Friday, July 18, 2025

NETANYAHU'S WITCH HUNT TRIAL CONTINUES DESPITE TRUMP'S CALL FOR IT TO END

Bibi, Bugs Bunny and prosecutorial persecution

The newly released sequel to “The Trial” is a must-watch for anyone doubting the deep-state attempt to bring down Israel’s democratically elected leader through lawfare. 

 

By Ruthie Blum 

 

JNS

Jul 18, 2025

 

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana (L), Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) and US Ambassador Mike Huckabee (R) at the Tel Aviv District Court during the premier’s criminal trial on July 16, 2025 
 

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee arrived on Wednesday at the Tel Aviv District Court to observe the proceedings of Benjamin Netanyahu’s ongoing trial. This particular act of solidarity with the Israeli prime minister followed a number of statements by President Donald Trump expressing outrage at the “politically motivated case.”

Trump went further, urging that the trial be canceled “immediately” or that Netanyahu be granted a pardon. As was to be anticipated, the very activists and pundits who’d spent years in cahoots with the Biden administration to “rescue Israel from Netanyahu” have been in a tizzy over what they consider inexcusable American intervention in Israel’s internal affairs.

The hypocrisy would be hilarious if it weren’t so egregious. Ditto for the fact that the hearing Huckabee had come to attend was suddenly deemed a closed-door session. So, the U.S. envoy and the rest of the viewing public were sent away.

It’s unclear whether the move was related to the presence of Huckabee, who was photographed clutching a Bugs Bunny doll as he greeted Netanyahu and Amir Ohana, the Speaker of the Knesset. This was more than an inside joke.

The stuffed cartoon character’s role in the trial has become widely known and rightly ridiculed, turning the prosecution into a laughing stock. For anyone unfamiliar with this element of the overall farce, a little recap is in order.

To illustrate Netanyahu’s longstanding and “corrupt” connection to Hollywood mogul Arnon Milchan, prosecutors pointed to the 1996 purchase of the toy in question.

Apparently, Milchan was asked by Netanyahu’s wife, Sara, to buy a Bugs Bunny doll for the couple’s then-5-year-old son, Yair. According to the story on which the prime minister was grilled ad nauseam, Milchan schlepped around New York City in the rain to comply.

When the prime minister said he recalled something about a Bugs Bunny gift but was vague on the details, since the event happened nearly three decades ago, prosecutors accused him of possessing a selectively poor memory.

Later, Netanyahu would quip that he hadn’t realized the trial was about “Who Killed Roger Rabbit?” And his supporters dubbed the silly business “Bugs Bunny-gate.”

This is merely a taste of the travesty that Trump referred to on Truth Social as a “WITCH HUNT” against Bibi, who “deserves much better than this, and so does the State of Israel.” For a deeper dive into the deep-state persecution of Israel’s democratically elected leader, there’s a new Hebrew-language film with English subtitles that spells it out.

“The Trial: Part 2” is a sequel to the first documentary on the topic, released in October 2022—a month before the Knesset elections that resulted in the current, Netanyahu-led government.

Part 1 gives a run-down of the indictments—spurred by a 2015 hit job in the far-left newspaper Haaretz—with a focus on the bribery charge, the most serious of the three. The lesser two are fraud and breach of trust.

Part 2 shows how flimsy the bribery case is, since Bezeq shareholder Shaul Elovitch didn’t receive regulatory benefits from Bibi in exchange for puff-piece reportage by the news site Walla. Not only that.

Through interviews with legal eagles and other knowledgeable sources, it demonstrates that nobody involved in the attempt to criminalize Netanyahu thought that he would persist in proving his innocence. In other words, the lawyers preparing the cases didn’t imagine they’d end up before the bench.

The 19-minute video covers four categories of “facts.” The first is introduced with text reading, “Judges to prosecution: Drop the bribery charge. You don’t have enough evidence!”

Here, the narrator recounts, “At the end of June 2023, the judges inform the prosecutors that there are difficulties in establishing the bribery offense in the indictment.  Against the background of these difficulties, it was suggested that the state consider dropping the bribery charge.”

“Such a statement by the judges is very, very dramatic,” says former State Attorney’s Office Adv. Rachel Wozner in the film. It’s especially notable, she adds, since this was still during the prosecution phase, before a single defense witness had taken the stand.

Furthermore, as is underscored by Knesset member Adv. Moshe Saada, another former official at the State Attorney’s Office, “Bribery is the main offense, which carries a 10-year prison sentence. Breach of trust is an offense they wouldn’t file an indictment for at all. It’s like a person has a murder case and is also charged with running a red light. Then the court comes and says, ‘Listen, there’s no murder in this case.’ Is a red light relevant to anyone [after that]?”

Nevertheless, the state prosecutors wouldn’t budge.

About this, renowned constitutional and criminal law professor Alan Dershowitz tells his interviewer: “I think the prosecution made a serious mistake and hurt their own credibility, both with the judges and with the public, by going forward in the face of a fairly clear statement by the judges that [they] don’t have the evidence to prosecute successfully in this case.”

The second “fact” exposed is titled, “Senior law enforcement officials: The working assumption was that Netanyahu would resign rather than fight.”

The narrator proceeds, “On June 28, 2023, former Israel Police Commissioner Roni Alsheikh said in an interview on Army Radio: “No one could have guessed that ultimately the prime minister would choose not to resign and fight from within the system.”

Professor Yuval Elbashan from the faculty of law at Ono Academic College in the Tel Aviv District calls the above “shocking.” He explains that what can be inferred from it is the assumption that the police and state prosecutors expected Netanyahu to give up the fight and make a plea bargain.

“This means,” he asserts, “that the case wasn’t built from the start for a courtroom confrontation, but as a pressure tool on the prime minister.”

The third “fact” opens with, “Two state witnesses sue the state: We were tortured and humiliated.”

The narrator goes on, “State witness Nir Hefetz sues the police and prosecution for more than 10 million shekels (about $3 million), allegedly due to his detention and interrogation conditions. State witness Shlomo Filber sues former senior officials in the police and prosecution for 10 million shekels due to events he allegedly experienced during detention and interrogations.”

Of this, Dershowitz opines, “In my 60 years in practicing criminal law in the United States and around the world, I’ve never seen such a messy case, where witnesses are suing the state and the prosecutors.”

The fourth “fact” is headlined, “The prosecution and the judges: Even in the midst of a multi-front war, Netanyahu’s testimony cannot be postponed.”

