‘What Changed Patel and Bongino’s Minds?’ Glenn Beck Calls Out Trump’s FBI Brass Rejecting Epstein Conspiracy

Conservative commentator Glenn Beck criticized FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino on Monday for declaring that Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide.

Beck said that the stance contradicts Bongino’s previous skepticism about Epstein’s death and that it made him feel he could no longer trust him.

Bongino and FBI Director Kash Patel sat down for a joint interview on Fox News on Sunday, where the former stated in no uncertain terms that Epstein died by his own hand.

The second in command at the FBI later wrote on X, “I was asked about some of the details surrounding the Jeffrey Epstein case. I have reviewed the case. Jeffrey Epstein killed himself. There’s no evidence in the case file indicating otherwise. I’m not asking you to believe me, or not. I’m telling you what exists, and what doesn’t. If new evidence surfaces I’m happy to reevaluate.” Bongino also stated:

I haven’t done any media interviews to this point because I want to keep the attention on the work. I don’t work for myself anymore, I work for you. But it is important to relay to you what we’re doing, and the media can be a tool for that. That’s why we chose a long-form interview with Maria Bartiromo for our first interview…

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I was challenged on “accountability.” It’s a fair question. I aggressively responded because [Patel] and I have been working tirelessly to uncover the bad actors. We cannot get into HR specifics, and this creates an information vacuum. Unfortunately bad actors looking to tell you “a story,” not THE story, want you to believe we haven’t taken harsh and decisive action against rogue employees. That’s absolutely false. And the bad actors know it.

-We were asked about FBI priorities. The Director and I told Maria that the President, the Attorney General, the Director, and I are absolutely committed to getting your FBI back to its roots.

As CNN noted, Bongino stated as recently as 2023, “What the hell are they hiding with Jeffrey Epstein?”

Beck said on his Monday broadcast that Bongino’s pivot on the subject without sharing any evidence left him feeling as if he could trust no one – including Patel’s FBI.

“I want a timeline that explains the broken cameras, the sleeping guards, and why the most high-profile prisoner in America was removed from suicide watch just days before,” Beck said. “Why did that happen?”

Beck added:

You see, it is the string of coincidence and the constant lies from both sides of the administration, both Republican and Democrat. We don’t believe the Department of Justice anymore. We don’t believe our FBI. We don’t believe, apparently now, our own administration. That doesn’t lead anywhere good.

That’s, let me just say the one name, Robespierre. That’s what leads to out-of-control revolution. So instead of saying I don’t believe it, which I don’t. I don’t believe it. But what would be much more helpful is, I want to see those things.

Beck concluded by calling out Bongino.

“I want to hear from Dan Bongino and say to him, Dan, specifically, what did you see? Because I know you, you didn’t believe this either. So what is it? And show it to me. What did you specifically see that changed your mind? Because I want to be there with you. I really do. So show it to me.”

Listen above via Glenn Beck.