Patel and Bongino face MAGA wrath after dismissing Epstein conspiracy theories

FBI Director Kash Patel and his deputy, Dan Bongino, are well-known for being conspiracy theorists in their own right, but they’re feeling the heat from MAGA world after dismissing conspiracy theories about the death of Jeffrey Epstein.

Patel and Bongino faced a wave of anger after proclaiming that the alleged sex trafficker had died by suicide — and wasn’t killed in prison, as some conspiracy theorists believe. The unproven homicide allegations have spurred wild theories that Epstein might have been killed to maintain secrecy about co-conspirators, but Patel and Bongino threw cold water on the claims during a Fox Business interview on Sunday:

And Bongino was hit with a flood of conspiratorial angst by MAGA-aligned social media accounts when he doubled down in a post about the interview on X.