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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLet's not forget this fact: Bondi briefed Trump that his name was in Epstein files
https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/23/politics/bondi-trump-epstein-list-filesWhen Attorney General Pam Bondi briefed President Donald Trump in May on the Justice Departments review of the documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein case, she told him that his name appeared in the files, sources familiar with the discussion told CNN.
The conversation, which also included Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, was characterized by two White House officials as a routine briefing that covered the scope of the Justice Departments findings. Trumps name appearing in the files, they said, was not the sole focus of the discussions.
The conversation, which also included Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, was characterized by two White House officials as a routine briefing that covered the scope of the Justice Departments findings. Trumps name appearing in the files, they said, was not the sole focus of the discussions.
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SaydiTom
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(22,051 posts)1. the bruise that won't go away

Attilatheblond
(8,081 posts)2. She also chose not to prosecuite Epstein when she was FL AG
https://www.rawstory.com/jeffrey-epstein-2673383877/]
Did anybody think Trump have her the US AG slot just because she's blond? Just imagine the men she has dirt on! Bet she had a LOT of material on a lot of rich men that Trump has used for fun and profit.
Attorney General Pam Bondi had nearly a decade to prosecute disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein during her tenure as Florida Attorney General between 2011 and 2019, but ultimately didnt, a law professor told USA Today Saturday.
The federal government and the state government, of course, are two different political entities, and both have the power to try the same person for the same crime, using their respective laws," said Robert Jarvis, Nova Southeastern University law professor. "Thus, Pam Bondi could have tried Epstein."
Epstein first faced legal trouble in 2006 when he was tried and convicted of one count of prostitution and sentenced to 18 months in prison. His sentence has been called completely unprecedented given that the FBIs investigation found at least 40 potential minor victims, and that he was allowed to leave prison for up to 12 hours a day, six days a week for work release.
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Epsteins sentence was offered by then-federal prosecutor Alexander Acosta, who, when later asked about the lenient agreement, said that he had been told to leave it alone as Epstein belonged to intelligence, and that the matter was above his pay grade.
The non-prosecution agreement shut down an ongoing FBI probe into Epstein, as well as granted him and all named and unnamed potential co-conspirators immunity from federal charges. As Floridas top law enforcement official just a few years later, however, Bondi had the ability to reopen the investigation, Jarvis said.
Bondi has been at the center of the latest development involving Epstein, alleged to have maintained a client list of powerful figures for blackmail purposes, for having signed off on a Justice Department memo concluding that Epstein, who died in 2019 while awaiting trial on new human trafficking charges, died by suicide, and that he did not maintain a client list.
Some of Trumps most loyal supporters have called for Bondis resignation, citing her contradicting claims early into Trumps second term regarding Epstein. In February, she told Fox News that Epsteins client list was sitting on my desk right now, despite several months later proclaiming that no client list ever existed.
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The federal government and the state government, of course, are two different political entities, and both have the power to try the same person for the same crime, using their respective laws," said Robert Jarvis, Nova Southeastern University law professor. "Thus, Pam Bondi could have tried Epstein."
Epstein first faced legal trouble in 2006 when he was tried and convicted of one count of prostitution and sentenced to 18 months in prison. His sentence has been called completely unprecedented given that the FBIs investigation found at least 40 potential minor victims, and that he was allowed to leave prison for up to 12 hours a day, six days a week for work release.
ALSO READ: Trump's hideous freakshow could easily be exposed there's just one problem
Epsteins sentence was offered by then-federal prosecutor Alexander Acosta, who, when later asked about the lenient agreement, said that he had been told to leave it alone as Epstein belonged to intelligence, and that the matter was above his pay grade.
The non-prosecution agreement shut down an ongoing FBI probe into Epstein, as well as granted him and all named and unnamed potential co-conspirators immunity from federal charges. As Floridas top law enforcement official just a few years later, however, Bondi had the ability to reopen the investigation, Jarvis said.
Bondi has been at the center of the latest development involving Epstein, alleged to have maintained a client list of powerful figures for blackmail purposes, for having signed off on a Justice Department memo concluding that Epstein, who died in 2019 while awaiting trial on new human trafficking charges, died by suicide, and that he did not maintain a client list.
Some of Trumps most loyal supporters have called for Bondis resignation, citing her contradicting claims early into Trumps second term regarding Epstein. In February, she told Fox News that Epsteins client list was sitting on my desk right now, despite several months later proclaiming that no client list ever existed.
For customer support contact support@rawstory.com. Report typos and corrections to corrections@rawstory.com.
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Did anybody think Trump have her the US AG slot just because she's blond? Just imagine the men she has dirt on! Bet she had a LOT of material on a lot of rich men that Trump has used for fun and profit.
Johonny
(25,202 posts)3. She's been in his briefs for years
So it seems fitting