The Wall Street Journal Welcomes Kash Patel and Dan Bongino to the ‘Rotten Establishment ‘Amid MAGA’s Epstein Civil War
Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s choice to be director of the FBI, appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
The Wall Street Journal welcomed FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino to the “rotten establishment” in a new editorial about the ongoing MAGA civil war over the Trump administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case.
On Sunday night, a Department of Justice and FBI memo concluding that Epstein did, in fact, commit suicide and there was “no incriminating ‘client list'” or “credible evidence … that Epstein blackmailed prominent individuals” was reported on by Axios to the dismay of many of President Donald Trump’s biggest fans.
“I’m going to go throw up actually. And this only happens every few years when something really, really bad happens or something,” said conspiracy theorist Alex Jones in a reaction video to the memo on Monday. “I mean, I’m physically gonna puke, probably right now.”
“How come Blondi [Attorney General Pam Bondi] didn’t sign her name to her own memo about the Epstein Files? She needs to resign. This is going to suppress the vote in 2026,” wrote Laura Loomer on X. “The American people and MAGA base will not tolerate being lied to. I hope President Trump fires Pam Blondi if she lacks the SHAME to resign. I called for her resignation the day of Binder Gate. 5 months later and Blondi is still an abomination. Epstein raped kids on her watch when she was FL AG. Is this what this is about? Her horrendous professional record?”
The Journal kicked off its editorial on the subject by observing that “These are boom times for conspiracy theorists, and one problem is they’re never satisfied.”
“There’s always another coverup to unravel, or another hidden file somewhere that the evil establishment is hiding. That’s what Trump Justice Department officials are learning to their dismay now that they’re trying to close the books on the prosecution and death of Jeffrey Epstein,” it continued.
After summarizing the DOJ memo, the influential center-right newspaper concluded that “There’s a lesson here for partisans who think they can ride conspiracies to power. They can easily boomerang on you once you’re in a position to see the real evidence and then have to convince a public that doesn’t trust anyone in power. Welcome to the rotten establishment, Mr. Patel and Mr. Bongino.”
