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Reporting indicates that former Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino predicted the Trump administration's handling of Jeffrey Epstein files would become the president's 'Iran-Contra' 11. This warning was reportedly documented by journalists Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan 11. The prediction followed a July 2025 Justice Department memo announcing that no further documents related to Epstein would be released 4. Bongino's stance caused significant internal conflict within the administration 1 5. He reportedly stormed out of the Situation Room during messaging discussions 10 and engaged in a public clash with official Pam Bondi over the decision to withhold records 3. President Trump personally attempted to intervene to calm the uproar caused by the fallout 6. The controversy eventually led to the passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act in November 2025 8.

SOURCES

1. 1 · thehill.comACADEMIC
   Dan Bongino fumes over Justice Department handling of Epstein files

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2. 2 · nbcnews.comACADEMIC
   Dan Bongino returns to podcasting with a defense of the FBI's ...

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3. 3 · abc7.comACADEMIC
   Furor over Epstein files sparks clash between Bondi and Bongino at ...

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4. 4 · politifact.comFACT-CHECKER
   What the Trump admin has said about Epstein files release

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5. 5 · news10.comACADEMIC
   Bongino fumes over handling of Epstein files

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6. 6 · reuters.comNEWS
   Trump says he spoke to FBI's Bongino amid Epstein uproar

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7. 7 · nytimes.comNEWS
   Inside the White House Freakout Over the Epstein Files - ny times

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8. 8 · en.wikipedia.orgWEB
   Epstein Files Transparency Act - Wikipedia

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9. 9 · yahoo.comWEB
   How the “Epstein Files” Prove Everyone in Trump's Orbit Is Guilty

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10. 10 · allsides.comWEB
    Why Dan Bongino Stormed Out Of The Situation Room Over The ...

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11. 11 · threads.comWEB
    Bongino reportedly warned that the fallout would become, in his ...

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12. 12 · axios.comWEB
    How the DOJ's Epstein memo led to a Dan Bongino White ... - Axios

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