Bongino’s War: Former Deputy FBI Director at “War” with Critics Demanding Epstein Answers He Once Loudly Demanded
The backlash engulfing Dan Bongino on X is not about trolls, “blackpillers,” or grifters — it’s about accountability. As Bongino prepared to return to his podcast after serving as Deputy FBI Director, he chose confrontation over clarity, declaring war on critics inside MAGA while launching a sweeping blocking spree against anyone daring to question his record. Those questions weren’t invented out of thin air. They came directly from Bongino’s own past words — particularly his relentless demands for answers about Jeffrey Epstein before he joined the FBI, followed by a stunning reversal once inside the Bureau.
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The central question now consuming MAGA is simple and unavoidable: What changed, Dan? Bongino is attacking people for asking the same questions he once asked loudly, publicly, and repeatedly. Instead of answers, critics were met with insults, labels, and digital exile. That response has only deepened suspicion — not just about Epstein, but about transparency, power, and who gets protected once someone crosses from outsider to insider.
This moment has exposed a growing fracture inside the MAGA movement. One side believes loyalty to Trump — and by extension, Trump-aligned figures — must be absolute. The other insists that loyalty means demanding truth, especially on Epstein, the most radioactive and unresolved scandal in modern American history. That divide is not theoretical; it’s playing out in real time, in feeds, podcasts, and broken alliances.
No one is better positioned to dissect this than Nick Bryant. Bryant has spent years investigating Epstein, elite sexual blackmail networks, and the institutional silence surrounding them. He understands why Epstein matters — not as gossip, but as a stress test for the credibility of America’s justice system. He can also speak directly to why Bongino’s about-face alarms so many who once trusted him.
This debate has already spilled beyond political circles. Comedian Kurt Metzger recently appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience and explicitly urged Rogan to have Bryant on — a signal that Epstein, accountability, and elite impunity are once again breaking through the media blockade.
Click here to see Kurt Metzger encourage Joe Rogan to have Nick Bryant on his show: https://youtu.be/LIhkYiYLON0?si=UokiQyqW5IQ32lic&t=5477
Bryant can connect the dots: Bongino’s behavior, Epstein’s unanswered questions, and a movement now grappling with whether truth still matters when power is on the line.
Relevant Article(s):
The Alpha & Omega of Jeffrey Epstein
The Epstein Scandal Explained – Epstein Justice
Optional Q&A:
- Why did Dan Bongino demand answers about Jeffrey Epstein for years, then reverse course after joining the FBI?
- What specifically changed once Bongino entered the Bureau that altered his public stance?
- Why are critics asking the same Epstein questions now being labeled “blackpillers” and “grifters”?
- What does Bongino’s blocking spree on X reveal about accountability and transparency?
- How does this backlash expose a deeper divide within the MAGA movement itself?
- Why does the Epstein case remain the ultimate credibility test for institutions like the FBI?
- What risks arise when political loyalty overrides demands for truth and justice?
- Why is Nick Bryant uniquely positioned to challenge the official silence around Epstein
ABOUT NICK BRYANT…
Nick Bryant is an investigative journalist and director of www.EpsteinJustice.com He spent seven years investigating a child sex trafficking network that was covered up by state and federal authorities, culminating in The Franklin Scandal: A Story of Powerbrokers, Child Abuse, and Betrayal. The trafficking network I wrote about in The Franklin Scandal has been the focal point of considerable misinformation and/or disinformation on the Internet. Individuals who, perhaps, suffer from psychiatric disorders have woven the Illuminati and shape shifting reptilian ETs into the narrative.
But the book’s foremost transgressor has been Wikipedia. The “Franklin child prostitution ring allegations” Wikipedia page has been under siege by unscrupulous Wikipedia “editors,” and they’ve intentionally made it nonsensical.
The Franklin Scandal and the Epstein scandal are quite similar in the sense that both child trafficking networks were covered up by state and federal authorities and the mainstream media has been complicit, because it never demanded justice for the children whose lives had been disfigured. I started investigating the Epstein network in 2012, when I acquired his “Little Black Book”—seven years before the case broke nationally. I pitched an article on the Little Black Book for three years to mainstream media outlets, but, like The Franklin Scandal, my pitches were met with unbridled skepticism and incredulity.
In 2015, finally, Gawker published the Little Black Book and accompanying articles. I found it ironic that Gawker, considered to be the mean kids in the media, had the fortitude to publish a story about children whose lives have been disfigured with impunity, whereas media outlets ostensibly immersed in integrity had rejected the story.
His latest book, The Truth About Watergate: A Tale of Extraordinary Lies and Liars, details the false narrative that our history books have imparted about the infamous Watergate affair.
ABOUT PETER SHINN…
Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Pete Shinn is the Associate Director of www.EpsteinJustice.com and has an extensive background in the U.S. Air Force as a trainer, journalist, and adult educator. He also served as an executive officer for the Continental NORAD Region Air Operations Center, and as a liaison between the Secretary of the Air Force and U.S. Senate Appropriators.
Beginning in 1989, Shinn began providing interactive diversity and inclusion training to Air Force audiences. In 2008, Shinn was selected to provide leadership, communications, problem solving, and critical thinking skills training at the U.S. Air Force Officer Training School. In 2010, he deployed with the Iowa National Guard to provide agricultural training to farmers in Afghanistan’s Kunar Province.
After returning from Afghanistan, he provided interactive training on the intersection between agriculture and national defense to a variety of organizations, including the National Agri-Marketing Association, American Farm Bureau Federation, National Pork Board, and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, among others. Pete retired from the Air Force in October 2020 after 36 years of service. He is currently a co-creator at Shinnfluence LLC, a family media and training business.
Pete’s major military awards include the Bronze Star, the Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters, and the U.S. Army Combat Action Badge. His major civilian awards include the 1998 Nebraska Broadcaster’s Association Gold Service to Agriculture Award, the National Association of Farm Broadcasting President’s Award in 2004 and 2005, and an Emmy Award in 2012 for Best Military Program.
To Schedule an interview with Nick, send an email to Bookings@SpecialGuests.com or call 512-966-0983
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