FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino turned heads late last week when he announced that the bureau is “closing in” on suspects connected to the placement of two pipe bombs near the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 — signaling that the long-running, four-year investigation may be nearing a breakthrough after lying dormant throughout the Biden administration.
“The second we got in, I put a team on it and I said, ‘I want answers on this,’” Bongino told “Fox & Friends.” “And I’m pretty confident that we’re closing in on some suspects.”
Law enforcement discovered two pipe bombs near the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic National Committees just as thousands of protesters began converging on the U.S. Capitol, protesting the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Some of President Donald Trump’s supporters has questioned the timing of the pipe bomb incident and pointed to potential security lapses, speculating that the Biden administration has not been fully transparent about the details of the case. Before taking office, Bongino was a prominent advocate of that perspective, Fox News reported.
Former Secret Service agent and podcast host Bongino previously told listeners of his widely followed conservative show that the FBI misled the public about the pipe bomb incident, claiming the bureau was covering up evidence of an “inside job.”
Now as the No. 2 FBI official, Bongino is under growing pressure from both supporters and critics to release additional details about the case.
“Video footage released by the FBI shows an unidentified person placing the pipe bombs near the two headquarters more than 16 hours before law enforcement found them,” Fox reported, adding: “The suspect is seen wearing a gray hoodie, Nike Air Max Speed Turf sneakers, a face mask, glasses, and gloves.”
Just before the administration change in January, the FBI disclosed a small but notable detail — the suspect in the pipe bomb case was estimated to be about 5-foot-7.
The first device was discovered after a Capitol Hill resident spotted it in an alley behind the Republican National Committee headquarters while retrieving her laundry around 1 p.m. Surveillance footage captured her sprinting away from the area near the washer and dryer to alert a nearby security guard.
Her warning triggered an urgent search that led officers to locate a second pipe bomb near the Democratic National Committee headquarters, Fox noted.
Previously, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) inspector general report published in 2024 revealed the two explosive devices were “viable” and “could have detonated, causing innocent bystanders to be seriously injured or killed.”
The bombs were equipped with one-hour timers, but according to a DHS report, an FBI official stated they likely couldn’t have detonated because the timers had long expired by the time the devices were discovered.
That same DHS report, along with a separate investigation by House Republicans, revealed that then-Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi were, at one point, within feet of the pipe bomb located near the Democratic National Committee headquarters.
The FBI has reported receiving over 600 tips and continues to offer a $500,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.
According to a report from House Republicans, early leads in the investigation included a person who had searched online for “pipe bomb DC” and another individual who had recently bought the same model of Nike shoes worn by the suspect captured on surveillance footage.
“The report noted, however, that the pace of the FBI’s inquiry dropped off after about a month as a result of leads drying up,” Fox reported.
Last week, fired former FBI Director James Comey complained about current Director Kash Patel and Bongino announcing the reopening cases on social media involving “potential public corruption,” which many saw as an attempt to deflect attention away from his own responsibility for some of it.
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), a prominent ally of President Donald Trump, would narrowly defeat incumbent New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) in a potential head-to-head matchup, according to a new poll from the conservative Manhattan Institute.
The survey shows Stefanik leading Hochul by one point, 43% to 42%, among registered voters. The same poll found Stefanik with a wider lead — 43% to 37% — over Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado, who is challenging Hochul in the Democratic primary.
An internal poll released earlier this month by a political action committee aligned with Stefanik showed a tighter race, with Hochul leading 48% to 43%. However, that poll also indicated that Stefanik would edge out Hochul, 46.4% to 45.9%, if voters were informed that the governor had endorsed Zohran Mamdani, the progressive frontrunner in this year’s New York City mayoral race.
To be sure, this is nothing short of a political nightmare for Democrats – who, by the way, are in danger of losing the governor’s race in neighboring blue New Jersey too, by the way.
Stefanik is widely expected to enter the New York gubernatorial race but has not yet formally launched a campaign. In response to the Manhattan Institute poll, her congressional campaign issued the following statement:
In a heavily Democrat leaning state, an independent poll that is heavily weighted towards registered Democrat voters shows Republican Elise Stefanik leading Democrat Governor Kathy Hochul in a head to head match up.
This marks the first time in decades that any potential Republican gubernatorial candidate (and in this case, the likely nominee) is polling ahead of a Democrat incumbent Governor, even before any official announcement.
In a decision that she will come to regret, Kathy Hochul lives up to her title as the Worst Governor in America when she chose to bend the knee and put New Yorkers LAST by desperately endorsing the Defund the Police, tax hiking, raging Antisemite Socialist Zohran Mamdani who will destroy New York.