From the narrator: “The defense phase began on Dec. 10, 2024, after the defense’s requests to postpone the prime minister’s testimony by two and a half months were rejected by the prosecution and judges. Initially, three sessions per week were set, and later the judges agreed to hear the PM’s testimony two times a week.”

Dershowitz responds, “I don’t know of any other country that would require its leader during wartime to spend so much of his time in court on so frivolous a case. In the United States, this could never happen.”

It’s particularly striking that the people interviewed for the documentary are not all supporters of Netanyahu, to put it mildly. Take former Justice Minister Haim Ramon, for instance.

“I think Netanyahu should have resigned after Oct. 7, and I very much hope he won’t be prime minister after the [next] elections,” Ramon announces. “But at the ballot box. By the people. The public. Only the public will decide. But in Israel, there’s been no democracy for a long time. There’s only substantive democracy, which means there isn’t.”

Elbashan, no Bibi voter himself, concludes that this “is not just a criminal case against Benjamin Netanyahu. It has become the cornerstone of this thing called the ‘law-enforcement system.’”

Professor Moshe Cohen-Eliya, a leading expert in comparative constitutional law, sums it up nicely. “What we’re seeing here is a country in the throes of an ‘anybody but Bibi’ psychosis,” he notes.

And he didn’t even have to submit Bugs Bunny as Exhibit A to prove it.

SUPPORTING THE SUPPORTERS OF TERRORISM

The dangerous illusion of friendship with Qatar and other hostile ‘allies’

The very country that houses American warplanes houses America’s enemies. 

 

By Stephen M. Flatow 

 

JNS

Jul 18, 2025

 

U.S. President Donald Trump bids farewell to Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at Al Udeid Air Force Base as he boards Air Force One en route to Abu Dhabi International Airport, May 15, 2025. Credit: Daniel Torok/White House.
U.S. President Donald Trump bids farewell to Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at Al Udeid Air Force Base as he boards Air Force One en route to Abu Dhabi International Airport, May 15, 2025.
 

The United States continues to cling to the fiction that countries like Qatar, Turkey and others in the region are “strategic partners,” despite overwhelming evidence that these states are undermining U.S. interests, funding extremists and destabilizing the Middle East. The illusion of friendship has not only clouded American judgment but has actively endangered the lives of our allies and our own troops.

It’s long past time to end this charade.

Washington calls Qatar a partner, but in truth, it is the world’s most duplicitous actor. Washington maintains a sprawling military presence at Al Udeid Air Base, using it as a launchpad for operations across the region. In return, Qatar bankrolls Hamas, hosts the Taliban and gives airtime to anti-Western rhetoric on its state-funded Al-Jazeera network. No serious foreign-policy analyst can deny this: The very country that houses American warplanes also houses America’s enemies.

Qatar’s role as Hamas’s top benefactor is not speculative; it is well-documented. In the aftermath of the Hamas-led massacre in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, Qatar’s long-standing support for the group was thrown into the global spotlight. Rather than face sanctions, Doha continues to be treated as a mediator, despite its obvious bias and complicity. Why are we entrusting a Hamas patron with negotiating ceasefires? That’s not diplomacy. It’s delusion.

Turkey, another so-called ally, has increasingly adopted an Islamist, anti-Western posture under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. A NATO member in name only, Turkey has purchased weapons from Russia, harassed American allies like the Kurds and allowed jihadist elements to operate on or through its soil.


US President Donald Trump gets together with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at NATO meeting in The Hague on June 24, 2025

 

Ankara’s support for Hamas and hostility against Jerusalem is part of a broader pivot toward authoritarian Islamism. Turkey shelters Muslim Brotherhood members, hosts admitted terror supporter Sami Al-Arian, amplifies antisemitic conspiracies and positions itself as a champion of causes diametrically opposed to Western democratic values. If this is friendship, what does enmity look like?

Even more baffling is the U.S. willingness to treat the new regime in Syria, now led by Ahmed al-Sharaa, as if it is a credible partner in regional “stability.” Although al-Sharaa came to power after leading the offensive that ousted Bashar Assad, his leadership of the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham raises grave concerns about sectarian extremism and intolerance.

In recent days, Syrian forces under his command have launched assaults on the Druze community in southern Syria, prompting Israel to intervene militarily in their defense. Israeli airstrikes against Syrian military positions were reportedly carried out to protect the embattled Druze, highlighting Jerusalem’s willingness to act unilaterally when minorities are threatened.

Meanwhile, American forces remain in Syria under rules of engagement so restrictive they cannot meaningfully respond to evolving threats, inviting further instability and bloodshed.

There is a broader strategic failure here: the assumption that engagement, economic ties or shared military interests are enough to tame ideological adversaries. This “frenemy” doctrine has failed repeatedly. It assumes that transactional partnerships will produce long-term alignment with U.S. goals. In reality, these arrangements have funded extremism, rewarded bad behavior and alienated our real allies, in particular, Israel.

We have misread the game board. Qatar is not a neutral broker. Turkey is not a Western democracy. Syria is not a stabilizing force. These regimes exploit the West’s desire for dialogue and diplomacy while funding our enemies and weakening our alliances.

The United States must stop mistaking geography for loyalty. Just because our bases are on their soil doesn’t mean their interests align with ours. We must:

  1. Condition military and financial cooperation on measurable action against terrorist groups.
  2. Sanction regimes and individuals who fund or harbor extremists.
  3. Rebuild strategic alliances with trustworthy partners, especially Israel and moderate Arab states that have embraced normalization and peace.
  4. Pull back from failed engagement strategies that assume these hostile actors can be “managed” through diplomacy alone.

The war on terror has always required moral clarity. Today, that clarity demands acknowledging that we are feeding the enemy—militarily, financially and diplomatically—while pretending we are feeding friends.

It’s not just a strategic error. It’s a betrayal of American values, allies and the cause of peace.

SO FAR, TRUMP HAS POURED GASOLINE ON THE FIRE

Miranda Devine: How Trump can fix the Epstein mess that’s ripping his party apart 

 

By Miranda Devine 

 

New York Post 

Jul 16, 2025

 

 


As much as President Trump and the White House would like everyone to shut up and move on from the dead pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, a new poll shows that the scandal isn’t going away.

Rasmussen polling this week shows Trump has suffered a sharp drop in approval over the period of the Epstein brouhaha, plummeting from a plus 4 popularity rating to a negative 4 in three weeks.

The poll of 1,164 likely voters conducted July 8-10 found that just 21% believe the Trump FBI and DOJ are telling the truth about Epstein, who was found hanged in his jail cell in 2019.

