Today in Politics, Bulletin 166. 7/7/25

… MAGA was livid today after a DOJ memo indicated that they are closing the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and not releasing any additional information. Axios’s Alex Isenstadt to Meidas: “The DOJ says it has found no evidence to suggest that disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein kept a client list, blackmailed any of his clients, or that he was murdered. We have obtained a memo written by the DOJ and FBI explaining these findings.”

… AG Pam Bondi has said for months in interviews that an investigation was ongoing and many more documents would be released. On Sean Hannity’s show in Feb, she said she initially received “a couple of hundred pages of documents” which were handed over to MAGA influencers at the WH in a much-hyped reveal that led to the first round of disappointment that there was nothing new: “You’re looking at these documents going, these aren’t all the Epstein files, there were flight logs, there were names, victims’ names, where’s the rest of the stuff? And that’s what the FBI had turned over to us.”

… But in March, Bondi gave an update on Fox that she received thousands of pages of additional documents and thousands of videos: “We’re going to go through it as fast as we can but go through it cautiously to protect all the victims of Epstein because there were a lot of victims.” She said there were 254 victims: “We believe in transparency, America has the right to know. The Biden admin sat on these documents, no one did anything with them. It’s a new day, it’s a new admin, everything’s going to come put to the public, the public have a right to know, Americans have a right to know.”

… Apparently not.

… Trump’s lawyer and US Attorney for NJ nominee Alina Habba also in February: “It’s incredibly disturbing. We have flight logs, information, names that will come out. There were so many names hidden who had not been held accountable. Now it’s time for accountability. I really believe with Kash and Pam there will be accountability.”

… The release of the Epstein files was going to be MAGA’s Super Bowl this year since they were convinced evidence would implicate half the Democrats in Congress, big political donors, and Hollywood, they were pretty irate when Bondi gave them nothing. Now many are calling for Bondi to be fired. Here are the reactions of the people in the infamous binder photos: Rogan O’Handley, Jack Posobiec, Mike Cernovich and Liz Wheeler.

• O’Handley: “We all know this is a shameful coverup to protect the most heinous elites We were told multiple times the files would be released and now it looks like backroom deals have been made to keep them hidden. No way. We all know Epstein has a long client list of powerful household names. It’s a shameful chapter in our country’s history.”

• Posobiec: “I want answers on Epstein. As many as possible. Not press releases. Answers. We were all told more was coming. That answers were out there and would be provided. Incredible how utterly mismanaged this Epstein mess has been. And it didn’t have to be.”

• Wheeler: “I think the collective feeling is we’re extremely angry. Are we going to have our intelligence insulted again by someone who’s supposed to be on our side? It’s time to stop tolerating this. They thumbed their nose at us.”

• Cernovich: “No one is believing the Epstein coverup, Donald Trump. This will be part of your legacy. There’s still time to change it!”

… Some other MAGA influencer reactions. Laura Loomer: “I told you Blondi was a liar. She should resign for lying to the American people.”

… Podcaster Breanna Morello: “Pam Bondi is a liar. She set the influencers up at the WH. She dumped the binders on to them without prior notice and had them walk in front of the cameras. When one of them realized there was nothing in the binders, they reached out to me. I published her letter to Kash Patel, even though she put an embargo on it for several hours. I knew she was lying to the American people and I told you she was. Pam Bondi can’t be trusted.”

… Podcaster Bradley Martyn: “No client list, oh okay at this point it’s just sad. They legit don’t care anymore, they know they have the power and just continue on business as usual.”

… Gunther Eagleman: “Right now, my trust is government is at ZERO. ‘On my desk’ and ‘Truck full’ of documents is what we were told. The lies are blatant. Someone has some explaining to do. People have to go to jail.”

… Savannah Hernandez with Turning Point USA: “This is a slap in the face to the American people and it’s disgusting that our DOJ is protecting pedophiles.”

… Alex Jones show co-host Owen Shroyer: “Actually, turns out Jeffrey Epstein never even existed.”

… Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton: “So three months after we sued for the Epstein records, AG Bondi and FBI Director Patel leak to left-wing Axios (not to the Court) that Epstein killed himself, had no ‘client list’ and suggest Judicial Watch and the American people essentially won't get any more records other than some video from cameras that don't show what happened in Epstein's cell.”

