Jeffrey Epstein Hired Private Investigators to Intimidate FBI Agents: Officials [View all]
Multiple federal law enforcement officials who spoke to Rolling Stone on the condition of anonymity say that Jeffrey Epstein hired private investigators to follow, intimidate, and surveil FBI special agents investigating allegations that he paid underage women for sex. The FBI declined Rolling Stone’s request for comment.
These new allegations about the pressure exerted on the FBI come after internal divisions in Donald Trump’s administration exploded into public view last week over its handling of files and information pertaining to the disgraced financier and accused sex trafficker. Reports across several media outlets describe a tense meeting between deputy FBI director Dan Bongino, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and other officials. According to reports, that meeting ended with Bongino storming out. Bongino is now reportedly considering resigning from his post at the FBI.
Years after his death in prison during Trump’s first presidency, Epstein’s case continues to sow division at the highest levels of Trump’s second administration.
Trump officials confessed to Rolling Stone last week that the Department of Justice’s unwillingness to further release Epstein-related documents would inflame an already impatient and riled base. “They’re going to be so mad at us,” one official said. Trump’s pledge to release Epstein’s so-called client list was an oft-repeated campaign promise picked up and amplified by MAGA social media influencers like Tim Pool and Laura Loomer. Those same influencers are now enraged at the DOJ’s apparent stonewalling.
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-jeffrey-epstein-fbi-private-investigators-1235385560/
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