{"id":30771,"date":"2025-07-16T13:31:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T13:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=30771"},"modified":"2025-07-16T13:31:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T13:31:14","slug":"joe-rogan-points-out-contradiction-with-donald-trumps-handling-of-epstein-files","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=30771","title":{"rendered":"Joe Rogan points out contradiction with Donald Trump&#8217;s handling of Epstein files"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"main-content-blt64bf35cc123e8ae7\" class=\"content-template_leftColumnInner__Du7BU\">\n<div class=\"content-template_body__RWRhb\">\n<div style=\"display: contents;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Joe Rogan has shocked listeners with a scathing rant about the Epstein files, and he put President Donald Trump\u2019s team firmly in the firing line.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">The podcast host is known for not watering down his opinions, and his newest rant is no exception on the latest episode of <em>The <\/em><a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ladbible.com\/joe-rogan\"><em>Joe Rogan<\/em><\/a><em> Experience<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Previously a staunch <a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ladbible.com\/donald-trump\">Trump<\/a> supporter, he was sharing his fury about the handling of the files by the current administration and was quick to point out what he feels is a key contradiction in all of this.<\/p>\n<div class=\"floating-video-player_container__u4D9_\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\"><a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ladbible.com\/jeffrey-epstein\">Jeffrey Epstein<\/a> died by suicide in a <a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ladbible.com\/news\/politics\/donald-trump-attorney-general-jeffrey-epstein-cctv-lost-minute-117658-20250709\">prison cell<\/a> in New York in 2019 as he awaited trial on sex trafficking charges, and many <a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ladbible.com\/news\/us-news\/fbi-jeffrey-epstein-releases-cctv-157515-20250707\">conspiracy theories<\/a> have surrounded his death ever since, with rumours of a damning client list.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-image_articleImage__eyzAn\">\n<div class=\"article-image_imageWrapper__ANtPE\">\n<div class=\"resizable-image_wrapper__LRQlr\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=3840&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/bltcd74acc1d0a99f3a\/blt0f1733dcc88d2aae\/6877595872ff8d93d1c8a64b\/GettyImages-2185178059.jpg\" alt=\"Joe Rogan has been a long-time supporter of Trump but has been critical of late (Sarah Stier\/Getty Images)\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" data-nimg=\"fill\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><cite class=\"image-credit_imageCredit__YMlqS\">Joe Rogan has been a long-time supporter of Trump but has been critical of late (Sarah Stier\/Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Rogan ranted: \u201cThey&#8217;ve got videotape and all of a sudden they don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">\u201cLike, what? Why&#8217;d they say there was thousands of hours of tapes of people doing horrible s**t? Why\u2019d they say that?\u201d he accused.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Speaking about Trump\u2019s Attorney General, he queried: \u201cDidn&#8217;t Pam Bondi say that?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Earlier this year, Bondi told journalists that the FBI was reviewing \u2018tens of thousands of videos\u2019 that she alleged featured Epstein \u2018with children, or child porn\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Her comments came weeks before the Department of Justice and the FBI shared a memo, which the BBC reported <a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cm2m879neljo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">as<\/a> saying there was \u2018no incriminating client list\u2019 after all.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">This is despite her claiming on Fox News back in February that the document was \u2018sitting on my desk right now to review\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Bondi later backtracked and said she meant \u2018a file\u2019 about Epstein, rather than a client list.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-image_articleImage__eyzAn\">\n<div class=\"article-image_imageWrapper__ANtPE\">\n<div class=\"resizable-image_wrapper__LRQlr\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=3840&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/bltcd74acc1d0a99f3a\/bltbbcea1ebdac29fe2\/687759825b6188f87db52400\/GettyImages-1192977790.jpg\" alt=\"Many critics believe information about the Epstein case is being withheld (Davidoff Studios\/Getty Images)\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" data-nimg=\"fill\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><cite class=\"image-credit_imageCredit__YMlqS\">Many critics believe information about the Epstein case is being withheld (Davidoff Studios\/Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Rogan accused Trump of trying to distract people from the Epstein files: \u201cJust bomb Iran and everybody forgets. Everybody forgets about it,\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">In response to criticism of Bondi, Trump rushed to her defence and asked what was happening with his high-profile supporters: \u201cWhat&#8217;s going on with my &#8216;boys&#8217; and, in some cases, \u2018gals&#8217;?<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">\u201cThey&#8217;re all going after Attorney General Pam Bondi, who is doing a FANTASTIC JOB! We&#8217;re on one Team, MAGA, and I don&#8217;t like what&#8217;s happening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">\u201cWe have a PERFECT Administration, THE TALK OF THE WORLD, and &#8216;selfish people&#8217; are trying to hurt it, all over a guy who never dies, Jeffrey Epstein.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-image_articleImage__eyzAn\">\n<div class=\"article-image_imageWrapper__ANtPE\">\n<div class=\"resizable-image_wrapper__LRQlr\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=3840&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/bltcd74acc1d0a99f3a\/blt04d20a0fa2ad3df2\/687759a0f06bb30adacfa9d3\/GettyImages-2224318198_(1).jpg\" alt=\"Rogan has previously criticised Trump's handling of the ICE raids (Win McNamee\/Getty Images)\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" data-nimg=\"fill\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><cite class=\"image-credit_imageCredit__YMlqS\">Rogan has previously criticised Trump&#8217;s handling of the ICE raids (Win McNamee\/Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Rogan\u2019s rant is the latest criticism aimed at the president after he attacked the ICE raids on a recent episode, calling them \u2018insane\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">\u201cThere\u2019s two things that are insane: one is the targeting of migrant workers. Not cartel members, not gang members, not drug dealers,\u201d he fumed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">\u201cJust construction workers. Showing up in construction sites, raiding them. Gardeners. Like, really?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">According <a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/07\/15\/us-news\/joe-rogan-weighs-in-on-jeffrey-epstein-files-controversy-amid-uproar-over-doj-probe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to<\/a> the NY Post, The Department of Homeland Security responded to Rogan\u2019s criticism of the ICE raids, with a spokesperson insisting \u2018an overwhelming majority\u2019 of those arrested had prior criminal convictions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Speaking at the White House last week, Trump revealed his frustration about the media focus on Epstein, as he replied to a reporter\u2019s question with &#8220;Are you still talking about Jeffrey Epstein? This guy&#8217;s been talked about for years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">\u201cStill talking about this guy, this creep? That is unbelievable,&#8221; he criticised<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><cite class=\"image-credit_imageCredit__YMlqS\"><\/cite><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Joe Rogan has shocked listeners with a scathing rant about the Epstein files, and he put President Donald Trump\u2019s team firmly in the firing line. 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