{"id":2407620,"date":"2025-02-27T16:59:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T21:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bondi-accuses-fbi-of-withholding-thousands-of-pages-of-epstein-files-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-27T17:00:12","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T22:00:12","slug":"bondi-accuses-fbi-of-withholding-thousands-of-pages-of-epstein-files-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bondi-accuses-fbi-of-withholding-thousands-of-pages-of-epstein-files-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Bondi accuses FBI of withholding \u2018thousands of pages\u2019 of Epstein files &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbondi-accuses-fbi-of-withholding-thousands-of-pages-of-epstein-files-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2407620&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Attorney General Pam Bondi \u200chas accused the\u200d FBI\u200c of withholding thousands of pages of documents related to \u200cJeffrey EpsteinS <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-facebook-is-largest-online-recruitment-tool-for-human-traffickers\/\" title=\"Report: Facebook is largest online recruitment tool for human traffickers\">sex trafficking case<\/a>.\u2063 In a letter to\u200c FBI \u2062Director Kash Patel, Bondi stated that the New York Field Office\u2062 only provided her \u200bwith 200 pages,\u2062 which included flight\u2063 logs and victims&#8217; names. She demanded the complete Epstein files \u200bby a specified deadline. Bondi&#8217;s call for openness comes\u2063 amid growing anticipation from some Republicans regarding\u200b unreleased \u200bdocuments associated with \u200dEpstein, whose criminal connections and sex\u2062 trafficking activities have <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">drawn significant public attention<\/a>. Epstein was indicted in 2019 but \u200bdied before his trial, with his associate\u200d Ghislaine Maxwell \u200clater convicted for\u200c her role \u200cin the abuse. questions surrounding Epstein&#8217;s death have\u2063 persisted, contributing to ongoing investigations into\u2062 the \u2064case and its implications.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Bondi accuses FBI of withholding &lsquo;thousands of pages&rsquo; of Epstein files<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2020105\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Attorney General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pam-bondi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Pam Bondi\">Pam Bondi<\/a> directed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"FBI\">FBI<\/a> on Thursday to provide her with what she said were &ldquo;thousands of pages&rdquo; of documents that the FBI New York Field Office was allegedly withholding from her related to disgraced businessman Jeffrey Epstein&rsquo;s sex trafficking case.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Bondi wrote in a letter to FBI Director Kash Patel, which was <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepMTG\/status\/1895197032522125619\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">shared<\/a> on social media by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), that the New York office had provided Bondi with 200 pages of Epstein-related documents.<\/p>\n<p>The documents in Bondi&rsquo;s possession &ldquo;consisted primarily of flight logs, Epstein&rsquo;s list of contacts, and a list of victims&rsquo; names and phone numbers,&rdquo; Bondi wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The attorney general demanded Patel provide her with the &ldquo;full and complete Epstein files&rdquo; by Friday morning. The FBI did not respond to a request for comment about Bondi&rsquo;s letter.<\/p>\n<p>Some Republicans, including Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), have been building anticipation about unreleased files related to Epstein, and Bondi said during a television interview this week that the files included a &ldquo;lot of flight logs, a lot of names &hellip; a lot of information, but it&rsquo;s pretty sick what that man did.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration invited several right-wing influencers to the White House to receive hard copies of an apparent &ldquo;phase 1&rdquo; of an Epstein document dump before the administration made them available to the public.<\/p>\n<p>The influencers included a woman behind the account Libs of TikTok, Mike Cernovich, and a man behind the account DC_Draino. It is unclear what portion of the documents contain fresh information about Epstein&rsquo;s case.<\/p>\n<p>Epstein was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-sdny\/press-release\/file\/1180481\/dl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">indicted<\/a> in the Southern District of New York in 2019 over allegations that he recruited dozens of women and minor girls as young as 14, engaged in sexual relations with them, and sexually abused some of them at his homes in Manhattan and Palm Beach, Florida, and elsewhere.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A photo provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry shows Jeffrey Epstein. (New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Epstein died before his trial, but his associate Ghislaine Maxwell was later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-sdny\/pr\/ghislaine-maxwell-sentenced-20-years-prison-conspiring-jeffrey-epstein-sexually-abuse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">convicted<\/a> of conspiring to sexually abuse minors and sentenced to 22 years in prison.<\/p>\n<p>In court filings, Prince Andrew of the British Royal Family, as well as former President Bill Clinton, President Donald Trump, former Vice President Al Gore, the late singer Michael Jackson, and former Trump lawyer Alan Dershowitz all had ties to Epstein. Despite their associations with Epstein, most have not been accused of criminal conduct aside from Prince Andrew, who has denied any wrongdoing but settled a lawsuit with an alleged victim.<\/p>\n<p>Jeffrey Epstein was found unresponsive in his prison cell on the morning of Aug. 10, 2019. A U.S. attorney said Epstein was pronounced dead shortly thereafter. A New York City <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flashback-former-ag-barr-initiated-spying-program-on-americans-back-in-1992\/\" title=\"FLASHBACK: Former AG Barr Initiated Spying Program on Americans Back in 1992\">medical examiner<\/a> determined Epstein had hanged himself.<\/p>\n<p>But mystery clouded Epstein&rsquo;s death after another expert disputed the medical examiner and after revelations that the jail had malfunctioning surveillance cameras and that Epstein had been taken off suicide watch days before his death.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3331888\/pam-bondi-doj-release-jeffrey-epstein-files-thursday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">BONDI TO RELEASE JEFFREY EPSTEIN FILES ON THURSDAY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A forensic pathologist named Dr. Michael Baden, who was hired by Epstein&rsquo;s brother, later said in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/forensic-pathologist-jeffrey-epstein-homicide-suicide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">interview<\/a> on <em>Fox &amp; Friends<\/em> that he believed the fractures in Epstein&rsquo;s neck were more consistent with &ldquo;homicidal strangulation&rdquo; than suicidal hanging.<\/p>\n<p>However, the FBI and DOJ inspector general <a href=\"https:\/\/oig.justice.gov\/news\/doj-oig-releases-report-bops-custody-care-and-supervision-jeffrey-epstein-metropolitan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">found<\/a> no evidence of criminality tied to Epstein&rsquo;s death. The IG report revealed that a top contributing factor in his death was that the New York Metropolitan Correctional Center had gravely mismanaged its facility, where Epstein was being detained.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The combination of negligence, misconduct, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-blames-jeffrey-epsteins-death-on-guards-negligence\/\" title=\"DOJ: Guards&#039; Negligence Caused ...&#039;s Death\">outright job performance failures documented<\/a> in the report all contributed to an environment in which arguably one of the most notorious inmates in BOP&rsquo;s custody was provided with the opportunity to take his own life,&rdquo; the inspector general said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2020105\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2020105\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bondi claims FBI is hiding &#8216;thousands of pages&#8217; on Epstein<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":2407621,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AP25043811900236.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[45543,9006,50645,32076,51262],"class_list":["post-2407620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bondi","tag-epstein","tag-fbi-2","tag-washington-examiner","tag-withheld-files"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AP25043811900236.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407620","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2407620"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407620\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2407624,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407620\/revisions\/2407624"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2407621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2407620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2407620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2407620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}