Justice Department is expected to miss today's deadline to comply with a subpoena for documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The chairman of the congressional committee investigating Epstein's sex trafficking case now says he expects those records by Friday. Yesterday, former Attorney General Bill Barr testified behind closed doors [00:00:17] as the first witness in the committee's investigation. Chairman Jim Comer says Barr testified, quote, he didn't know anything about a client list and he had never seen anything that would implicate President Trump. Bill Barr's father, who was part of the OSS, that was the, you know, intelligence [00:00:35] organization prior to the CIA, was the one who hired Jeffrey Epstein to be a mathematics teacher at the prestigious Dalton School when he was a college dropout. Anyway, now the DOJ has been facing a ton of blowback [00:00:50] over its handling of the Epstein files, and their latest shenanigans isn't likely to help them avoid additional criticism. So the House Oversight Committee is moving forward with its own investigation into the matter. That's what the video you just viewed was about. However, it is unclear how much information this investigation is really [00:01:08] going to get to the American people. Here are some more details on it. Not clear what they're going to get in the way of new information from these high level officials. I think that what I'll be watching for is whether their testimony leads them to open up new lines of inquiry. [00:01:24] It's really unclear, for instance, why they didn't subpoena former FBI Director Chris Wray, among all the former attorneys general and former FBI directors that they did subpoena. It's also unclear why they didn't subpoena former Attorney General Gonzales, who was actually the attorney general at the time that Jeffrey Epstein inked [00:01:42] his so-called sweetheart plea deal. I think that really what we want to see is and what people want answers for, is how law enforcement and federal federal law enforcement, in particular, failed to properly prosecute and pursue actual investigative leads when they were given so many tips and and investigative leads from witnesses [00:02:01] and other victims of Epstein. I think that is really going to be the key thing. And I think everybody is also going to want to know whether there's any information that leads down a path that the Justice Department says it's pursuing. As to whether any high profile individuals who knew of Jeffrey Epstein's crimes [00:02:16] or his victims are going to be implicated. But I think that that is, again, something that the Justice Department says is kind of a road that is not worth going down. And again, today was the DOJ's deadline to respond to the subpoena [00:02:33] to turn over important documents to the House Oversight Committee. They missed the deadline. And comer says in a statement that the DOJ just needs more time to hand everything over. I'm sure they'll get that to you right away, sir. Right away. Sure, yeah. And at this point, it seems the DOJ is doing whatever it can [00:02:50] to essentially keep things secret. I've kind of given up hope that we're going to get any clarity on the Epstein files whatsoever. But let's talk a little bit about the conflict within the DOJ, because there is, there was allegedly a pretty heated argument last month [00:03:05] between Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Deputy Director Dan Bongino over the administration's handling of the Epstein files. Now, while Bongino didn't resign as he threatened to do so, according to reports, it seems that Pam Bondi is already vetting replacements for Bongino. [00:03:24] And the latest on this is that Bondi and FBI director Kash Patel have, in fact, announced that Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey will be appointed as Co-deputy director for the FBI. [00:03:40] In a statement, Bondi writes, I am thrilled to welcome Andrew Bailey as Co-deputy director of the FBI. He has served as a distinguished Attorney General for Missouri and is a decorated war veteran. Blah blah blah blah blah. You get the point. And just as a reminder, last month it was reported that there was a major fallout [00:03:58] between the FBI and the DOJ over the handling of the Epstein files, according to Axios at the time. Bongino was taking the blame for not catching that missing minute in the surveillance video from the prison. Epstein was being held at the administration released the footage, [00:04:17] and Bongino insisted that the video proves Epstein didn't kill himself. And one of Axios sources, who is a member of the Trump administration, stated that Bongino found the video with the missing minute. He vouched for it after a thorough review, he said, and he thought this would end the