… Podcaster Tim Pool: “Based on the latest development from the DOJ, the Epstein Client list is now complete: 1. Prince Andrew. That's it.” Pool later posted: “Pam Bondi is just keeping the tens of thousands of child porn videos for herself.”

… Actor Kevin Sorbo: “I’m confused. Pam Bondi told us on camera that she had the Epstein list. Now she says it doesn’t exist. Is she lying or incompetent? Either way, not a good case for her to stay AG.”

… Suspected (by many) J6 pipe bomber Ivan Raiklin: “I have concluded that Pam Bondi, Kash Patel and Dan Bongino are the most trustworthy people ever in the history of humanity. Trust everything they don't say.”

… Dr. Simon Goddek: “The DOJ and FBI have wrapped up their investigation: Epstein died by suicide, and apparently, there was never a client list. WOW!!!! They think we’re brain-dead cattle.”

… Alex Jones’ lawyer Robert Barnes: “What a joke. Total disgrace by Pam Bondi, Dan Bongino and Kash Patel as well as Trump to keep hiding the Epstein Files from the American people pretending there is nobody else involved when we KNOW that is false. Promises made, promises broken! Epstein list doesn't exist, just like Iran was ‘just about’ to get nukes. Trump wasn't elected to repeat the dumb lies of the past.”

… Pardoned J6 insurrectionist Alexander Sheppard: “Dan Bongino either lied to us on his podcast for several years or he is lying to us now.”

… Evan Kilgore got over 30K likes on this: “For the record... I'm never going to believe a word Pam Bondi, Kash Patel, or Dan Bongino says ever again. Who else?”

… Robby Starbuck: “Pam Bondi said the Epstein client list was on her desk to review for release to the public just a few months ago. Now the DOJ she leads claims that there’s no Epstein client list. Sorry but this is unacceptable. Was she lying then or is she lying now? We deserve answers.”

… MAGA influencer Murray on X: “The voters got played. Again.”

… Elon Musk, who just started his new 3rd party, posted two memes to mock Trump, Bondi, Patel and Bongino:

… Musk then retweeted this post from MAGA influencer Sarah Fields: “If the entire government is protecting pedophiles, it has officially become the government against the people. I hope you all understand that.”

… Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA): “No one who has walked Earth is more litigious than Donald Trump. If Trump is NOT in the files he would have already sued Elon Musk for saying he IS in the files. The absence of Trump’s legal actions speaks VOLUMES.”

… Daily Beast reported that Ted Cruz was in Greece when the Texas floods hit and remained there for another 2 days before flying back. 24 hours after the flood he was confronted by someone who recognized him at the Parthenon: “He was with his family and a lone security guard. As he walked past us, I simply said, ‘20 kids dead in Texas and you take a vacation?’ He sort of grunted and walked on. His wife shot me a dirty look. Then they continued on with their tour guide.”

… Ted Cruz later on Fox: "There’s no doubt we’re going to have a serious retrospective and say, ok what could have been differently to prevent this disaster. Something went wrong, we’ve got to fix that and have a better system of warning to get kids out of harm's way."

… Cruz addressed the MAGA conspiracy that the storm was caused by the Deep State manipulating the weather, which was led by Marge Greene: "To the best of my knowledge, there is zero evidence of anything related to weather modification. Look, the internet can be a strange place. People can come up with all sorts of crazy theories."

Even though Congress is on another extended recess, I have a feeling that this could be another crazy week so buckle up. Especially if today was any indication. I will do my best to keep up with everything each day and pack as much in as I can without this getting completely out of control.

If you missed yesterday’s Bulletin, you can find it here.

… Houston Chronicle published an article quoting the frustrations of several Texas flood-area residents frustrated with government officials. Christopher Flowers, who woke up in the middle of the night surrounded by water: “What they need is some kind of external system, like a tornado warning that tells people to get out now.”

… Bud Bolton, a resident of Blue Oak RV Park in Kerrville: “You have the river authorities and I know what they do. You cannot tell me it’s not their fucking job to oversee this river and monitor this river, because that’s what they do. That’s their job. Where was the notification for all these families that needed to get out of here,