While FBI Director Kash Patel and deputy Dan Bongino insist that Epstein committed suicide, only 31% of voters believe them.

“You can’t just say ‘Trust me, bro,’ ” says Mark Mitchell, Rasmussen’s head pollster.

“Roughly two-thirds of every political category — 68% of Democrats, 66% of Republicans and 69% of unaffiliated voters — reject the idea that the Epstein case is closed and instead believe that there are dozens of powerful and wealthy offenders who need to face justice.”

Epstein is a self-inflicted wound to the administration that has Trump venting on social media at his “PAST” supporters and “weaklings” of the MAGA base who have bought the “bulls–t” of the “Jeffrey Epstein Hoax.”

“Let these weaklings continue forward and do the Democrats’ work, don’t even think about talking of our incredible and unprecedented success, because I don’t want their support anymore!”

Echoes of Biden

Mitchell says Trump’s plummeting poll numbers echo President Joe Biden’s precipitous and permanent decline after the catastrophic ­Afghanistan withdrawal.

“People want criminal accountability,” he says.

“The FBI interfered with two elections in a row.”

Yet nobody has been punished.

The fury is not just about ­Epstein.

He’s dead, by suicide in his jail cell, solo or assisted.

His pimp girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell is in jail. 

But the Epstein scandal is symbolic of the absence of accountability for past crimes against the American people.

The president, who won in part by echoing deep distrust in the institutions and stoking legitimate grievances, hasn’t delivered heads on pikes.

The FBI and DOJ act as if that’s a low priority.

Trump is understandably infuriated that the Epstein business is soaking up so much attention, seeing he works from dawn to midnight fixing the disasters ­unleashed by Biden.

But all those supporters who chanted “Lock her up” at his 2016 rallies were disappointed when he broke his promise to investigate “Crooked” Hillary Clinton and instead offered her grace, saying “Leave her alone” and praising her as “strong and smart.”

Trump supporters grudgingly accepted it as a one-off sacrifice for the good of national unity.

Fat lot of good that did!

What ensued was the Clinton campaign-inspired Russia hoax, a weaponized FBI and CIA targeting Trump and his allies for the next eight years and an array of fake controversies peddled to an all-too-eager media.

There was the “pee tape,” the “very fine people” hoax, the “suckers and losers” hoax, the Russian bounties hoax, the “drinking bleach” hoax, the ­“Lafayette Square tear gas” hoax and, of course, the “Hunter Biden laptop is Russian disinfo” hoax.

Two impeachments later, it was obvious that extending grace to deceitful Democrats is a mug’s game, so this time, everyone thought that Trump would come back into office and mete out ­retribution.

Business as usual

Six months in, it’s business as usual.

Patel wasted no time putting on an FBI cap, jetting around to hockey games in the bureau’s private jet and pledging allegiance to the agents and staff he had so recently castigated.

Now he claims they deserve more than anything an expensive new headquarters.

No. They don’t. The FBI is ­rotten.

That was the mantra of the Trump campaign, and certainly of Patel and Bongino.

They were ­going to crack down on everyone involved in the weaponization ­efforts against Trump and his supporters.

“Lock them up” was the chant.

And again nothing happened.

In fact, worse than nothing.

Steven Jensen, the architect of the FBI’s overzealous Jan. 6 investigations, was appointed to lead the Washington Field Office. 

We were promised that a good reason would soon be revealed.

Three months later, crickets.

There has been zero accountability for the FBI targeting traditional Catholics as incipient domestic terrorists.

The “Radical Traditionalist Catholics” memo of 2023 was not an isolated error as former Director Chris Wray claimed.

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has revealed it was an action item pumped out to more than 1,000 FBI employees over multiple field offices.

Meanwhile, the handful of valiant whistleblowers who exposed the corruption, like Steve Friend and Garret O’Boyle, have been abandoned by Patel, who once posed as their champion.

The way to solve the disillusionment embodied in the Epstein furor is not pumping out Truth Socials calling the whole thing a hoax.

It’s not telling people there’s nothing there.

It’s not releasing a doctored video of Epstein’s jail cell with one minute missing — or as the lefty rag Wired claims, “2 minutes and 53 seconds.”

That just added gasoline to the fire.

As distasteful and time-consuming as it for a White House busy with important matters of state, someone has to grab hold of this whirling dervish and fast.

Already you can bet devious Dems are concocting some new version of the “pee tape” to bring down Trump, or at least depress his poll numbers so they win the midterms.

‘No client list’

Alan Dershowitz, Jeffrey Epstein’s former lawyer, claims there is no “client list” and that courts have sealed all FBI interview records of alleged victims.

“I know who they are. They don’t ­include any current office­holders.”

People have confused Epstein’s “client list” with his little black book — hundreds of names of all the rich and famous people he ever met.

Dershowitz was falsely accused of being an abuser and had to fight to clear his name.

But it’s a pity that Dershowitz-style clarity has not come from the FBI, DOJ or White House, all of which appear to have been caught flat-footed by a conspiracy that MAGA influencers have been whipping up for a decade.

One communications expert in the administration believes the FBI should release a detailed timeline and flowchart of everything known about the Epstein case and hold a press conference to answer every question.

If it’s really some Russiagate-style plot, then expose it.

If the FBI or DOJ botched the initial Epstein investigation or acted corruptly in the sweetheart plea deal, expose it.

The CIA should say whether Epstein was an intelligence asset.

But beyond that tawdry case, there has to be accountability for the deep-state witch hunts against Trump and his supporters.

And where is the accountability on the COVID lies and censorship?

Heads on pikes, nothing less.

67 ARRESTS ..... CALIFORNIA IS A CRIMINAL SANCTUARY STATE

Feds' California Home Depot raid nabs 11 illegal migrants, one with 67 prior jail bookings

US Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino said that California is not a sanctuary state

 

By Michael Dorgan and Bill Melugin  

 

Fox News

Jul 18, 2025

 

A man arrested by Border Patrol

Mexican national Javier Dimas-Alcantar has 67 prior jail bookings

 

Despite pushback from California officials to federal immigration enforcement, Border Patrol in Sacramento arrested 11 illegal migrants during a tense raid at a Home Depot parking lot on Thursday — including one man with 67 prior jail bookings in California since 1986 and a prior fentanyl trafficking conviction.

Fox News was on scene as the migrants scattered in all directions when federal agents moved in to make arrests in the sanctuary city.

That triggered multiple foot chases and several physical encounters between masked agents and fleeing migrants.

