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Prominent voices like Megyn Kelly are calling on President Donald Trump to fire Attorney General Pam Bondi. FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino reportedly skipped work on Friday after a vicious fight with Bondi over the non-release. And a Truth Social post from Trump calling on his allies to stop talking about Epstein has not yet put out the fires.

At an unrelated press conference on recent drug seizures, Attorney General Pam Bondi was asked about the frustration from the MAGA base about the Epstein investigation, Bondi said, "We’re going to fight to keep America safe again.

The refusal of Trump’s base to believe the DOJ and Attorney General Pam Bondi’s newest assessment of the Epstein files is visibly frustrating the president, who has lashed out at his followers on social media and derided reporters for questioning the new narrative.

White House officials disputed the idea that the unrest in MAGA ranks seriously threatens President Trump’s support.

Many of President Donald Trump’s close advisers, both inside and outside the White House, have grown increasingly frustrated with Attorney General Pam Bondi’s handling of files related to the Jeffrey Epstein case,

Attorney General Pam Bondi is defending the Department of Justice’s conclusion over Jeffrey Epstein’s client list as many MAGA loyalists scrutinize the Trump administration’s handling of it. New York Times Justice Department Reporter Glenn Thrush,