{"id":977,"date":"2025-07-15T01:30:54","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T01:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/?p=977"},"modified":"2025-07-15T01:30:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T01:30:55","slug":"fbis-patel-responds-to-reports-of-internal-chaos-following-epstein-fallout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/?p=977","title":{"rendered":"FBI\u2019s Patel Responds To Reports Of Internal Chaos Following Epstein Fallout"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>FBI Director Kash Patel issued a statement on social media on Saturday following reports of internal division and chaos over the Justice Department\u2019s memo last week announcing it was moving on from the Jeffrey Epstein case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an X post, Patel confirmed he\u2019s not going anywhere after rumors swirled that he might resign if Deputy Director Dan Bongino stepped down over disagreements with how Attorney General Pam Bondi handled the situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patel posted on X, \u201cThe conspiracy theories just aren\u2019t true, never have been. It\u2019s an honor to serve the President of the United States Donald Trump \u2014 and I\u2019ll continue to do so for as long as he calls on me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The conspiracy theories just aren\u2019t true, never have been. It\u2019s an honor to serve the President of the United States <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> \u2014 and I\u2019ll continue to do so for as long as he calls on me.<\/p>&mdash; Kash Patel (@Kash_Patel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kash_Patel\/status\/1944101148903760317?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>His post came after reports on Friday suggested that he could leave the administration if Bongino quit, following a reported clash between Bongino andBondi over alleged Epstein files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Harrison Fields issued a statement as well, pushing back on the speculation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also Read : <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/states-news.com\/?p=974\">Bondi Dismisses More Justice Dept. Staff Who Worked J6, Trump Cases<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPresident Trump has assembled a highly qualified and experienced law and order team dedicated to protecting Americans, holding criminals accountable, and delivering justice to victims,\u201d Fields said. \u201cThis work is being carried out seamlessly and with unity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAny attempt to sow division within this team is baseless and distracts from the real progress being made in restoring public safety and pursuing justice for all,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The internal tension came after a DOJ memo was leaked to the press, stating that Epstein had killed himself in jail in 2019. It also concluded there was \u201cno incriminating client list,\u201d and no evidence Epstein was blackmailing elites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reports about Bongino possibly exiting over the Epstein case appear more credible. Laura Loomer first brought the issue to light, and multiple outlets have confirmed it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Fox News, Bongino got into a heated exchange with Bondi during a meeting with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and ended up walking out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bondi has publicly stated there\u2019s no Epstein \u201cclient list,\u201d and said no further files will be released. That shocked and angered many in the MAGA base, especially after her earlier promises of full transparency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Trump took to Truth Social on Saturday to defend Bondi after backlash erupted over her stance on the Epstein case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response to the fallout, Trump backed her up, calling her \u201cFANTASTIC\u201d and warning that division within the movement only plays into the hands of the left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also Read : <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/states-news.com\/?p=886\">Musk Leads Right-Wing Meltdown Over Trump Admin\u2019s Epstein Review<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s going on with my \u2018boys\u2019 and, in some cases, \u2018gals\u2019?\u201d Trump wrote. \u201cThey\u2019re all going after Attorney General Pam Bondi, who is doing a FANTASTIC JOB! We\u2019re on one Team, MAGA, and I don\u2019t like what\u2019s happening.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He warned that Epstein\u2019s name was being used again to create chaos inside the movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor years, it\u2019s Epstein, over and over again,\u201d Trump said. \u201cWhy are we giving publicity to Files written by Obama, Crooked Hillary, Comey, Brennan, and the Losers and Criminals of the Biden Administration?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a memo from the DOJ and FBI, Epstein died by suicide in 2019. The memo also claimed there was no incriminating \u201cclient list,\u201d and no blackmail of high-powered elites, something many supporters have refused to accept without more proof.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump didn\u2019t hold back, saying the entire Epstein narrative is being weaponized the same way the Russia hoax and the fake Steele Dossier were.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also Read : <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/states-news.com\/?p=862\">AG Bondi Under Fire Over Epstein Client List Revelation<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhy didn\u2019t these Radical Left Lunatics release the Epstein Files if there was anything in there that could have hurt the MAGA Movement?\u201d he asked. \u201cThey haven\u2019t even given up on the JFK or Martin Luther King Jr Files.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He pointed to the success of his administration and said nothing will distract him from the real priorities: the border, the economy, energy, national security, and election integrity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FBI Director Kash Patel issued a statement on social media on Saturday following reports of internal division and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":978,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/977","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=977"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/977\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":979,"href":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/977\/revisions\/979"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/978"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}