Bondi’s Lingering ‘Whiff’: Attorney General’s Phase One Epstein Flop Smells Worse After Wiles Calls Bondi Out
A new Vanity Fair revelation has reignited the Epstein controversy — and the story is far bigger than a Beltway spat. In the article, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles bluntly says former Florida AG Pam Bondi “completely whiffed” her handling of the Epstein files, acknowledging that the much-hyped “Phase One” document release was a political and substantive disaster.
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But here’s the crucial detail being missed in most coverage: the so-called “Epstein black book” excerpts that Bondi’s office released — heavily redacted — are the same Epstein contact book first acquired and published more than a decade ago by investigative journalist Nick Bryant.
Nick Bryant obtained Epstein’s black book and flight-related material and published them in 2012 and again in 2015, establishing the original public record long before Epstein became a recurring political flashpoint. Ironically, Bondi redacted far more information than Bryant did ten years earlier, raising serious questions about transparency, political damage control, and the manufactured mystique around the “Epstein Files.” It’s further proof that the Phase One campaign was all about optics and devoid of substance.
Bryant is uniquely positioned to explain why the “Phase One” rollout was doomed from the start — and why Wiles’s candid admission matters now. He can walk audiences through:
• What was actually in Epstein’s black book — and what never was
• Why the idea of a hidden “client list” persists despite years of evidence
• How Bondi’s redactions distorted public understanding
• Why this misstep fractured trust with voters and fueled conspiracy culture
• How Epstein’s documentary trail has been misused across administrations
As renewed pressure mounts for further Epstein disclosures, Nick Bryant brings unmatched institutional memory, firsthand sourcing, and investigative credibility to a story that is once again shaping national politics. While others speculate, Bryant can separate myth from documented fact, and explain how this latest admission confirms what he’s been reporting for over a decade.
This is not retrospective commentary — it’s a timely, authoritative explainer on why the Epstein issue refuses to die, and how mishandling the truth keeps reviving it.
He’s available now to discuss what’s coming next—and what Washington still doesn’t want you to see.
Relevant Article(s):
The Alpha & Omega of Jeffrey Epstein
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Optional Q&A:
- How does Susie Wiles’s admission that Pam Bondi “whiffed” change the public understanding of how the Epstein files were handled?
- Why was the so-called “Phase One” release doomed from the start, and what specifically went wrong behind the scenes?
- You obtained and published Epstein’s black book more than a decade ago — how does Bondi’s heavily redacted release compare to what you made public in 2012 and 2015?
- What’s the biggest myth about Epstein’s black book that continues to mislead both the media and the public?
- Why do you think the idea of a hidden “client list” refuses to die despite years of evidence to the contrary?
- How did excessive redactions actually fuel conspiracy theories instead of putting them to rest?
- What does this episode reveal about how both parties have politicized Epstein rather than fully confronting the truth?
- What should journalists and the public realistically expect from any future Epstein document releases?
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
Vanity Fair is Vanity Unfair if you ask Susie Wiles and Pam Bondi. Wiles says Vanity Fair took her out of context; Bondi sees Vanity Fair as delivering bad news. Meanwhile, the degree to which vanity plays a role in all this drama remains to be seen. Vanity is a key ingredient but giving these individuals the benefit of the doubt means identifying Vanity Fair as a peddler of misinformation and disinformation. Vanity Fair wouldn’t do that, would they?
Sounds like a vanity project. Vanity is something a lot of people have too much of. Therefore, vanity should be checked at the door and Vanity Fair should be read with a grain of salt.