Kathy Hochul and single party Democrat rule have failed New York making it the most unaffordable state in the country with the highest taxes, energy, utility, rent, and grocery bills making it unaffordable to raise a family, work, and start a business.
New Yorkers of all political parties are hungry for new commonsense leadership after decades of Hochul’s failed single party Democrat rule.
Elise Stefanik and the people of New York can and will win this righteous fight to Save New York.
This is happening in the age of MAGA, the age of Donald Trump – and the full-on left-wing meltdown shift currently being embraced by the ‘rising stars’ of the worst political party in the history of our country: Democrats.
The scandal surrounding Jeffrey Epstein continues to cast a dark shadow over America. And now, newly uncovered information reveals a disturbing truth — not only about Epstein’s vast financial empire but also about a federal system that appears unwilling to confront the full extent of his crimes.
At the center of the storm: a hidden file in the U.S. Treasury Department, containing nearly 5,000 secret wire transfers totaling close to $1.1 billion. The question everyone should be asking is: Why is the Biden administration still keeping this information from the public?
4,725 Transfers. Nearly $1.1 Billion. Buried in a Secret Treasury File.
During a recent Senate session, Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) revealed the existence of an explosive trove of financial data tied to Epstein — records that had been concealed within a Treasury Department database and kept hidden from journalists, investigators, and even Congress itself.
“This is a file that should never have been hidden,” Wyden said. “It shows thousands of transactions, over $1 billion in movement. That’s not just negligence. That’s deliberate concealment.”
But what’s most alarming is that even under the current administration, access to these documents remains limited — despite growing demands for full transparency.
Russian Banks and International Trafficking Connections
By the two-minute mark of his remarks, Wyden highlighted something even more troubling: Many of the transactions were processed through Russian banks already under U.S. sanctions.
“These weren’t just routine financial transactions,” Wyden explained. “They were deliberate, complicated payments routed through banks that were already sanctioned.”
This opens the door to a much broader concern — that Epstein’s financial empire may have been entangled with transnational crime, money laundering, and trafficking networks that spanned multiple continents.
The Real Story: Biden’s Treasury Is Still Blocking Transparency
What has shocked lawmakers and the public alike isn’t just the content of these files — but the Biden administration’s ongoing refusal to release them in full. According to Wyden, documents provided to Congress have been curated and sanitized, carefully omitting any names or details that could shed light on Epstein’s powerful connections.
“This isn’t just about Epstein anymore,” Wyden said. “It’s about whether our government serves the people or serves the elite who exploit them.”
So far, the Treasury Department has refused to provide unredacted versions of the wire transfer records — prompting concerns of a broader institutional cover-up.
Pam Bondi’s Role: Misplaced Blame?
Much has been made of former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi and her office’s handling of the Epstein case during its early stages. But critics now argue that focusing blame on Bondi distracts from the real issue: federal agencies had the information — and never shared it.
Bondi has long maintained that her office acted based on the evidence and legal authority available at the time. There is no public indication that Florida’s Attorney General’s Office had access to Epstein’s complex financial transactions or Treasury records.
“Pam Bondi had every opportunity to protect victims,” Wyden said — but if key evidence was kept from state officials, should they be blamed for what federal authorities chose to hide?
A Systemic Breakdown — Or a System Designed to Protect the Powerful?
What this case now exposes is not just the crimes of one man — but the failings of an entire system.
How was Epstein able to transfer nearly $1.1 billion without triggering alarms at the Treasury Department? Why were these transactions not flagged, investigated, or stopped years ago? Why is the Biden administration
still resisting full disclosure?
If the government can hide this level of criminal financial activity, how many other cases are buried deep within federal agencies?
The full release of the Treasury file could reveal the names of dozens — possibly hundreds — of individuals who benefited from or were complicit in Epstein’s financial network. Yet for now, those names remain
redacted, sealed, and shielded from the public.
Rather than scapegoating past state officials like Bondi, Americans should be demanding answers from those in power today — particularly in
Washington, and especially in the Biden administration, which has had years to bring transparency and justice to this case.
No matter your political affiliation, one truth remains: the American people deserve the full story. Victims of Epstein’s crimes deserve justice. And our institutions must be held accountable — not protected from scrutiny.
If the Treasury Department is still hiding what it knows, then it’s time for Congress and the public to force the truth into the light.
“The truth is in those Treasury files,” Wyden warned. “And the American people have a right to see it.”
Disclaimer: This article is based on public statements, Senate records, and reported allegations. All individuals mentioned are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Certain details remain under investigation