matter. [00:04:34] When that didn't work, he lost his mind and ran out of DC. It does seem like the individual that was just announced by Pam Bondi is likely going to be a replacement for Bongino. That's the way I'm kind of reading this story. What do you think, Jake? So there's a lot of mysteries, and what Bongino will do once he's out of [00:04:51] government is the biggest one of all. Given this one statement that he said that was super interesting about things that he's seen that shocked the conscience. But there are things that are clear. So he's being replaced. So I've covered politics long enough to know that when they bring in someone [00:05:09] that does the same job as you, as your deputy, you're a goner. You're just training him so he can take your job for you. And then they'll ease you out, right? So now, do I believe that Bongino is the one that missed the missing minute? No, I don't believe it. [00:05:25] Could it be. Sure, it could be. But usually when you're about to sack someone, you'll bring in someone, at his position, and then they'll start leaking to the press. And this is not just the government. The media and corporate world works like this. MSNBC did this to me. [00:05:41] They'll start leaking irrelevant stuff about you. Like, for me, it was like, oh, did you know his ratings were bad six months earlier? But wait, they're the best ratings MSNBC has ever gotten today. Oh, no, no, no. I want you to look six months ago. So now all of a sudden, he's the one that missed the missing minute. [00:05:57] Well, it turns out there was actually three minutes missing. They doctored that tape on purpose. So who's the one who doctored the tape? Because Bongino is not an expert on editing, so someone manipulated that tape and gave it to Mangino at a minimum. [00:06:13] So how could it all be Bongino's fault? Yeah. So, no, they're definitely covering up. And it appears that they're unhappy with how Bongino has been insufficiently helping their cover up. And that's it. That's a generous interpretation for Bongino, but that is kind of [00:06:30] where it's looking right now. Like, now, don't get me wrong, he was a sweaty mess pretending that the Epstein has no clients just long, along with Kash Patel. So we don't know anything if if he's a good guy at all right now. For all we know, he's as bad as any of them. [00:06:46] Okay. So now you know all these investigations are fake. With. Golly gee, we missed the deadline. I guess we'll get it to you three years from now. Wink. Right. And, oh, we left out the two guys that are most relevant Chris Wray and Alberto Gonzalez. Exactly what an oversight. [00:07:02] Golly gee. Willikers. I guess we'll get that next time. This whole thing's a sham, right? So to me, that leaves only one question, which is when Bongino leaves. Will he tell the truth or will he not? If he plays this game of like, oh, I wish I could tell you, but I can't. [00:07:19] - He's useless. - Yeah. Two sources familiar with Bongino position say he was increasingly displeased with Bondi's handling of the Epstein case because she had publicly overpromised and under-delivered disclosures about Epstein client list that apparently never existed. [00:07:36] Yeah. Look. - What do you mean, never existed? - I don't think there is a client. List, but I think there are definitely documents implicating other elite individuals who raped underage girls. [00:07:51] - And by the way, what about the tapes? - No, guys. Come on. Look, this is like the Israel story because there's all sorts of distractions and squirrels and a hall of mirrors. Okay. There's only one thing you need to focus on. Thousands of girls were victims. [00:08:08] There are at least hundreds of people who did it. We know the reporters have talked to the victims. There are. Okay. Forget hundreds. There is absolutely no question. There are dozens and dozens of victims. They all say it was not just Epstein and Maxwell. [00:08:23] Are they going to. And they have not prosecuted a single other client. Okay. Don't tell me that. Oh, well, it wasn't a list, but it was a memo. Or it wasn't a memo. It was a, you know, a I don't care. I don't care what you call it. [00:08:39] Are you going to prosecute them or are you not going to prosecute? They're not and they're not they haven't gotten prosecuted on the Democrats or Republicans. And they're not going to get prosecuted. And by the way, not because my theory is not because they're so rich and powerful, but because an intelligence agency did it and they're [00:08:54] not going to reveal themselves. So that's why we're never going to find out. And that's the reality of it. And the rest of it is total trash. Just lies meant to trick you. Every time you ring the bell below, an angel gets his wings. Totally not true, but it does keep you updated on our live shows.