In one foot pursuit, agents chased a man who they say slashed the tire of a law enforcement vehicle. The man claimed to be a U.S. citizen.

Agents eventually maced the man in the face before arresting him and taking him into custody. His wife shouted at agents throughout the incident, insisting he is a U.S. citizen.

Border Patrol agents were forced to drive the damaged vehicle away on its rims.

Gregory Bovino, U.S. Border Patrol chief for the El Centro Sector, said his agency will continue prioritizing the removal of criminal illegal immigrants.

"There is no sanctuary city, Sacramento is not a sanctuary city, the state of California is not a sanctuary state, there is no sanctuary anywhere," Bovino said. "We’ll be here, you’ll probably see us in many other locations as well. We’re here to stay, we’re not going anywhere. We’re going to effect this mission and secure the homeland."

The migrant with 67 prior jail bookings is Mexican national Javier Dimas-Alcantara, who is an aggravated felon with convictions and charges spanning decades.

His criminal history includes multiple instances of transporting and selling narcotics or controlled substances, felony burglary, possession of a controlled narcotic with intent to sell, carrying a loaded firearm in public and multiple felony-level marijuana possession charges for sale.

He's also been arrested for illegal entry, revocation of probation due to reoffending, multiple instances of providing false identification to law enforcement, multiple cases of narcotic possession and being under the influence of a controlled substance.

DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin slammed the defenders of sanctuary policies. 

"Dimas has been convicted of a myriad of offenses — you would not want this man to be your neighbor and yet politicians like [California Gov.] Gavin Newsom defend criminals who terrorize American communities and demonize law enforcement who defend those same communities," McLaughlin said.

"He and every other sanctuary politician should be thanking CBP for getting this scum out of American communities instead of obstructing federal law enforcement at every possible turn." 

McLaughlin said that the Trump administration has been given a clear mandate by the American people to get violent illegal aliens off the streets and out of the country.  

The other apprehended migrants included a previously deported Guatemalan aggravated felon and a previously deported Mexican migrant with a prior arrest for driving without a license. 

Another detainee is a Guatemalan migrant who had a voluntary return removal in 2009 with prior arrests for trespassing and failure to provide ID.

Their names have not been released yet.

TWO SHOT DEAD IN KENTUCKY CHURCH

Kentucky Killer Opened Fire In Church After Demanding To Know Where His Ex Was Hiding, Cops Say

 

 

 

Law Enforcement Today 

Jul 18, 2025

 

Guy House
Police stand at the front of the Richmond Road Baptist Church as other officers maintain a perimeter following a shooting at the church in Lexington, Kentucky, on July 13, 2025. Inset: booking photo of Guy House.
 

LEXINGTON, KY— Guy House, 47, the murderer identified by witnesses during his attack on the Richmond Road Baptist Church, was reportedly searching the church for the mother of his three children when he opened fire, killing Beverly Gumm, 72, and her daughter, Christina Combs, 32.

The suspect also wounded Gumm’s husband, Pastor Jerry Gumm, and Combs’ husband, Randy Combs, before he was shot and killed in a gun battle with three police officers outside the church.

House reportedly forced entry into the Kentucky church on Sunday and demanded to know the location of the mother of his children. Gumm and her daughter, the woman’s sister, Star Rutherford, replied she wasn’t there, Rutherford told the Lexington Herald Leader. 

House chillingly replied, “Well, someone is gonna have to die,” before he opened fire on the women.

According to Rutherford, the women were cooking lunch in the basement of the church fellowship hall. Her mother ducked down and avoided the first gunshot but was struck in the chest by the second and killed.

Fleeing the building, House found Rutherford’s other sister, Christina Combs, outside with her husband and Pastor Gumm and opened fire on the three, killing Christina and wounding the two men.

The outlet reported that House’s rampage began earlier in the day when he was pulled over by a Kentucky State Police Trooper en route to the church near Blue Grass Airport during a traffic stop. House shot and wounded the trooper, fled, and carjacked a vehicle at gunpoint before driving to the church.

House was shot and killed by Lexington Police outside of the church, Lexington Police Chief Lawrence Weathers told a press conference.

"Preliminary information indicates the suspect may have had a connection to the individuals at the church," Weathers said per The Courier-Journal. The suspect had a long criminal history according to court records, including drug use, theft, violating a protective order, burglary, evading police, and resisting arrest. Reporting from ABC News indicated that House was scheduled to appear for a domestic violence hearing Monday.

Investigative Reporter John Lee Riches reported via X, "Kentucky Church Shooter 'Guy House' was on felony probation when he did this shooting today. 2023 arrest for being a felon in possession of a firearm. He has violated probation numerous times. Including just a few months ago. He shouldn't even been on the streets."
 
Fayette County Coroner Gary Ginn told reporters, "This church was a small church, and the majority of the individuals there are biologically related in some way or another. If not, they've been friends for many, many years. They're a very tight-knit group of people."

The shooting is under investigation by Kentucky State Police and the Lexington Police Department, Chief Weathers told reporters.

The officers involved are on administrative assignment pending the outcome of the investigation.

THIS WAS AN ARREST BY LOCAL COPS, NOT BY ICE BARBIE AND HER ICE AGENTS

Honduran national accused of human smuggling, holding Chinese immigrant captive in Harris County trailer 

 

 
Click2Houston
July 17, 2025
 
 
Jose Carcamo
 
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – A man from Honduras is facing serious charges for allegedly kidnapping a woman and leaving her locked in a room for days, as part of what Harris County Sheriff’s Office investigators are calling a larger human smuggling and sex trafficking ring. 
 
According to deputies, Jose Carcamo, of Honduras, was arrested Monday and charged with aggravated kidnapping. 
 
Court records obtained by KPRC 2’s Bryce Newberry claim Carcamo locked a woman inside a room for five days at a home on Elderberry Lane past East Houston off Highway 90. 
 
There, the documents said Carcamo said he left her there for five days without food or water. He also allegedly punched her, tied her up, and sexually assaulted her before placing her in a closet. 
 

Lt. John Klafka, who leads the adult special crimes unit at the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, said the investigation began after authorities received a 911 call from Elderberry Lane about a woman screaming for help, in the area of Beltway 8 and Highway 90. Deputies were told a witness had seen the woman running down the street before a man grabbed her and carried her back to where she had run from.

Deputies spoke to a man at the location who told them he was just a worker and the building was a mechanic shop. There was also a trailer home on the property. When deputies started asking questions, Klafka said the man wasn’t giving a lot of information and claimed he didn’t know anything.

