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By Mike Allen · Jul 11, 2025

Happy Friday afternoon. Today's newsletter, edited by Sam Baker, is 516 words, a 2-min. read. Thanks to Sheryl Miller for copy editing.

 
 
1 big thing: Epstein explosion
 
Photo illustration of Jeffrey Epstein, a judge with a gavel, Little Saint James island, parts of a hundred dollar bill, and various blocks of color

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FBI deputy director Dan Bongino didn't show up to work today, leading some insiders to believe he had quit in protest over the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

  • Administration officials say he's still on the job, but the internal tension over the Epstein case is severe, Axios' Marc Caputo scoops.
  • "He ain't coming back," a source close to Bongino said.