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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.