“He knew there was someone in the house, but he claimed to have never seen her or said it was a woman that lived there but didn’t know her, didn’t see her, has never had any interactions with her," Klafka said.

Deputies were ultimately able to get consent to go into the trailer home and after announcing their presence, they heard a faint knocking sound. In one of the bedrooms, they found a closet with a board screwed into it to keep the door shut. When deputies opened the closet, they found the woman inside and started talking to her.

“She said she was a masseuse up in New York. She was offered a position down here in Houston that paid more money. So she was given transportation down here. Someone drove her. Said she spent about four or five days or so in a car driving down here,” Klafka said.

When she got to an unknown location, the woman had her Chinese passport taken from her. She was then moved to the trailer home.

Klafka says the woman told investigators she had been tied up and sexually assaulted several times by the suspect. When she attempted to escape, she was locked inside the closet. She also said she has no idea who the man is.

Investigators believe there may be both more suspects and victims involved, and this may be part of a larger human trafficking operation.

“He obviously is not the one that drove her from New York," Klafka said. “So there’s that, he’s not the person that drove her from the first location in Houston. And, we know there’s other people involved.”

As for the victim, Klafka said she is safe and in an undisclosed location and is receiving counseling and medical care.

“This is a very traumatic event. You know, you’re in a foreign country. You were brought from one giant city to another that’s halfway across the country south. And she has no friends, no family. Nobody is here for her. So we’ve got to do everything we can to ensure that she can trust us to do our jobs and find the rest of the people that are involved in this," Klafka said.

Carcamo’s defense attorney released the following statement to KPRC 2:

“Our client, Mr. Jose Carcamo, is shocked by the serious allegations brought forth against him and firmly maintains his complete innocence. He fully expects that the evidence will ultimately clear his name.

We remind the public that under the United States Constitution, every individual is entitled to the presumption of innocence, the right to due process, and a fair trial. We expect law enforcement, the State of Texas, and the judicial system to honor these fundamental rights without prejudice or assumption.

We will vigorously defend against these accusations and will not litigate this case in the press."

ICE released a statement on Carcamo:

“Jose Armando Carcamo-Perdomo, a 22-year-old illegal alien from Honduras, illegally entered the United States on May 24, 2020, near Hidalgo, Texas. U.S. Customs and Border Protection encountered Carcamo-Perdomo Nov. 24, 2020, during a vehicle stop near Falfurrias, Texas, and he was issued a notice to appear. The government exercised prosecutorial discretion under the immigration enforcement priorities at the time, and his immigration case was dismissed by an immigration judge from the Executive Office for Immigration Review Sept. 11, 2023. Deportation officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement encountered Carcamo-Perdomo July 15 at the Harris County Jail following his arrest for aggravated kidnapping, and an immigration detainer was lodged with the jail.”

NO SURPRISE ... AFTER ALL, IT'S LOUISIANA

Louisiana police chiefs among those arrested and accused in a bribery scheme to help foreign nationals get visas

 

By  and 


 


From left to right: Michael “Freck” Slaney, a marshal in Oakdale; Forest Hill Police Chief Glynn Dixon; and Oakdale Police Chief Chad Doyle are among the law enforcement officers accused. 
 

A group of current or former Louisiana police chiefs and the operator of a Subway sandwich shop are accused of colluding in a decade-long scheme to falsify police reports to help foreign nationals get visas meant for crime victims or witnesses.

A federal grand jury returned a 62-count indictment charging two police chiefs, a former police chief, a marshal and the restaurant operator on charges including bribery, mail fraud, money laundering, conspiracy and immigration fraud, a federal prosecutor said Wednesday.

The scheme focused on getting U visas, which allow foreign nationals without any official status in the US to stay in the country in certain circumstances when they’re victims of or witnesses to crimes, acting US Attorney Alexander Van Hook of the Western District of Louisiana said. 

U visas are important in helping law enforcement solve cases, Van Hook said. But the US limits the number of U visas that can be issued, and fraudulent applications can prevent legitimate crime victims or witnesses from getting a visa.

The store operator allegedly paid $5,000 to officers to create false police reports claiming dozens of people were the victims of crimes, Van Hook said. The collusion allegedly took place from December 2015 to July 2025, the prosecutor’s office said

 


Chandrakant “Lala” Patel allegedly paid officers thousands of dollars to falsify police reports, a federal prosecutor said. 
 

The defendants and charges include:

– Subway sandwich store operator Chandrakant “Lala” Patel, of Oakdale, Louisiana, who is charged with bribery, mail fraud, money laundering and conspiracy to commit visa fraud

– Oakdale Police Chief Chad Doyle, who is charged with visa fraud, mail fraud, money laundering and conspiracy to commit visa fraud

Michael “Freck” Slaney, a marshal in Oakdale who is charged with visa fraud, mail fraud, money laundering and conspiracy to commit visa fraud

– Police Chief Glynn Dixon of Forest Hill, Louisiana, who is charged with visa fraud, mail fraud, money laundering and conspiracy to commit visa fraud

Tebo Onishea, a former police chief of Glenmora, Louisiana, who is charged with visa fraud, mail fraud and conspiracy to commit visa fraud

If convicted, the defendants each face up to five years in prison on the conspiracy charge, up to 10 years on the visa fraud charges, and up to 20 years on the mail fraud charge. If convicted of bribery, Patel faces up to 10 years in prison.

“In addition, they could be ordered to pay a fine of up to $250,000 on each count,” the prosecutor’s office said. 

It is not immediately clear if the defendants have legal representation or when they’re due in court.

The wife of the current Oakdale police chief was also arrested and charged with two state counts of malfeasance in office Thursday for conspiring with Patel “to manipulate the bidding process for two city-owned properties,” a news release from the Louisiana State Police said.

CNN has reached out to the Louisiana State Police and the Allen Parish District Attorney’s office for more information. CNN has attempted to reach out to the wife for comment and it is not clear if she has legal representation.

‘The armed robberies never took place’

Authorities noticed “a large number of armed robberies of people that were not from Louisiana and in some of our smaller communities in Louisiana, and (defendants) were alleging that those people were victims of armed robberies,” Van Hook said.

“In fact, the armed robberies never took place. And those listed in the applications were never victims of crime. Instead, these people would pay Mr. Patel, who would in turn pay Doyle, Slaney, Dixon and Onishea to create false police reports so that fraudulent visa applications could be submitted to the United States government.”

Patel himself was granted a U visa in 2023 “based on his alleged status as a victim of armed robbery,” according to a 21-page indictment filed in federal court this month.

