WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department and FBI are struggling to contain the fallout from this week’s decision to withhold records from the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation, which rankled influential far-right media personalities and supporters of President Donald Trump.

Tesla billionaire ripped into Trump’s ‘boys and gals’ post defending Bondi against the likes of FBI brass Patel and Bongino as well as MAGA pal Laura Loomer

Trump defends Attorney General Pam Bondi amid Epstein files backlash as FBI Director Patel squashes resignation rumors, calling conspiracy theories about discord untrue.

Attorney General Pam Bondi has fired several Department of Justice (DOJ) employees who worked with former special counsel Jack Smith on two criminal investigations into President Donald Trump 's possession of classified documents and his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, Reuters reported on Friday.

President Trump came to the defense of Attorney General Pam Bondi Saturday night — just hours after FBI Director Kash Patel dismissed resignation rumors amid growing tensions over the Justice Department’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein probe.