Politics Against Patel In US : Will Patidar Kash Patel Resigns As FBI Chief Following Epstein Files Fallout ?
New York : FBI Director Kash Patel is reportedly considering stepping down amid escalating tensions within the Justice Department over the management of documents tied to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, according to a report. Mary Margaret Olohan posted on X, citing a source close to the DOJ that Patel also wants Pam Bondi removed and is contemplating resignation if Dan Bongino departs. Olohan said in a post on X, “Source close to DOJ leadership tells me ‘Deputy Attorney General Blanche, Kash Patel, and Dan Bongino started drafting the released memo in early July and worked on it through the July 4 weekend. After providing some edits, Kash and Dan signed off on the strategy and contents. Director Patel wrote that the memo was ‘good with the FBI.”
NEW: Source close to DOJ leadership tells me “Deputy Attorney General Blanche, Kash Patel, and Dan Bongino started drafting the released memo in early July and worked on it through July 4 weekend. After providing some edits, Kash and Dan signed off on the strategy and contents.… https://t.co/AJLnDwUj84
— Mary Margaret Olohan (@MaryMargOlohan) July 11, 2025
Bongino has reportedly confided in close associates about his intention to leave following a major confrontation with Attorney General Pam Bondi over the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case, AP reported. Media reports indicate that Kash Patel is deeply angered by Bondi’s approach to the Epstein investigation, particularly her reluctance to unseal additional records. Angered by the unfulfilled promises to expose the secrets of the so-called “deep state,” many Trump supporters on the far right have become increasingly disillusioned, with some even calling for leadership changes at the highest levels.
We might not have a Deputy FBI Director by Monday. We could possibly see a weekend resignation from the FBI by @FBIDDBongino Dan Bongino.
Source tells me @FBIDirectorKash Kash Patel agrees with Bongino’s sentiment and also agrees that Blondi needs to be removed from her post… https://t.co/iDREwaH4aT— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) July 11, 2025
Tensions that simmered for months boiled over on Monday when the Justice Department and FBI issued a two-page statement saying that they had concluded that Epstein did not possess a “client list,” even though Bondi had intimated in February that such a document was sitting on her desk, and had decided against releasing any additional records from the investigation. Earlier, far-right activist Laura Loomer, who is close to Trump, posted on X that she was told that Bongino was “seriously thinking about resigning” and had taken the day off to consider his future.
Earlier this week, President Trump’s Justice Department seemed to walk back on its statements related to Jeffrey Epstein. Conservative influencers from Laura Loomer to Elon Musk slammed Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel for their findings, which came months after Bondi pledged to reveal major revelations about Epstein, including a lot of names and a lot of flight logs. It’s sitting on my desk right now to review, Bondi told Fox News in February when she was asked if the Justice Department would be releasing Epstein’s client list.
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