Trump asks followers to back Bondi

Musk urges release of Epstein files

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President Donald Trump on Saturday threw a political lifeline to Pam Bondi, his embattled attorney general, appearing to side with her over Dan Bongino, the FBI’s deputy director, who has threatened to quit over Bondi’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case.

“They're all going after Attorney General Pam Bondi, who is doing a FANTASTIC JOB!” Mr Trump wrote in a lengthy and rambling post on social media, seeking to stem a political crisis that has threatened to splinter his far-right political base. “We're on one Team, MAGA, and I don’t like what's happening.”

“LET PAM BONDI DO HER JOB — SHE'S GREAT!” he added.

Elon Musk, on the other hand, said Mr Trump should release the Epstein files as promised.

“Seriously. He said ‘Epstein’ half a dozen times while telling everyone to stop talking about Epstein. Just release the files as promised,” Mr Musk said in a reply to a post on X.

Mr Trump, appearing concerned about the fallout from his administration’s decision to close the Epstein investigation, went on to plead with his followers to “not waste Time and Energy” on the disgraced financier and registered sex offender he once socialised with.