Epstein files remain mysteriously mysterious

Epstein? Never heard of him

Voice of bipartisan centrist moderation David Gergen may have been literally killed by this tweet:

Just a reminder that AOC is now constitutionally eligible for the presidency . . . just saying . . .

Meanwhile, there’s a steel cage death match brewing over Pam Bondi’s aborted promise to release the Epstein files that she as of just a few weeks ago had on her desk, at least according to Pam Bondi. Roid rager Dan Bongino is supposedly considering quitting, and there are clouds and shadows that Kash Try To Imagine I’m White Please Patel may be following him out the door:

Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino has told people he is considering resigning amid a major clash between the FBI and Justice Department over the continued fallout from the release of the Jeffrey Epstein memo, sources familiar with the matter told CNN.

This comes after a heated confrontation with Attorney General Pam Bondi over the handling of the case earlier this week.

The infighting over the case came to a head during a Wednesday meeting, which included Bongino, Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, the sources said. Bongino and Patel were confronted about whether they were behind a story that said the FBI wanted more information released but was ultimately stymied by the Department of Justice, they said.

Bongino denied leaking that notion to NewsNation, which published the story, a source familiar with the matter told CNN, though he did not sign on to a statement defending the review included in that article.

CNN has reached out to Bongino and the FBI for comment. The sources cautioned that Bongino had not made up his mind, and it was possible he would stay in his position. Axios first reported some of the details of Bongino’s confrontation at the White House.

The episode comes as many of President Donald Trump’s close advisers, both inside and outside of the White House, have grown increasingly frustrated with Bondi’s handling of the so-called Epstein files, following days of intense criticism from some of the president’s most devoted supporters.

Multiple sources said Bongino did not come to work Friday, fueling speculation he had quit over the issue. One of those sources said that as of Friday afternoon he had not left his position.

It’s some sort of article of faith in the febrile imagination of MAGA land that the Epstein files confirm everything about the Deep State Conspiracy to Sex Traffic Our Children etc., and Bondi certainly didn’t help herself by overpromising and underdelivering so spectacularly.

I’m rooting for at least psychic injuries all around, but hoping for the more literal kind.