It usually works the other way around, but the Epstein files furor now has the White House turned so inside-out that bewildered aides have been quietly reaching out to CNN for clarity over what on earth is going on in their own administration.

Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino is considering leaving his job over his frustration with how the Justice Department has handled the Jeffrey Epstein files.

Trump defends FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino in wake of his feud with AG Pam Bondi over Epstein FilesSource: C-SPAN

As the fallout over the Trump administration’s handling of files related to Jeffrey Epstein continues, Attorney General Pam Bondi reportedly confronted FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino in what The New York Times reported was an “angry face-to-face confrontation.

Since Kash Patel and Dan Bongino assumed leadership roles atop the FBI, the bureau has adopted a noticeably more forceful approach with polygraph tests, the New York Times reported Thursday. Agents and senior staff have been asked pointedly in polygraphs and interviews whether they have “cast aspersions on Mr.

Donald Trump very rarely loses control of his own story. But the Jeffrey Epstein saga is beyond his powers to quell.