U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi is under fire from furious Trump supporters after the Justice Department announced there’s no “Epstein client list” and that Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide. The backlash is growing fast — and some in Trump’s base are demanding Bondi be fired.
At the center of the storm is a February Fox News interview where Bondi, now Attorney General under President Trump, said, “It’s sitting on my desk right now to review,” when asked about the long-rumored Epstein list. But this week, Bondi walked it back, saying she was referring to all Epstein-related case materials — not a specific list of clients.
That explanation didn’t fly.
Right-wing activist Laura Loomer torched Bondi online, posting on X, “I remember when a bimbo Barbie was installed as AG and then all of these child sex crimes were wiped under the rug.” Loomer, a close Trump ally, then called on Vice President JD Vance to “please encourage President Trump to fire Pam Blondi. She is a disgrace.”
Radio host Alex Jones — once a strong Trump supporter — didn’t hold back either. “I just really need the Trump administration to succeed and to save this country, and they’re doing so much good. And then for them to do something like this tears my guts out,” Jones said in a July 7 video.
Even Elon Musk piled on. “How can people be expected to have faith in Trump if he won’t release the Epstein files?” he wrote on X. When asked if exposing Epstein’s connections would be a priority for his new political party, Musk replied simply, “100.”
MAGA influencers weren’t subtle in their criticism:
Megyn Kelly said Bondi’s “days are numbered” in Trump’s cabinet and called her handling of the documents “lazy.”
Glenn Beck demanded Bondi resign for “incompetence,” saying the DOJ’s video release of Epstein’s final hours gave only a “partial view of the facility.”
Liz Wheeler called Bondi’s actions “unforgivable behavior.”
The Hodgetwins posted, “Trump has to fire Pam Bondi… she went on camera and told the world she has the Epstein client list on her desk.”
This isn’t just about Bondi. FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino — once vocal skeptics of the official Epstein narrative — are now echoing the DOJ’s findings: no foul play, no list.
Trump himself got defensive and showed visible frustration at a Cabinet meeting on July 8 when asked about Epstein. “Are people still talking about this guy, this creep? That is unbelievable,” he said. “I can’t believe you’re asking a question on Epstein.”
But the pushback from MAGA circles is fierce. Some of Trump’s loudest defenders are now turning on his inner circle — especially Bondi — for what they see as a betrayal.
Bondi was notably left out of a recent Truth Social post where Trump praised Bongino and Patel. He didn’t mention Epstein, but the omission stood out.
The Justice Department’s Monday memo was the final straw for many. It said Epstein died by suicide in 2019 and declared flatly: there is “no evidence of a client list.” For Trump loyalists who believe Epstein’s secrets are key to exposing elite corruption, it felt like a slap in the face.
