Earlier this week, the Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation announced that sexual predator and financier Jeffrey Epstein killed himself while incarcerated in New York in 2019.

Dan Bongino clashed with Attorney General Pam Bondi and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles in a heated meeting about the Epstein memo that found no client list existed.

The fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein files flap is cascading, further roiling a Justice Department and FBI that have struggled for months to appease the demands of far-right conservative personalities and influential members of President Donald Trump’s base.

Attorney Spencer Kuvin, who represents one of Epstein’s victims, shared: "We certainly knew that Mr. Trump was a close friend of Mr. Epstein during those exact years that Mr. Epstein was molesting these young girls. "These are two gentlemen that definitely ran in the same circles."

Jeffrey Epstein's brother Mark Epstein added heat to the inferno that’s already scalding the White House this week. Epstein was a guest on the Friday edition of Don Lemon’s ‘Lemon LIVE at 5 podcast’,

Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino had a heated argument over the DOJ's move to close the Jeffrey Epstein case.

In the face of an ongoing power struggle within the Trump administration, the position of Attorney General Pam Bondi remains unthreatened, says Ty Cobb, a former White House lawyer.

A rush transcript of "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" airing on Sunday, July 13, 2025 on ABC News is below. This copy may not be in its final form, may be updated and may contain minor transcription errors.

The Justice Department and FBI's investigation finding no evidence that convicted sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein was murdered – or kept a "client list" – caused infighting among parts of President Trump's administration and his supporters.

A former aide to Steve Bannon warns Republicans risk losing a significant number of House seats in the 2026 mid-term elections due to the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case files. This could potentially erode the MAGA movement's support.