{"id":2521824,"date":"2025-12-16T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wiles-panned-bondis-binders-full-of-nothingness-during-epstein-files-stunt\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T16:03:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T21:03:58","slug":"wiles-panned-bondis-binders-full-of-nothingness-during-epstein-files-stunt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wiles-panned-bondis-binders-full-of-nothingness-during-epstein-files-stunt\/","title":{"rendered":"Wiles panned Bondi&#8217;s &#8216;binders full of nothingness&#8217; during Epstein files stunt"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fwiles-panned-bondis-binders-full-of-nothingness-during-epstein-files-stunt%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=2521824&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>White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles criticized former Florida Attorney General pam bondi&#8217;s handling of the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, saying Bondi &#8220;completely whiffed&#8221; by overhyping the content, which turned out to include mostly recycled information without new revelations. In a vanity Fair interview, Wiles described how Bondi presented conservative influencers with binders labeled &#8220;The Epstein Files: Phase 1&#8221; that contained little substantive material, disappointing Trump&#8217;s core supporters who had anticipated significant disclosures. Bondi had earlier claimed the files were &#8220;sitting on my desk,&#8221; fueling expectations that were not met,as a Justice Department memo later confirmed no incriminating client list existed.<\/p>\n<p>Wiles emphasized that the Justice Department&#8217;s review of the Epstein files was extensive, involving dozens of FBI agents, and stressed that while former President Trump is mentioned in the files due to social connections with Epstein, there is no evidence of wrongdoing by Trump. She also refuted claims that Bill Clinton visited Epstein&#8217;s island multiple times, stating there is no proof of such visits.<\/p>\n<p>The controversy over the files occurred amid political pressure on the Trump governance to expose elite wrongdoing related to Epstein. wiles also revealed that Trump was upset over the transfer of Ghislaine Maxwell,Epstein&#8217;s associate,to a less restrictive prison without his knowledge. After the Vanity Fair piece, Wiles accused the publication of misrepresenting events, while Bondi defended their partnership and unity within the administration.  <\/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\">Wiles panned Bondi&rsquo;s &lsquo;binders full of nothingness&rsquo; during Epstein files stunt<\/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\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2446919\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>White House chief of staff <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/susie-wiles\/\">Susie Wiles<\/a> said Attorney General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pam-bondi\/\">Pam Bondi<\/a> &ldquo;completely whiffed&rdquo; the handling of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jeffrey-epstein\/\">Jeffrey Epstein<\/a> files, suggesting she misread how intensely President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>&rsquo;s core supporters cared about the long-promised disclosures and overhyped material that ultimately contained nothing new.<\/p>\n<p>In an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/story\/trump-susie-wiles-interview-exclusive-part-2\">interview<\/a> published Tuesday by <em>Vanity Fair<\/em>, Wiles spoke candidly about when Bondi staged a February rollout of binders labeled &ldquo;The Epstein Files: Phase 1&rdquo; for a group of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >conservative social media influencers invited<\/a> to the White House. The binders, handed to figures including Liz Wheeler, Jessica Reed Kraus, Rogan O&rsquo;Handley, and Chaya Raichik, turned out to contain recycled information drawn largely from Epstein&rsquo;s old contact lists, with addresses redacted and no new context.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3919584\/fbi-probable-cause-doubts-mar-a-lago-raid-emails-show\/\">FBI had doubts about probable cause for Mar-a-Lago raid, emails show<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3918877\/comer-clintons-testimony-epstein-contempt-proceedings\/\">Comer gives Clintons last chance to testify in Epstein inquiry before contempt proceedings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3918007\/judge-hannah-dugans-trial-for-illegal-immigrant-escape-case-begins-with-fbi-agent-on-the-stand\/\">Judge Hannah Dugan&#8217;s trial for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/comer-gives-clintons-last-chance-to-testify-in-epstein-inquiry\/\" title=\"Comer gives Clintons last chance to testify in ...\">illegal immigrant escape case begins<\/a> with FBI agent on the stand<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">From left, conservative political commentator Rogan O&rsquo;Handley, also known as DC Draino, social media content creator Chaya Raichik, and conservative political commentator Liz Wheeler hold up binders titled &ldquo;The Epstein Files: Phase 1,&rdquo; with Jack Posobiec at the White House, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;I think she completely whiffed on appreciating that that was the very targeted group that cared about this,&rdquo; Wiles said. &ldquo;First, she gave them binders full of nothingness. And then she said that the witness list, or the client list, was on her desk. There is no client list, and it sure as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-very-upset-with-kamala-harris-believes-she-cant-win-amidst-democratic-infighting\/\" title=\"Obama &#039;Very Upset&#039; with Kamala Harris, Believes She &#039;Can&#039;t Win&#039; Amidst Democratic Infighting\">hell wasn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t on her desk.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Bondi fueled expectations days earlier during a Fox News interview, when she said the Epstein files were &ldquo;sitting on my desk&rdquo; awaiting review. She repeatedly teased revelations while describing Epstein&rsquo;s conduct as &ldquo;pretty sick,&rdquo; prompting backlash when the documents failed to deliver substantive disclosures.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ROBERTS: &ldquo;The DOJ may be releasing the list of Jeffrey Epstein&rsquo;s clients? Will that really happen?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>BONDI: &ldquo;It&rsquo;s sitting on my desk to review.&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ze1KVn1PTE\">pic.twitter.com\/ze1KVn1PTE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tim Hogan (@timjhogan) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/timjhogan\/status\/1942042294938435871?