‘This Story’s Not Going Away’: Bret Baier Opens Show Reporting on Trump’s ‘Epstein Files Saga’

BAIER But first breaking ░░░░░░░░ President Trump says his ░░░░░░░░ General should release whatever ░░░░░░░░ she thinks are credible ░░░░░░░░ the late businessman and ░░░░░░░░ sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein ░░░░░░░░ s his latest comment ░░░░░░░░ the ongoing controversy that ░░░░░░░░ split many of the ░░░░░░░░ s supporters Meanwhile there ░░░░░░░░ new pressure tonight on ░░░░░░░░ General Pam Bondi from ░░░░░░░░ unlikely spot the top ░░░░░░░░ in the House the ░░░░░░░░ Correspondent David Spunt has ░░░░░░░░ story for us tonight ░░░░░░░░ evening David I mean ░░░░░░░░ story does not go ░░░░░░░░ here SPUNT It s ░░░░░░░░ not right now at ░░░░░░░░ Bret And Attorney General ░░░░░░░░ Bondi is breaking her ░░░░░░░░ on this Epstein matter ░░░░░░░░ a week of intense ░░░░░░░░ from the MAGA base ░░░░░░░░ says though she s ░░░░░░░░ put despite calls for ░░░░░░░░ to go Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ here for as long ░░░░░░░░ the president wants me ░░░░░░░░ And I believe he ░░░░░░░░ made that crystal clear ░░░░░░░░ s four years Well ░░░░░░░░ and a half now ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends SPUNT Bondi ░░░░░░░░ an unrelated event on ░░░░░░░░ today declined to expand ░░░░░░░░ the reported fracture in ░░░░░░░░ relationship with Deputy FBI ░░░░░░░░ Dan Bongino who threatened ░░░░░░░░ week to quit over ░░░░░░░░ DoJ s closure of ░░░░░░░░ Epstein case with a ░░░░░░░░ page memo Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ I m not going ░░░░░░░░ discuss personnel matters I ░░░░░░░░ we all are committed ░░░░░░░░ working together now to ░░░░░░░░ America safe again And ░░░░░░░░ s what we re ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends SPUNT House ░░░░░░░░ Mike Johnson pushing Bondi ░░░░░░░░ do a little bit ░░░░░░░░ though Watch Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ She needs to come ░░░░░░░░ and explain that to ░░░░░░░░ I like Pam I ░░░░░░░░ I think she s ░░░░░░░░ a good job We ░░░░░░░░ the DoJ focusing on ░░░░░░░░ major priorities So let ░░░░░░░░ get this thing resolved ░░░░░░░░ ends SPUNT Well today ░░░░░░░░ Trump who s been ░░░░░░░░ down the Epstein story ░░░░░░░░ endorsing Pam Bondi gave ░░░░░░░░ some new latitude Clip ░░░░░░░░ Trump The Attorney General ░░░░░░░░ handled that very well ░░░░░░░░ is she s really ░░░░░░░░ a very good job ░░░░░░░░ she thinks is credible ░░░░░░░░ should release Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ However Jeffrey Epstein s ░░░░░░░░ lawyer Alan Dershowitz says ░░░░░░░░ may not be up ░░░░░░░░ Bondi Clip starts DERSHOWITZ ░░░░░░░░ of the things that ░░░░░░░░ being suppressed are being ░░░░░░░░ by two judges in ░░░░░░░░ and they re doing ░░░░░░░░ largely to protect the ░░░░░░░░ accusers who are in ░░░░░░░░ view of the judges ░░░░░░░░ Pam Bondi and the ░░░░░░░░ Department and Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ not responsible for that ░░░░░░░░ ends SPUNT Part of ░░░░░░░░ reason Ghislaine Maxwell former ░░░░░░░░ and associate to Jeffrey ░░░░░░░░ is appealing her conviction ░░░░░░░░ the U S Supreme ░░░░░░░░ But Bret the DoJ ░░░░░░░░ asking the Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ deny Maxwell s review ░░░░░░░░ the case and leave ░░░░░░░░ in prison where she ░░░░░░░░ serving a 20 year ░░░░░░░░ for conspiring with Epstein ░░░░░░░░ his abuse of underage ░░░░░░░░ Bret BAIER But what ░░░░░░░░ interesting is Dershowitz is ░░░░░░░░ and it seems like ░░░░░░░░ s pretty knowledgeable on ░░░░░░░░ and has been a ░░░░░░░░ of some of these ░░░░░░░░ You wonder why the ░░░░░░░░ General is not saying ░░░░░░░░ of that publicly or ░░░░░░░░ communication strategy here SPUNT ░░░░░░░░ s something that Dershowitz ░░░░░░░░ says it s up ░░░░░░░░ two different judges President ░░░░░░░░ today for the first ░░░░░░░░ we ve heard him ░░░░░░░░ that she has some ░░░░░░░░ latitude to give out ░░░░░░░░ more information So we ░░░░░░░░ going to see if ░░░░░░░░ does provide some more ░░░░░░░░ BAIER We ll track ░░░░░░░░ all here David thank ░░░░░░░░ SPUNT: “Thank you.”