President Trump on Sunday expressed confidence in Dan Bongino, director of deputy FBI, despite the backlash to handle the files related to the infamous financier Jeffrey Epstein by the Trump administration.
Bongino has been at the center of the internal battle on the position of Epstein, familiar with a source Hill confirmation The deputy director is angry at how the documents were handled and collided with the leaders of the Department of Justice.
During a press gagle in the joint base Andrews on Sunday evening, Trump was asked whether Bongino, first a far-flung podcaster, was still deputy FBI director, and he recently spoke.
“Oh, I think so. I did, I talked to him today. Dan Bongino, very good man. I have known him for a long time. I have done him many times. He looked great, really. No, I think he is in good shape,” said Trump.
A joint memorandum was issued by the Department of Justice and FBI last week demanding a combat of claims about Eptin, which has long been promoted by orthodox media data including Bongino and FBI director Kash Patel.
Memo said Epstein, a guilty child sex traffic, did not have a customer list and confirmed that he died of suicide in his New York City Jail Sale in 2019. The list of high-profile customers has been a long-standing fixation on the right, and for its release, Attorney General Palm Bandi said that it was on his desk for review earlier this year.
Axios first reported Bongino fought with Bongino since the memo was released. On Friday, several news outlets reported that Bongino was not at work on Friday and was explaining whether to resign from his situation.
Meanwhile, the White House called any signal of the divisions “baseless”.
,President Trump White House spokesman Harrison Fields said in a statement, “A highly qualified and experienced law and order team dedicated to protect Americans, justifying criminals and giving justice to the victims.
“This work is being done basically and with unity. Any attempt to sow the partition within this team is baseless and distracts from the real progress being done in restoring public safety and chasing justice for all.”