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 7, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>A Justice Department memo released over the summer later concluded that there was no incriminating &ldquo;client list&rdquo; and no evidence sufficient to open investigations into uncharged third parties.<\/p>\n<p>The episode unfolded as the administration faced mounting pressure from Trump&rsquo;s base to follow through on years of promises to expose suspected elite wrongdoing tied to Epstein, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bail-fund-praised-by-kamala-harris-has-twice-freed-the-same-rioter-he-was-just-charged-again\/\" title=\"Bail Fund Praised By Kamala Harris Has Twice Freed The Same Rioter. He Was Just Charged Again.\">convicted sex offender<\/a> who died in federal custody in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>In November, Trump signed the bipartisan <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3891771\/trump-signs-epstein-files-release-bill\/\">Epstein Files Transparency Act<\/a>, which gave the DOJ 30 days to release the majority of remaining records. That deadline falls on Friday, meaning the department is poised to release more files related to the disgraced and late financier.<\/p>\n<p>Wiles said the internal effort to review the Epstein material was far broader than many outsiders assumed. As <em>Vanity Fair<\/em> reported, dozens of FBI agents at the New York field office were assigned to comb through the files. Some critics at the time speculated the review was mostly aimed at scrubbing Trump&rsquo;s name.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">White House chief of staff Susie Wiles talks at an event on foster care in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Jacquelyn Martin)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;They were looking for 25 things, not one thing,&rdquo; Wiles said, adding that she personally read what she referred to as &ldquo;the Epstein file.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Wiles minced no words about Trump&rsquo;s name appearing in the records, but stressed that it does not appear in any incriminating way.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s in the file. And we know he&rsquo;s in the file. And he&rsquo;s not in the file doing anything awful,&rdquo; she said, describing Trump and Epstein as social acquaintances during the 1990s. Trump has acknowledged flying on Epstein&rsquo;s plane and appearing on passenger manifests, although he has said the two later fell out. Trump has never been accused of any wrongdoing related to Epstein&rsquo;s sex-trafficking activity.<\/p>\n<p>Wiles also pushed back on Trump&rsquo;s past claims that former President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bill-clinton\/\">Bill Clinton<\/a> visited Epstein&rsquo;s private island, Little St. James, &ldquo;supposedly 28 times.&rdquo; &ldquo;There is no evidence&rdquo; those visits occurred, she said, adding bluntly, &ldquo;The president was wrong about that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She also suggested that some senior officials had long overestimated what the files would reveal. She pointed to FBI Director Kash Patel, Deputy Director Dan Bongino, and Vice President JD Vance as figures who understood the political sensitivity of the matter but were shaped by years of speculation. Patel, she said, had spent years urging the release of the files based on an assumption that &ldquo;turns out not to be right.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The controversy deepened in July when <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3480952\/what-to-know-ghislaine-maxwell-meets-doj-todd-blanche\/\">Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche<\/a>, Trump&rsquo;s former personal lawyer, traveled to Florida to interview <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ghislaine-maxwell\/\">Ghislaine Maxwell<\/a>, Epstein&rsquo;s longtime associate, who is serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking. Wiles said the meeting was Blanche&rsquo;s idea and that neither she nor Trump was consulted about Maxwell&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3488711\/ghislaine-maxwell-moved-to-federal-prison-in-texas\/\">subsequent transfer<\/a> to a less restrictive facility in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\">Texas<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office, as White House chief of staff Susie Wiles listens behind him. (AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;The president was ticked,&rdquo; Wiles said. &ldquo;The president was mighty unhappy. I don&rsquo;t know why they moved her. Neither does the president.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>After the article&rsquo;s publication, Wiles publicly criticized <em>Vanity Fair<\/em>&lsquo;s framing, calling it a &ldquo;disingenuously framed hit piece&rdquo; that omitted context and exaggerated chaos inside the Trump White House.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3918877\/comer-clintons-testimony-epstein-contempt-proceedings\/\"><strong>COMER GIVES CLINTONS LAST CHANCE TO TESTIFY IN EPSTEIN INQUIRY BEFORE CONTEMPT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bondi released a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AGPamBondi\/status\/2000991371952357796\">statement<\/a> on X, calling Wiles a &ldquo;dear friend&rdquo; who &ldquo;fights every day to advance President Trump&rsquo;s agenda &mdash; and she does so with grace, loyalty, and historic effectiveness.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Any attempt to divide this administration will fail,&rdquo; Bondi said. &ldquo;We are family. We are united.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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>Wiles slammed Bondi&#8217;s empty Epstein files stunt as a failure<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2521825,"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\/07\/Feat.Influence.071625.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[45543,51209,38469],"class_list":["post-2521824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-bondi","tag-epstein-files","tag-wiles"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Feat.Influence.071625.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2521824","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\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2521824"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2521824\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2521828,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2521824\/revisions\/2521828"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2521825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2521824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2521824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2521824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}