I Was Told to Leave Epstein Alone Because He ‘Belonged to Intelligence’: Ex-Cabinet Secretary
The article discusses widespread public skepticism and outrage over the official Justice Department (DOJ) and FBI conclusion that convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide in federal prison in 2019, and that no credible evidence exists implicating prominent individuals or a client list associated with Epstein. This conclusion, presented in a memo from Attorney general pam Bondi’s DOJ, has been met with disbelief, especially among conservative and Trump-supporting circles on social media platform X.
Former Labor Secretary Alex Acosta, who approved Epstein’s controversial 2007 plea deal, reportedly said he was told to back off Epstein’s case because Epstein “belonged to intelligence,” fueling conspiracy theories about Epstein’s connections to intelligence agencies. Critics highlight numerous suspicious circumstances surrounding Epstein’s death, such as malfunctioning security cameras and guards asleep during his supposed suicide, deepening distrust in the official narrative.
Pam Bondi has faced criticism for her handling of the case, including a failed promise to release significant Epstein-related files, which resulted in no new meaningful details. Key figures including FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino have also maintained that Epstein committed suicide, despite public outcry. Many voices within the MAGA community and beyond continue demanding transparency and justice,accusing the DOJ and FBI of concealing the truth and possibly protecting powerful individuals linked to Epstein.
The article suggests the possibility that the deception could be a strategic move to lull implicated elites into complacency, hinting that Epstein may have been involved with intelligence agencies. Ultimately, it underscores a deep mistrust of official statements and highlights the ongoing demand for accountability related to Epstein’s crimes and mysterious death.
Every piece of circumstantial evidence points in one direction, which means that outraged Americans will never accept the official conclusions.
Over the weekend on the social media platform X, a number of prominent users responded with disgust to a two-page memo from Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Justice Department, which concluded, based on the results of a joint DOJ/FBI investigation, that convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, who died in federal prison under mysterious circumstances in August 2019, committed suicide, had “no incriminating ‘client list,’” and that “no credible evidence” existed to suggest “that Epstein blackmailed prominent individuals.”
With that unbelievable conclusion in mind, on Monday former State Department official Mike Benz — perhaps best described as a walking encyclopedia on the deep state — posted a series of screenshots reminding users that Alex Acosta, Secretary of Labor during President Donald Trump’s first administration and the U.S. attorney who arranged Epstein’s 2007 plea deal, reportedly said that he was once told to back off the pedophile’s case because Epstein “belonged to intelligence.”
According to the Daily Beast, Acosta made that comment during an interview with members of Trump’s first transition team.
“I was told Epstein ‘belonged to intelligence’ and to leave it alone,” Acosta reportedly said.
Moreover, Acosta “had all 11 months of DOJ s to him in that time period mysteriously disappear,” Benz wrote.
Alex Acosta, the DOJ official who gave Jeffrey Epstein the sweetheart plea deal in 2008 and who was quoted saying he was “told to back off Epstein because he belonged to intelligence” mysteriously had all 11 months of DOJ s to him in that time period mysteriously disappear pic.twitter.com/ZOO0iF9R2G
— Mike Benz (@MikeBenzCyber) July 7, 2025
Bondi, of course, already botched the Epstein issue in February with an embarrassing spectacle involving binders and social media influencers.
The attorney general had also painted herself into a corner by teasing a big release of Epstein-related files. That much-anticipated release, unfortunately, yielded no new information of significance.
At the time, Bondi claimed to have the list of Epstein’s clients “sitting right now on my desk to review.” On Monday, when Fox News’ Peter Doocy asked White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt about Bondi’s “desk” comment from February, Leavitt replied that the attorney general had meant to refer to “the entirety of all of the paperwork” pertaining to Epstein.
Moreover, Bondi is not alone in drawing the ire of Trump’s supporters and others who care about truth.
In May, FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino insisted that Epstein committed suicide.
Since the appearance of the DOJ memo on Sunday, a number of prominent X users, many of them staunch Trump supporters, have denounced Bondi and other members of the president’s administration.
One user, in fact, called Bondi’s apparent lie “an impeachable offense.”
Pam Bondi said she had a Truckload of Epstein files delivered to her, she said ” the public has a right to know “
Now she says there are no files, and closed the case
This is an impeachable offense
Impeach Pam Bondi…. she lied to the people
— @Chicago1Ray 🇺🇸 (@Chicago1Ray) July 8, 2025
Brandon Straka, one of the victims of former President Joe Biden’s tyranny following the Capitol incursion of Jan. 6, 2021, called the Epstein issue “a very big deal to the MAGA base. We need answers from the DOJ and FBI, and we’re not going to let this go.”
“The Epstein Case is a very big deal to the MAGA base. We need answers from the DOJ and FBI, and we’re not going to let this go.”
MAGA demands justice. And justice is non-negotiable.
Catch my commentary on @RobFinnertyUSA tonight on @NEWSMAX pic.twitter.com/cjHa2kDBrK
— Brandon Straka #WalkAway (@BrandonStraka) July 8, 2025
Others sounded a similar note of disbelief.
Kash still claims that Epstein killed himself. Let’s review what happened:
– Both security cameras magically “malfunctioned” that night.
– Both prison guards just happened to be asleep.
– Epstein was taken off suicide watch just days after a previous “attempt.”
– His cellmate… pic.twitter.com/OIQlPljnb9— Dr. Simon Goddek (@goddeketal) July 8, 2025
If there were never any Epstein files or client list, and he really killed himself right before he was to be acquitted, why then is Ghislaine Maxwell in prison?
They must take us for the biggest dolts on earth. pic.twitter.com/sZTuQKcO7i
— Mike Engleman🇺🇲 (@RealHickory) July 8, 2025
Alina Habba in February on the Epstein List:
“We have flight logs, information, names that will come out.”
She lied to the American people too.
— Ian Jaeger (@IanJaeger29) July 7, 2025
Interesting that Karoline Leavitt took off her cross today while talking about the Epstein files. pic.twitter.com/IeRHcr7Znp
— Natalie F Danelishen (@Chesschick01) July 8, 2025
In sum, members of Trump’s administration have asked the public to believe the unbelievable.
It would be far easier, in fact, to believe that Epstein worked for the CIA or some other intelligence-focused entity, domestic or foreign, as Acosta reportedly was told.
Personally, however, I do not regard the comments of Bondi, Patel, and Bongino as the final word. Nor do I accept that Trump, in light of his close relationship with his granddaughter Kai, for instance, would refuse justice to Epstein’s many alleged victims.
Moreover, if Trump did plan mass arrests of Epstein’s clients, his subordinates’ behavior would make sense. After all, public statements about the lack of credible evidence seem like a good way to lull powerful pedophiles into complacency. That, however, amounts to speculation only.
In the end, one must decide whether and how much one trusts the president. I continue to trust him until he proves to me that I cannot.
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