{"id":2457191,"date":"2025-07-08T22:46:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T02:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-fumes-at-reporter-before-bondi-tries-to-explain-away-critical-missing-minute-of-the-epstein-video\/"},"modified":"2025-07-08T22:47:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T02:47:20","slug":"trump-fumes-at-reporter-before-bondi-tries-to-explain-away-critical-missing-minute-of-the-epstein-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-fumes-at-reporter-before-bondi-tries-to-explain-away-critical-missing-minute-of-the-epstein-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Fumes at Reporter Before Bondi Tries to Explain Away Critical Missing Minute of the Epstein Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/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%2Ftrump-fumes-at-reporter-before-bondi-tries-to-explain-away-critical-missing-minute-of-the-epstein-video%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=2457191&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>Teh article discusses ongoing controversy and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/patel-not-going-to-rush-to-release-epstein-files-doubles-down-on-sex-traffickers-suicide-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Patel \u2018not going to rush\u2019 to release Epstein files, doubles down on sex trafficker\u2019s ... - Washington Examiner\">public skepticism surrounding<\/a> the death of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in 2019, which was officially ruled a suicide. During a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colombian-president-says-his-us-visa-has-been-revoked-rages-against-trump\/\" title=\"Colombian President Says His US Visa Has Been Revoked, Rages Against ...\">televised cabinet meeting<\/a>,Attorney General Pam Bondi was questioned about a missing minute in the surveillance footage of epstein&#8217;s jail cell on the night of his death. bondi explained that the missing minute is a routine technical glitch due to the outdated surveillance system that resets daily, but her explanation failed to satisfy critics. She also denied knowledge of Epstein working as a government intelligence agent, despite rumors.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump expressed frustration at questions about Epstein, criticizing the media for focusing on the case amid other national issues.Bondi had recently stated that the Department of Justice found no evidence of blackmail or a &#8220;client list&#8221; involving Epstein&#8217;s alleged associates. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >incident sparked widespread criticism<\/a> on social media, highlighting the continued public distrust and intrigue surrounding the Epstein case.  <\/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><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The ghost of Jeffrey Epstein keeps haunting Washington.<\/p>\n<p>At a televised cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Attorney General Pam Bondi fielded questions about a video showing the cell of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tucker-carlson-says-2-explanations-can-think-epstein-list-debacle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-cosby-thinks-r-kelly-got-railroaded-at-sex-trafficking-trial\/\" title=\"Bill Cosby Thinks R. Kelly \u2018Got Railroaded\u2019 At Sex-Trafficking Trial\">convicted sex criminal<\/a><\/a>, whose 2019 death has been officially branded a suicide.<\/p>\n<p>But her response about a missing minute in the footage hasn&rsquo;t entirely satisfied critics &mdash; and President Donald Trump was openly unhappy the question was even asked.<\/p>\n<p>Footage from the moment is below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"See Trump, AG Bondi CONFRONTED on Jeffrey Epstein at Cabinet meeting\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UFFCu6mR868?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\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);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Bondi was also asked whether Epstein had ever served as an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/told-leave-epstein-alone-belonged-intelligence-ex-cabinet-secretary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">intelligence agent<\/a> for the government.<\/p>\n<p>While she said she had no knowledge of Epstein having been an agent, she made an effort to explain an apparent &ldquo;missing minute&rdquo; in the video of Epstein&rsquo;s cell from the night of his death.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/5390069-pam-bondi-explains-epstein-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a> reported, an 11-hour video released by the government showing the outside of Epstein&rsquo;s cell on the night of his death has time stamps that skip from 11:59 p.m. to midnight.<\/p>\n<p>Bondi said that&rsquo;s a routine bug of the system.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The video was not conclusive, but the evidence prior to it was, showing [Epstein] committed suicide,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And what was on that &mdash; there was a minute that was off the counter. And what we learned from the Bureau of Prisons was, every night, they redo that video. [The system] is old, from, like, 1999.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So every night the video is reset. And every night should have the same minute missing.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So we&rsquo;re looking for that video, to release that as well, showing that a minute is missing every night.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It was Bondi&rsquo;s second <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/karoline-leavitts-response-peter-doocys-epstein-client-list-question-doesnt-go\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">brush with Epstein matters<\/a> in three days.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dojs-epstein-bombshell-no-credible-evidence-no-client-list-wont-release-materials-illegal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">almost universal skepticism<\/a>, Bondi announced that a Department of Justice investigation had found that Epstein was not engaged in blackmail, that there was no &ldquo;client list&rdquo; of powerful individuals he provided with sexual opportunities, and had confirmed a finding that he&rsquo;d committed suicide in his jail cell.<\/p>\n<p>The moment Tuesday generated plenty of posts on social media, virtually all of them critical of both Trump and Bondi.<\/p>\n<p>This is a fair example:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>WARNING: The following post contains graphic language that some may find offensive:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Pam Bondi embarrasses herself with this bullshit excuse and Trump acts like the Epstein case ain&rsquo;t a big deal<\/p>\n<p>This is a terrible look for the Trump admin <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4BSgnNPWjL\">pic.twitter.com\/4BSgnNPWjL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hodgetwins (@hodgetwins) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hodgetwins\/status\/1942679780416975192?\">July 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Trump made no bones about disparaging the Epstein questions:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Are you still talking about Jeffrey Epstein?&rdquo; he asked a reporter. &ldquo;This guy&rsquo;s been talked about for years &hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I can&rsquo;t believe you&rsquo;re asking a question on Epstein at a time like this, when we&rsquo;re having some of the greatest success, and also tragedy, with what happened in Texas.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It just seems like a desecration.&rdquo;<\/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 a televised cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Attorney General Pam Bondi answered questions about a video of the convicted sex offender&#8217;s jail cell; Epstein died in 2019, officially ruled a suicide. 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