Fox’s Laura Ingraham Stirs the Pot on Epstein Files: ‘How Many of You Are Satisfied?’
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Fox News host Laura Ingraham antagonized the Trump administration on Friday night amid the ongoing backlash to its handling of files related to Jeffrey Epstein.
In a memo obtained by Axios on Sunday, the Department of Justice and the FBI concluded that the late child sex trafficker and financier did not have the long-rumored “client list” he was believed to have had. The memo also reiterated the DOJ’s conclusion that Epstein committed suicide in a Manhattan jail cell in 2019.
That did not sit well with supporters of President Donald Trump, a former Epstein associate. Many MAGA faithful were expecting full transparency from Trump and his lieutenants, such as Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel, and Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino. Instead, the situation has devolved into apparent infighting after the lack of said transparency. On Friday, it was reported that Patel and Bongino were supposedly mulling resigning if Bondi continues to serve as attorney general.
Speaking at the Student Action Summit hosted by Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA in Tampa on Friday, Ingraham took to the stage and stirred the pot.
“How many of you are satisfied – you can clap – satisfied with the results of the Epstein investigation?” she asked the crowd. “Clap.”
No one clapped. Instead, one audience member began booing, which became contagious as a chorus of jeers rang out.
“Ok, I told you to clap,” Ingraham cracked. “How many of you are not satisfied with the results of the investigation?”
Loud applause rang out in the hall.
Bongino reportedly did not show up to work on Friday, seemingly in protest.
The drama at the DOJ has made for quite the palace intrigue. However, according to one former Trump White House lawyer, Bondi is in a far more secure place than Patel and certainly Bongino.
“I think Patel clearly has gotten the message because he sort of silently sat on the sidelines and rallied behind the team concept that the White House and the Justice Department are trying to sell,” Ty Cobb told CNN on Friday night. “And I think what you’ll see is that Bongino… has to come back from the weekend, and say, ‘Gee, sorry I had a bad day.’”
