It’s been a dramatic weekend, with both sides of the aisle trying to make fetch happen: The influencers who pretend to be MAGA (and some who actually are) are demanding the resignation of Attorney General Pam Bondi after her mishandling and doublespeak surrounding the Jeffrey Epstein files. The Democrats and the Left are trying their darndest to create a narrative that Trump is hiding these files because he is not only named in the records, but complicit in Epstein’s crimes. This is patently stupid. With all that they have and still are throwing at Trump, if he had any connection to Epstein and his crimes, the Democrats, who were in power for the balance of the decade, would have treated it just like “Russia, Russia, Russia!” and promoted it six ways to Sunday.

Marc Thiessen: “91 indictments, Mueller probe, 2 impeachments, civil suits to bankrupt him – but the Biden people had the Epstein files with Trumps name in it and didn’t use it? Give me a break.” pic.twitter.com/tv9TmCtO3H

— Sara Rose 🇺🇸🌹 (@saras76) July 13, 2025

Neither side is happy after Trump posted on his Truth Social platform that he, in so many words, stood behind Pam Bondi as AG and that Jeffrey Epstein should be a dead subject. The drama was further quelled when FBI Director Kash Patel said he’s not going anywhere either.

As our editor Bob Hoge wrote:

At issue is a creepy pedophile financier who’s been dead now for almost six years. As I reported, Jeffrey Epstein continues to haunt us long after his alleged suicide:

On Friday, the D.C. news cycle was dominated by apparent tumult at the Department of Justice and reports that either FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino and/or Director Kash Patel were considering resigning. The drama was caused by the DOJ’s statement Sunday that Jeffrey Epstein did in fact commit suicide and that there was no “client list.” 

Many observers had expected more information and were critical of the report.

Putting the rumors to a rest, Patel indicated Saturday that he had no plans to step down as FBI director. The status of Bongino is still unclear at this time.

Well, what of Deputy Director Dan Bongino? After deplaning Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews after the FIFA Club World Cup in New Jersey, President Donald Trump took some questions. One reporter asked, “Is Dan Bongino still your Deputy FBI Director?”

Trump’s response was quick, but direct and decisive.

WATCH: 

BREAKING: President Trump said he talked to @DBongino and says that “he’s in good shape.”

“I spoke to him today. Dan Bongino is a very good guy. I’ve known him a long time.” pic.twitter.com/yzCdZ76tkk

— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) July 13, 2025

So much for MAGA is crumbling, and cue the leftist tears. While nothing will be certain until Bongino returns to his post in D.C., it sounds as though a unified front is forming. With Thursday’s ICE raid on Glass House Farms in Camarillo, CA, which netted 361 illegal alien criminals and 14 unaccompanied minors, it is clear that this type of sting operation is only the tip of the iceberg.

🚨California ICE Raid Update:

At two California marijuana facilities, ICE and CBP law enforcement rescued at least 14 migrant children from potential exploitation, forced child labor, and human trafficking all while facing assault and gunfire.

Our brave agents arrested over… pic.twitter.com/FFyEyV2zb4

— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) July 14, 2025

Those who myopically focus on the Epstein files alone are missing the bigger picture.