Pam Bondi prevailed in an internal dispute over FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino by appointing Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey as co-deputy director alongside Bongino. The appointment is widely interpreted as signaling that Bongino will likely depart the FBI. The dispute followed intense backlash over the Department of Justice's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and disagreements about releasing additional files. Bondi had been largely absent from public commentary during the peak of the controversy but has recently appeared on Fox News and Fox Business. Bondi allies say she weathered the controversy and remains politically secure. White House officials framed Bailey's role as providing additional experienced leadership alongside existing FBI leaders.
Screenshot Attorney General Pam Bondi has won the power struggle over FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino amid blowback over the DOJ's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein probe, a new report reveals. According to a CNN piece by Evan Perez, Hannah Rabinowitz and Kristen Holmes, unnamed Trump administration officials say the attorney general's recent appointment of Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey to serve as co-deputy director of the FBI alongside Bongino is a sign that Bondi came out on top of the feud.
Bondi, who was omnipresent on Fox News for the first six months of the Trump administration, had gone radio silent amid the MAGA uproar following the DOJ's announcement that the Epstein case was effectively closed without the public release of any further information. But in recent days, Bondi has been interviewed by Fox News host Sean Hannity, and Fox Business host Larry Kudlow signaling that she believes the Epstein controversy is behind her. It's over, an unnamed conservative ally told CNN. She made it through. She's going to be fine.
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