{"id":2436451,"date":"2025-05-19T12:51:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T16:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/patel-bongino-confirm-the-unthinkable-epstein-killed-himself-you-know-a-suicide-when-you-see-one-and-thats-what-that-was\/"},"modified":"2025-05-19T12:52:28","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T16:52:28","slug":"patel-bongino-confirm-the-unthinkable-epstein-killed-himself-you-know-a-suicide-when-you-see-one-and-thats-what-that-was","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/patel-bongino-confirm-the-unthinkable-epstein-killed-himself-you-know-a-suicide-when-you-see-one-and-thats-what-that-was\/","title":{"rendered":"Patel, Bongino Confirm the Unthinkable: Epstein Killed Himself &#8211; &#8216;You Know a Suicide When You See One and That&#8217;s What That Was&#8217;"},"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\">44<\/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%2Fpatel-bongino-confirm-the-unthinkable-epstein-killed-himself-you-know-a-suicide-when-you-see-one-and-thats-what-that-was%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=2436451&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>In a recent Fox News interview, FBI officials Kash Patel and Dan Bongino asserted that Jeffrey Epstein&#8217;s death in 2019, officially ruled a suicide, was indeed a suicide.They addressed ongoing speculation regarding the circumstances of his death while he was awaiting trial on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ghislaine-maxwell-now-accusing-prison-guard-of-abuse\/\" title=\"Ghislaine Maxwell Now Accusing Prison Guard Of Abuse\">sex trafficking charges<\/a> in a New York correctional facility. Patel emphasized his background in the prison system as a basis for believing it was a clear case of suicide.Bongino supported this claim, stating he had reviewed the case file and found no evidence too suggest otherwise. contrary to their views, Epstein&#8217;s brother, Matthew Epstein, has argued against the suicide ruling and called for further investigation. there have been additional tragic developments related to Epstein&#8217;s associates, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-image-show-the-aftermath-of-the-explosion-at-kabul-airport\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Image Show The Aftermath Of The Explosion At Kabul Airport?\">recent suicide<\/a> of Virginia giuffre, a prominent Epstein accuser.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Accused human trafficker Jeffrey Epstein&rsquo;s 2019 death was, in fact, a suicide, according to two top FBI officials in President Donald Trump&rsquo;s administration.<\/p>\n<p>FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino were asked about Epstein&rsquo;s death on Fox News program &ldquo;Sunday Morning Futures.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Epstein was held at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City while he was awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.<\/p>\n<p>He was found dead in his cell, and although the official cause of death was suicide, the circumstances led many to speculate that he had been murdered.<\/p>\n<p>According to a video posted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6373031491112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>, Patel and Bongino each told &ldquo;Futures&rdquo; host Maria Bartiromo that they were convinced actually did Epstein kill himself.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Listen, they have a right to their opinion,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kash-patel-breaks-major-news-fbi-hq-fox-interview-didnt-know-going\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patel<\/a> said of those with more conspiratorial thinking regarding Epstein&rsquo;s death.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">REPORTER: &ldquo;You said Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide. People don&rsquo;t believe it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>PATEL: &ldquo;They have a right to their opinion but&hellip;you know a suicide when you see one, &amp; that&rsquo;s what that was.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>BONGINO: &ldquo;He killed himself. I&rsquo;ve seen the whole file. He killed himself.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pduX7bU9AF\">pic.twitter.com\/pduX7bU9AF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Breaking911 (@Breaking911) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Breaking911\/status\/1924203246589030884?\">May 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As someone who has worked as a public defender, as a prosecutor, who&rsquo;s been in that prison system, who&rsquo;s been in the Metropolitan Detention Center, who&rsquo;s been in segregated housing, you know a suicide when you see one, and that&rsquo;s what that was,&rdquo; Patel said<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-dan-bongino-gets-choked-responds-appointed-key-fbi-role\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bongino<\/a> indicated he had no doubts.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He killed himself,&rdquo; Bongino said. &ldquo;I have seen the whole file. He killed himself.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Bongino doubled down on that in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FBIDDBongino\/status\/1924115672021241991\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have reviewed the case. Jeffrey Epstein killed himself. There&rsquo;s no evidence in the case file indicating otherwise,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I haven&rsquo;t done any media interviews to this point because I want to keep the attention on the work. I don&rsquo;t work for myself anymore, I work for you.<br \/> But it is important to relay to you what we&rsquo;re doing, and the media can be a tool for that. That&rsquo;s why we chose a long-form&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dan Bongino (@FBIDDBongino) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FBIDDBongino\/status\/1924115672021241991?\">May 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not asking you to believe me, or not. I&rsquo;m telling you what exists, and what doesn&rsquo;t. If new evidence surfaces I&rsquo;m happy to reevaluate,&rdquo; Bongino wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Matthew Epstein, Jeffrey Epstain&rsquo;s brother, has been among the voices claiming the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >sex trafficker&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s death was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/william-barr-removes-bureau-prisons-chief-wake-jeffrey-epstein-suicide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">not suicide<\/a>. As late as last year, he was calling for an investigation of his brother&rsquo;s death, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/jan\/22\/jeffrey-epstein-mark-epstein-interview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guardian<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In April, victim <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/prominent-epstein-victim-virginia-giuffre-dead-suicide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virginia Giuffre,<\/a> a high-profile Epstein accuser who said she was forced to have sex with Prince Andrew, also died by suicide in Australia.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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During an appearance on Fox News&#8217; &#8220;Sunday Morning Futures,&#8221; FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino discussed the circumstances surrounding Epstein&#8217;s death while he awaited trial for sex trafficking at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City. Although the official ruling was suicide, many speculated foul play due to the situation. Both Patel and Bongino expressed their belief that Epstein indeed took his own life, with Patel stating, &#8220;you know a suicide when you see one,&#8221; and Bongino asserting he had reviewed all evidence supporting this conclusion<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2436452,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/these-two-35.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5458,3985,9006,51054,6530],"class_list":["post-2436451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bongino","tag-conspiracy","tag-epstein","tag-patel-2","tag-suicide"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/these-two-35.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2436451","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2436451"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2436451\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2436455,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2436451\/revisions\/2436455"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2436452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2436451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2436451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2436451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}