DOJ memo on Jeffrey Epstein theories angers conservatives

Conservative internet and media personalities are criticizing Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Trump administration after a recent memo on Jeffrey Epstein.

Conservative internet and media personalities are criticizing Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Trump administration after a recent government memo appeared to contradict statements Bondi made about the case of convicted sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein.

The two-page memo, which by the FBI and the Justice Department published after an “exhaustive review” of materials related to Epstein, concluded that there is no evidence of an “incriminating ‘client list’” or evidence that would lead to additional prosecution of third parties. The memo also concluded that Epstein died by suicide in his New York City jail cell in 2019 and that no evidence was found to suggest he had participated in blackmail.

The findings closely mirror what NBC News and many other outlets have reported and published for years — that while Epstein sexually abused underage girls, he did not keep a secret list of powerful pedophile clients he was blackmailing.

The unsigned memo, which Axios first reported on Sunday, has enraged many prominent conservatives online who have often been supportive of the Trump administration, leading some to allege that Trump’s Justice Department has taken part in a larger conspiracy to cover up aspects of the Epstein affair, which conspiracy theorists say implicates powerful and famous people, particularly Democrats.

Elon Musk, who has recently feuded with Trump and his administration after he left his post at the White House, led the charge criticizing the Trump administration over the memo, posting eight times Sunday and Monday and reposting a post from a user saying: “If the entire government is protecting pedophiles, it has officially become the government against the people.”