Subject: [EXTERNAL EMAIL] - FBI Daily News Briefing - July 9, 2025

From: To: ' Subject: [EXTERNAL EMAIL] - FBI Daily News Briefing - July 9, 2025 Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2025 10:10:10 +0000 Importance: Normal EFTA00163550 EFTA00163551 U.S. Justice Department Scrambles to Defend Its About-Face on Release of Epstein Files Reuters (07/08, Lynch, Sullivan) reported that President Trump's Justice Department scrambled on Tuesday to answer questions after its leadership concluded there was no evidence to support a number of long-held conspiracy theories about the death of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and his alleged clientele. Conservative influencers from Laura Loomer to Elon Musk have criticized AG Bondi and Director Patel for their findings, which came months after AG Bondi pledged to reveal major revelations about Epstein, including "a lot of names" and "a lot of flight logs." "It's sitting on my desk right now to review," AG Bondi told Fox News in February when she was asked if the Justice Department would be releasing Epstein's client