Beyond the Epstein file row, Bondi is also under fire for proposing that the Attorney General, not the ATF, should decide on restoring gun rights to certain felons.

Trump ally Kash Patel, appointed FBI director during Trump’s second tenure, and former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino, both previously questioned the official suicide ruling. By May this year, however, both said they accepted the government’s conclusion about Epstein’s death.