The indictment also lists the first initials and last names of 24 alleged victims – all of whom have the surname Patel. It was not immediately clear if any of those foreign nationals are related to the Subway store operator.

‘There are hundreds of names’

Almost 200 law enforcement officers executed 11 search warrants Tuesday as part of the investigation, Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge Eric DeLaune said.

Two of the police chiefs were arrested while attending a conference in Baton Rouge Tuesday, DeLaune said.

Van Hook said it’s possible hundreds of visa applicants might be involved, and the investigation isn’t over. 

“This is a very, very significant case. It’s not two or three people. There are hundreds of names, and we’ll get into more of those as the case unwinds in court,” the prosecutor said.

‘When I’m saying there’s hundreds of names, those visas were approved.”

STEVEN COLBERT SHOW TO BITE THE BIG WENNIE NEXT SPRING

By Bob Walsh

 

Image may contain Stephen Colbert Accessories Formal Wear Tie Adult Person Glasses Executive Chair and Furniture


The Steven Colbert Show is dying next spring.  I suspect it has something to do with the fact that the dude isn't funny and hasn't been funny for a very long time.  He just screams about Trump and has people on his show who will scream about Trump.  I will miss him not at all.  Late nite TV hasn't been funny since Leno left.

You wouldn't believe what it cost to put the show on, on top of his $15 million per year salary.  It just isn't a going business any more.  The network got tired of pouring money down a hole for feel-good points I guess.

ANOTHER BIDEN ROAD DOG TAKES THE FIFTH

By Bob Walsh

 

Ex-President Joe Biden, left, and Annie Tomasini, deputy chief of staff, walk on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, April 19, 2024  

President Joe Biden and Annie Tomasini, deputy chief of staff, walk on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, April 19, 2024 

 

Annie Tomasini, anther one of the Biden gate keepers, took the Fifth today when questioned by the What The Fuck Was Going On congressional committee.  The questions put to her included those about Biden's health, his handling of classified documents, and Biden family business operations.

A REALLY SHITTY COMMUTE THIS MORNING

By Bob Walsh

 

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Commuters heading west on Interstate 580 over the Altamont Pass.
 

The Altamont Pass, the major commute route between the Stockton-Modesto area and the Bay Area, was completely closed for hours this morning due to a truck fire on the pass.

I'll bet it was fun redirecting the traffic from a five lane each way road to the old one lane each way road over the pass.      

THREE L.A. SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES KILLED IN EXPLOSION AT TRAINING FACILITY

By Bob Walsh


Aerial view of a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department training facility explosion scene.

An aerial view of the Biscailuz Center Academy Training facility.

 

Three L.A. Sheriff's Deputies died this morning at a S.O. training facility used for the bomb squad.  It appears that an object on the ground next to a S.O. vehicle exploded.  At this time it is unclear if this was a training exercise that went bad or if it is something more nefarious.  As might be expected a major investigation is under way.

PAROLE AGENT MURDERED IN OAKLAND

By Bob Walsh

 

Byrd (left) was shot inside the Division of Adult Parole Operations office in Oakland at around 12:50 pm, according to state officials

Joshua Byrd (left) was shot inside the Division of Adult Parole Operations office in Oakland at around 12:50 pm Thursday, according to state officials

 

Joshua Byrd, 40, a parole agent with the CA Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation, was shot to death in the Edgewater Drive parole office in Oakland yesterday.  The suspected shooter, Bryan Keith Hall, 40, who has been out of prison about ten days, is in custody.  He fled the scene and hijacked a bus to get away from the scene.

Byrd joined the DOCR back in 2014 and was a Correctional Officer and Correctional Sargent at the institution level before moving to parole, a post he has held for about one year.  This is the first line-of-duty homicide for the DOCR since 2018.

THE ORANGE MAN WINS ANOTHER BIGGIE

By Bob Walsh

 

Illustration shows 3D-printed miniature model of U.S. President Trump and PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) logo


The rescission package passed congress late Thursday evening (or maybe early Friday) and is headed to President Trump's desk, where he will certainly sign it.

The package essentially kills USAID and puts a big ding in PBS.  Personally I like PBS.  I watch a lot of their entertainment programming.  I am a paid-up member.  Way back, in the last century, I used to watch their news pretty regular.  The Bay Area PBS channel had a really good local news program and their PBS national news program was NOT nothing but left-wing propaganda.  That was then.  PBS has done nothing resembling real news for years.  They are functionally the PR and Propaganda arm of the DNC.  

In addition, again way back when, there was a good reason to fund PBS from the taxpayer.  Not so much any more.  You can get news from literally dozens of sources.  In dozens of languages.  The taxpayers don't need to fund it, so they shouldn't.  I will continue to be a member.  I do that voluntarily.  I don't need the government to pick my pocket to do it for me.  And I sure as hell don't need them to steal from me to pay for bullshit.

I CAN'T IMAGINE WHY ANYBODY EXPECTED ANY OTHER OUTCOME

By Bob Walsh

 

 


Sacramento County SO no longer responds to a lot of mental health crisis calls.  Even if suicide is threatened.  Even if a weapon is involved.  The 911 dispatch refers the calls to 811, a mental crisis operation.  The thing is, even in CA., mental health professionals are not idiots.  They will not respond to a suicide threat with a deadly weapon involved if the cops aren't there.  If the cops aren't there, they don't feel safe.  They attempt to interact with the 5150 over the phone.  Since this new policy kicked in about 90 days ago there have been at least two severely negative outcomes from this situation.  Of course the person in distress might have ended up dead anyway if the cops had shown up, and maybe other people would be dead too.  As it was only the person threatening suicide died.  

Yes, it is a shame.  Why anybody expected any other outcome is completely beyond me. 

LET THE RATS DROWN ???

By Bob Walsh

 

The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show


I listened to a bit of the Buck and Clay show on talk radio today.  They are the people who took over the Rush Limbaugh show.  

One of them (I forget which) is from Tennessee.  He proposed that maybe the correct response to the likely end of year Communist takeover of New York City was to let them go down the shitter.  He acknowledged that there are about 1 million more or less conservatives in New York City, about half of them populating Staten Island.  He proposed that letting the rest of the country see just how bad "progressivism" (socialism-communism) actually is is to let them have at it.  He may, or may not, have been serious.

His opposite number said that that was cold and maybe even unnecessary.

