The High Price of Hubris: Ghost of Jeffrey Epstein comes back to haunt Pam Bondi
WASHINGTON D.C.: Attorney General Pam Bondi addressed questions about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation on Thursday during a cabinet meeting. On July 4, Axios reported that a review conducted by the justice department and FBI “revealed no incriminating [Epstein] ‘client list’”, according to an unsigned and undated memo.
The memo added: “There was also no credible evidence found that Epstein blackmailed prominent individuals as part of his actions. We did not uncover evidence that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties.”
Bondi reiterated that the Department of Justice’s probe found no evidence of a secret client list and lacked sufficient grounds for further prosecution.
At the cabinet meeting, Bondi explained that her comment about “files sitting on my desk to be reviewed” referred not exclusively to Epstein material, but also to federal files on the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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“I meant the Epstein file along with those two historic cases,” she said, adding that all three warrant careful examination.
Bondi detailed the scope of the investigation into Epstein’s digital archives, noting that agents uncovered “tens of thousands” of child-pornography videos downloaded to his devices. She emphasized that none of these images would be made public.
“These files will never be released, never going to see the light of day,” Bondi said, citing victims’ privacy and legal protections.
Regarding Epstein’s death at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in August 2019, the attorney general confirmed that prison surveillance footage corroborates the conclusion of suicide. However, she acknowledged a “technical issue” with the facility’s outdated video system, which complicated portions of the review. Bondi assured listeners that despite the glitch, the available recordings provide a reliable record of events leading up to his death.
President Donald Trump expressed visible impatience when reporters pressed him on Epstein. “You still talking about Jeffrey Epstein? This guy has been talked about for years,” Trump said. “And are people still talking about this guy, this creep? That is unbelievable.”