By Elizabeth Preza
Former White House lawyer Ty Cobb on Friday explained why President Donald Trump is likely to side with Attorney General Pam Bondi over FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino, telling CNN鈥檚 Erin Burnett it would be 鈥渁 huge embarrassment鈥 for Trump to fire his attorney general.
Bongino is reportedly considering resigning over Bondi鈥檚 handling of the 鈥淓pstein Files鈥 after the Department of Justice and FBI 鈥渃oncluded they have no evidence that convicted sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein blackmailed powerful figures, kept a 鈥榗lient list鈥 or was murdered,鈥 according to a memo detailed Sunday by Axios.
Bongino 鈥 who in the past has 鈥渇ueled鈥 conspiracy theories about Epstein鈥檚 death and relationships with powerful individuals in government 鈥 didn鈥檛 show up for work Friday, Trump confidant Laura Loomer reports. And, according to Axios, 鈥渁 source close to Bongino 鈥 said 鈥榟e ain’t coming back.鈥”
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