I am unsure how I feel about it.  In CA we already have San Francisco, Los Angeles and Oakland pretty well down the ceramic fixture.  Yet the state as a whole keeps voting the same idiots in again and again.  Maybe we need a really solid example of a crash and burn to hold up.  Maybe
Of course it is distinctly possible that the Republicans can do nothing to stop Mamdani the Commie and that NYC is a lost cause.

Too bad.  So sad.    

Thursday, July 17, 2025

VANCE WANTED THE LIST TO BE RELEASED THAT HAS MAGICALLY DISAPPEARED

JD Vance hit with 'emasculating' Epstein attacks as he faces mounting pressure to defy Trump and expose truth

 

By Geoff Earle 

 

Daily Mail

Jul 17, 2025 

 

A video clip of Vice President JD Vance calling to 'release the Epstein list' from last year has gone viral amid the MAGA split over the issue

A video clip of Vice President JD Vance calling to 'release the Epstein list' from last year has gone viral amid the MAGA split over the issue

 

A video clip of Vice President JD Vance calling or the release of the Epstein list has gone viral a year after it first aired in the latest eruption in the MAGA civil war over the extraordinary sex trafficking case.

Vance, who has been silent on the Epstein controversy since the Justice Department released an unsigned memo about it earlier this month, made the comment during an appearance with comedian and podcaster Theo Von during the 2024 campaign.

'Release the list,' Von says with a smile, prompting a belly laugh from Vance.

'Seriously, we need to release the Epstein list. That is an important thing,' Vance replied said in his interview.

Von, whose audience includes many conservatives and younger male listeners, revisited the exchange, posting about it Wednesday.

'Yeah what changed?' Von asked, in a post that picked up 9 million views. A clip of the exchange Tuesday by the progressive 'Call to Activism' account that Von linked to on X drew 10 million views. That poster had posted the question: 'Hey JD, what changed?'

The exchange has now been viewed 10 million times on YouTube. 

That is the same posture that many prominent Trump supporters and MAGA members adopted.

But on Wednesday, Trump furiously attacked Republicans still asking questions about the Epstein matter as being 'weaklings' who were being 'duped' by what he called a Democratic 'hoax.' 

'Some stupid Republicans and foolish Republicans fall into that net, so they try and do the Democrats' work,' Trump said. 

Vance had called for bringing daylight to the matter on other occasions, and suggested people who weren't asking questions about it were complicit in a cover-up.

'What possible interest would the US government have in keeping Epstein's clients secret? Oh…,' he wrote on December 30, 2021 on X. 

He also tore into reporters who weren't pursuing the matter. 

'If you're a journalist and you're not asking questions about this case you should be ashamed of yourself,' he said.

'What purpose do you even serve? I'm sure there's a middle class teenager somewhere who could use some harassing right now but maybe try to do your job once in a while.'

 

'Certain Republicans got duped by the Democrats. And they’re following a Democrat playbook,' President Donald Trump complained as he faced a series of questions about the Jeffrey Epstein case

'Certain Republicans got duped by the Democrats. And they're following a Democrat playbook,' President Donald Trump complained as he faced a series of questions about the Jeffrey Epstein case

Trump and Loomer pose for a picture
Right-wing Trump loyalist Laura Loomer said Trump's handling of the matter threatens to 'consume his presidency'

 

The difficult position in which the Epstein affair places Vance, 40, has not escaped Democratic attention.

Vance is considered a top GOP contender to try to take the reins of the MAGA movement when Trump leaves office.

'Trump doesn't have to run again, but [Vance] does,' said Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.). Rep.

He said in comments to Politico that the situation must be 'emasculating' for Vance.

Trump's efforts to shut down the story haven't persuaded some of his most fervent supporters.

Right-wing Trump loyalist Laura Loomer told Politico Trump's handling of the matter threatens to 'consume his presidency.'

And anti-Trump columnist David French said the Epstein affair has finally proven to 'quite a few Americans ... that Trump is a liar.' 

TRUMP CAN'T ESCAPE PALLING AROUND WITH EPSTEIN ... AND EVEN IF THE LETTER IS A FAKE, CALLING THE WALL STREET JOURNAL A 'FILTHY RAG' WON'T MAKE THE SCANDAL GO AWAY

Trump goes nuclear on Rupert Murdoch after his 'filthy rag' publishes letter to Epstein while calling for Bondi to clear his name

 

By Brittany Chain 

 

Daily Mail

Jul 17, 2025 

 

Photo collage of Pam Bondi Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump
"Pam, male that picture go away like you did with the list."
 

President Donald Trump went ballistic on the Wall Street Journal and owner Rupert Murdoch, threatening to 'sue his a** off' over a salacious birthday card Trump allegedly sent Jeffrey Epstein.

The president called for Attorney General Pam Bondi to clear his name by releasing testimony in the disgraced financier's prosecution as the Epstein saga threatened to engulf his presidency.

'The Wall Street Journal printed a FAKE letter, supposedly to Epstein,' he wrote on Truth Social. 

'These are not my words, not the way I talk. Also, I don’t draw pictures. I told Rupert Murdoch it was a Scam, that he shouldn’t print this Fake Story. But he did, and now I’m going to sue his ass off, and that of his third rate newspaper.' 

The WSJ report claimed Trump took part in Epstein's 50th birthday album by sending well wishes along with a randy message and a hand-drawn nude woman.

The alleged birthday card featured the outline of a woman with pubic hair drawn out with the signature 'Donald.' The typewritten text reads: 'Happy Birthday - and may every day be another wonderful secret.' 

Within hours of the report's publication, Trump issued a scorched earth message insisting the letter was fake and asked Bondi to release 'all pertinent' Grand Jury testimony. 

Bondi instantly responded: 'President Trump - we are ready to move the court tomorrow to unseal the grand jury transcripts.'

It comes after days of mounting fury following Bondi's decision not to release the infamous Epstein files despite Trump's campaign promise. 

 

Within hours of the report's publication, Trump issued a scorched earth message via Truth Social insisting the letter was fake and vowing to sue the Journal, News Corp and Rupert Murdoch  (pictured in the Oval Office)

Within hours of the report's publication, Trump issued a scorched earth message via Truth Social insisting the letter was fake and vowing to sue the Journal, News Corp and Rupert Murdoch  (pictured in the Oval Office)

The alleged letter reportedly contained an imaginary conversation between Epstein and Trump, written in third person

The alleged letter reportedly contained an imaginary conversation between Epstein and Trump, written in third person

Trump said he personally called Murdoch (pictured) to insist the letter was fake
Trump said he personally called Murdoch (pictured) to insist the letter was fake
 

Trump said Thursday he spoke directly with both the editor of the WSJ, Emma Tucker, and Murdoch himself about the contents of the letter they were citing.

