Attorney General Pam Bondi shockingly revealed that the FBI’s New York field office was concealing crucial documents about Jeffrey Epstein, a move that shook up social media late on Thursday afternoon.
In a letter to FBI Director Kash Patel, Bondi asked for immediate compliance and an investigation into how the FBI handled the case from within the agency.
This comes after earlier reports that the FBI may have been destroying Epstein-related documents in secret, which led to more rumors about corruption in the government and attempts to obstruct justice. Bondi wrote a harsh letter on Thursday saying that her office had only gotten a small part of the documents it had asked for about Epstein’s huge criminal enterprise.
“I repeatedly questioned whether this was the full set of documents responsive to my request and was repeatedly assured by the FBI that we had received the full set of documents,” Bondi wrote. “Late yesterday, I learned from a source that the FBI Field Office in New York was in possession of thousands of pages of documents related to the investigation and indictment of Epstein.”
“When you and I spoke yesterday, you were just as surprised as I was to learn this new information,” Bondi wrote to Patel.
She then issued a direct order: “By 8:00 a.m. tomorrow, February 28, the FBI will deliver the full and complete Epstein files to my office, including all records, documents, audio and video recordings, and materials related to Jeffrey Epstein and his clients.”
Bondi also asked for an immediate internal investigation into why the FBI didn’t follow through on previous requests. She also told the FBI to write a report on the matter within 14 days.
“I appreciate your immediate attention to this important matter. I know that we are both committed to transparency for the American people, and I look forward to continuing to work with you to serve our President and our country,” Bondi finished.
Bondi’s claims are similar to newer claims that the FBI was not only hiding documents but also maybe even destroying them to protect certain people. Mike Cernovich, a conservative commentator, confirmed the claims, saying that Bondi had released what she could but was being stopped by bad people in the Southern District of New York (SDNY) and the FBI’s New York City field office.
Yes. I can confirm this. AG Pam Bondi released what she had in her possession for the sake of transparency.
Unfortunately some bad actors within SDNY and the FBI NYC field office with held documents.
AG Bondi is working on this tirelessly. https://t.co/ZsiIe0QrEW
— Cernovich (@Cernovich) February 27, 2025
Epstein was linked to important political and business figures and was accused of running a high-class sex trafficking business with girls who were not old enough to be involved.
His strange death in a Manhattan prison cell in 2019—officially ruled a suicide—made people even more worried that important people in his operation may not have been found out.
President Donald Trump has spoken out in favor of full disclosure about Epstein’s network.
His signature on an executive order made it possible for the Epstein files, papers about the deaths of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr., the start of COVID-19, and secret 9/11 intelligence to be made public.
It’s still unclear whether the FBI will follow through on Bondi’s request for full disclosure by February 28.
This latest development in the Epstein case has only raised concerns that the highest levels of government may still be keeping powerful people from being found out.