
“We can’t rewrite history, but we can help fight to release these files. Me and others know that, like we’ve done for many years, I and others will continue to seek accountability for Epstein Pedos,” the Tampa-based media lawyer passed X-influencer Logan O’Hundley on X Handle @DC_Draino.
Tucker Carlson, Jack Posobiec, and several other conservative influencers reflect the desire for the transparency Bondi has promised.
“This is not the way you treat Americans. This is not the way you deal with basic communication. This is not the way you treat your voters and supporters…”
In February, Bondi said in response to a question from the Fox News Reporter that Epstein’s client list was “sitting on my desk to review it now.”
“It was a command by President Trump. I’m reviewing it,” she said at the time.
That month, the Department of Justice released dozens of files related to Epstein’s sex trafficking ring. The file contained little new information, but it was just the beginning of federal disclosures on the issue, the Justice Department said at the time.
“The department remains committed to transparency and will release the remaining documents at the time of review and editing to protect the identity of Epstein victims,” the department said.
Four months later, the Justice Department says the case is now effectively closed as new records have not been made public.
In a joint memo on Monday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Justice said there is no Epstein client list and confirmed that he committed suicide in a prison cell in New York in 2019. The department said it had “no basis” to revisit more Epstein material disclosures and would not allow child pornography disclosures.
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On Tuesday, Bondi said he was referring to various files related to Epstein’s case when he specifically said there was a list of Epstein’s clients on his desk.
Some Trump’s allies in Congress haven’t bought it.
“The American people deserve to know the truth, regardless of who influences,” said Rep. Anna Paulina Luna on Tuesday.
“There is a lot of evidence and information that is unrelated to the victims/victims who can allow CSAM (Child Sexual Abuse Materials)/DOJ leadership to release @FbidirectOrcash and @FBIDDBONGINO. @FBI can’t release anything without @TheJustcept Authorization.
Luna will chair the Congressional Task Force on Declassification of Federal Secrets. In May, the task force sent a letter to Bondi asking for updates to their client list and other Epstein files.
“The release of these documents has been delayed for a long time, and the names of those who may have participated in these criminal acts must be released,” the letter reads.
“The American people want to know the truth, not mention the survivors. We believe you will ultimately be someone who brings accountability and transparency to this issue.
They have not received it in person yet.
This is a broken news story that could be updated.