'[They] were warned directly by President Donald J. Trump that the supposed letter they printed by President Trump to Epstein was a FAKE and, if they print it, they will be sued,' Trump wrote.

'Mr. Murdoch stated that he would take care of it but, obviously, did not have the power to do so.'

Trump claimed Tucker 'did not want to hear' from White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt that the 'letter was a FAKE.'

'Instead, they are going with a false, malicious, and defamatory story anyway. President Trump will be suing The Wall Street Journal, NewsCorp, and Mr. Murdoch, shortly. 

'The Press has to learn to be truthful, and not rely on sources that probably don’t even exist.'

Trump doubled down on his earlier claims that the Epstein saga is a 'hoax' perpetuated by Democrats, arguing that if he were involved in anything scandalous, it would have been released by 'Comey, Brennan, Crooked Hillary and other Radical Left Lunatics years ago.

'It certainly would not have sat in a file waiting for “TRUMP” to have won three Elections. This is yet another example of FAKE NEWS,' he wrote.

Trump said he 'looks forward to suing and holding accountable the once great Wall Street Journal. 

 

President Donald Trump sent a salacious birthday message to Jeffrey Epstein that included a risqué hand-drawn picture of a naked woman with a cryptic message inside, according to a new report

President Donald Trump sent a salacious birthday message to Jeffrey Epstein that included a risqué hand-drawn picture of a naked woman with a cryptic message inside, according to a new report

The publication states that a compilation of letters were put together in a leather-bound album, organized by Maxwell for Epstein prior to his first arrest in 2006

The publication states that a compilation of letters were put together in a leather-bound album, organized by Maxwell for Epstein prior to his first arrest in 2006 

 

'It has truly turned out to be a “Disgusting and Filthy Rag” and, writing defamatory lies like this, shows their desperation to remain relevant.'

DailyMail.com has contacted the Wall Street Journal for comment. 

According to the Journal, the naked woman appeared to have been hand-drawn with a marker, with a pair of arcs indicating the woman's breasts and a squiggly signature reading 'Donald' appearing in her pubic region, mimicking hair.

Trump categorically denied any involvement in the drawing or writing of the text.

'This is not me,' he said. 'This is a fake thing. It's a fake Wall Street Journal story.

'I never wrote a picture in my life. I don't draw pictures of women. It's not my language. It's not my words.'

Trump vowed to sue the Wall Street Journal if it published the story, warning: 'I'm gonna sue The Wall Street Journal just like I sued everyone else.'

Although Trump claimed he 'never wrote a picture in my life', several sketches he made of New York City landmarks as early as 2004 are readily available online.

The alleged letter reportedly contained an imaginary conversation between Epstein and Trump, written in third person.

In the imaginary conversation, 'Donald' writes: 'We have certain things in common, Jeffrey', to which 'Jeffrey' replies: 'Yes we do, come to think of it.'

'Donald' then responds: 'Enigmas never age, have you noticed that', and imaginary 'Jeffrey' says 'as a matter of fact, it was clear to me the last time I saw you.'

Vice President JD Vance rubbished the allegations on Thursday night, writing on X: 'Forgive my language but this story is complete and utter bulls**t. The WSJ should be ashamed for publishing it. 

'Where is this letter? Would you be shocked to learn they never showed it to us before publishing it? Does anyone honestly believe this sounds like Donald Trump?'

'Will the people who have bought into every hoax against President Trump show an ounce of skepticism before buying into this bizarre story?' 

The publication states that a compilation of letters were put together in a leather-bound album, organized by Maxwell for Epstein prior to his first arrest in 2006.

The album contained poems and photos from businesspeople and high-flying executives.

It is understood the letter forms part of the initial investigation into Epstein and Maxwell that the Justice Department conducted years ago, however it is unclear whether it was examined during Attorney General Pam Bondi's recent search.

 

Trump has vehemently denied the allegation that he took part in a 50th birthday album organized for the disgraced billionaire by his associate Ghislaine Maxwell

Trump has vehemently denied the allegation that he took part in a 50th birthday album organized for the disgraced billionaire by his associate Ghislaine Maxwell

 

Bondi and Trump are both under immense pressure from MAGA loyalists after failing to expose Epstein's client list and reveal the truth about his alleged suicide inside his cell in 2019 while awaiting trial for child sex trafficking charges. 

Bondi in February shared binders with MAGA influencers called 'Phase 1' of the Epstein release, but the folders contained previously published information.

She assured the public at the time that the client list was 'on her desk to be reviewed' and that more bombshell information would soon follow.

Last week, she backtracked and insisted the highly sought after client list 'doesn't exist.' She also said that Epstein killed himself in jail, and that there was no evidence to suggest he was murdered.

The lack of new information has sparked mutiny among MAGA and deeply divided Trump's base. 

Trump on Wednesday lashed out at his own supporters and accused them of being duped by Democrats over the Epstein saga as he looks to shield himself and Bondi from backlash.

'Their new SCAM is what we will forever call the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax, and my PAST supporters have bought into this 'bulls**t,' hook, line, and sinker,' Trump wrote Wednesday. 

'They haven't learned their lesson, and probably never will, even after being conned by the Lunatic Left for 8 long years.' 

 

Maxwell is serving a 20 year prison sentence for her involvement in Epstein's crimes
Maxwell is serving a 20 year prison sentence for her involvement in Epstein's crimes 
 

'Let these weaklings continue forward and do the Democrats work, don't even think about talking of our incredible and unprecedented success, because I don't want their support anymore!'

There is no evidence former Democratic officials tampered with the documents or played any role in promoting conspiracies about the files, which members of Trump's administration stoked for years. 

Elon Musk, Trump's former first buddy, has been among the loudest critics, unfollowing Bondi on X and describing her comments as 'the final straw.'

Back in early June when he and Trump first fell out over the Big Beautiful Bill, Musk sensationally claimed on X that the president was 'in the Epstein files' and thus trying to delay their publication.

'Time to drop the really big bomb: [Trump] is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public. Have a nice day, DJT!',' he wrote, before ultimately deleting the post and apologizing.

On July 8, Musk weighed in again, writing: 'How can people be expected to have faith in Trump if he won’t release the Epstein files?'

But on Thursday even Musk questioned the validity of the letter the Journal has cited, responding to Megyn Kelly's X post with a statement which read: 'Yeah, the letter sounds bogus.'