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Patel and Bongino Face Backlash Over Epstein Claims

5/21/2025

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Kash Patel and Dan Bongino, now in the FBI, are under fire from Trump supporters for failing to unveil supposed "deep state" plots. Once champions of transparency, they've retreated from earlier promises. Their controversial claim that Jeffrey Epstein's death was a suicide has ignited outrage among conspiracy theorists, revealing a stark clash between their current positions and former beliefs.

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Kash Patel and Dan Bongino, now in the FBI, are under fire from Trump supporters for failing to unveil supposed "deep state" plots. Once champions of transparency, they've retreated from earlier promises. Their controversial claim that Jeffrey Epstein's death was a suicide has ignited outrage among conspiracy theorists, revealing a stark clash between their current positions and former beliefs.