Trump Defends AG Pam Bondi, Tells Supporters to “Move On” from Epstein as Backlash Mounts

President Donald Trump came to the defense of Attorney General Pam Bondi in a fiery Truth Social post Saturday, pushing back against growing backlash from within his own base over the Justice Department’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.

In a nearly 400-word statement, Trump dismissed renewed demands for answers about Epstein’s 2019 death in federal custody and the alleged high-profile names linked to his trafficking network, telling supporters bluntly: “Nobody cares about Epstein.”

“What’s going on with my ‘boys’ and, in some cases, ‘gals?’” Trump wrote. “They’re all going after Attorney General Pam Bondi, who is doing a FANTASTIC JOB! We’re on one Team, MAGA, and I don’t like what’s happening.”

The message appeared to be aimed at calming a storm of criticism from prominent conservative influencers and media figures, including Laura Loomer and Elon Musk, who have accused Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel of suppressing evidence and failing to deliver on promises of transparency.

Frustration boiled over after the FBI and Justice Department released a joint memo this week concluding there was “no evidence” to support several long-standing conspiracy theories about Epstein’s death or his client list—findings that contradict expectations Bondi herself had raised earlier this year.

Bondi had previously vowed that a trove of revelations was forthcoming, including “a lot of names” and “a lot of flight logs.” The Justice Department’s new report, however, offered little beyond restating the official narrative: that Epstein died by suicide in a Manhattan jail cell while awaiting trial.

Tensions inside the administration itself are rising. According to multiple reports, FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino has clashed repeatedly with Bondi over the handling of the case and is now considering stepping down.

Trump’s post underscores the tightrope he now walks: attempting to maintain loyalty to a team of loyalists while managing a restless base hungry for accountability and revelations.

“If we waste our time fighting each other over a dead guy,” Trump warned in his post, “we’ll never win the war ahead.”