A new review of the Jeffrey Epstein case is causing turmoil inside the Justice Department, with Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino now at odds, according to multiple reports.
According to sources familiar with the matter, Bongino didn’t show up to work on Friday after having a heated discussion with Bondi earlier in the week regarding her handling of the case, CBS News reported.
One FBI source called his absence a “pressing issue” for the bureau.
The conflict comes after days of fallout over a Justice Department and FBI memo on Epstein, which claimed he died by suicide and that there was no “client list” or evidence of blackmailing powerful individuals.
Sources said Bondi and Bongino clashed during a meeting at the White House on Wednesday over how the Epstein findings were rolled out.
