MAGA faithful grow frustrated with Trump's Justice Department

The MAGA masses are growing disillusioned with Justice Department officials who are failing to deliver damning information on a laundry list of hot-button issues — especially Jeffrey Epstein's suicide.Why it matters: The movement's back-against-the-wall mentality is kicking up fresh suspicions that nefarious government actors are out to stall President Trump's agenda.Drumbeat calls for repercussions in the Epstein case — among others — are not going anywhere, and the administration will likely have to answer to the base until some handcuffs click.Driving the news: Kash Patel and Dan Bongino — the FBI's No. 1 and No. 2 officials — insisted in a Fox News interview Sunday that Epstein killed himself. Those comments contradicted a popular conspiracy theory that he was killed to protect high-profile clients of his sex trafficking network.MAGA podcasters were delighted and later outraged when they were invited to the White House earlier this year to get supposedly new documents on Epstein's death from Attorney General Pam Bondi, only to learn that little new information was included in their beefy binders.Prominent voices in the movement like Laura Loomer have also demanded arrests of Biden administration officials who, in their telling, weaponized the justice system against then-candidate Trump.The other side: The administration has offered some overtures to the base, including Trump posting Monday that Democrats "HAVE A LOT OF EXPLAINING TO DO" for celebrity endorsements last year that he claims were paid for and amount to "AN ILLEGAL ELECTION SCAM."But it's not enough for MAGA.What they're saying: After Bongino reiterated that Epstein killed himself, he was flooded with responses of disbelief."WHO has bought the both of you?" one X user asked of Bongino and Patel, referencing the Fox News interview."We are months into the Trump administration, past the 100-day mark, and Pam Blondi has failed to bring any real charges against anyone," Loomer, a right-wing provocateur with ties to Trump, added on "War Room" Monday, using a nickname for Bondi.Between the lines: MAGA followers are feeling emboldened after extensive reporting about former President Biden's mental acuity and newly revealed cancer diagnosis, viewing the developments as confirmation of their suspicions and rebuttal to claims they're merely conspiracy theorists.Reality check: Not everyone is ready to flip the table. While some people like Bondi are still building up their MAGA bona fides, others like Patel and Bongino have longstanding credibility with conspiracy-minded Trump fans — in part by echoing claims about Epstein."The MAGA base's frustration is understandable, but if they think people like Bongino or Patel have 'gone native' then they've gone nuts. Pam Bondi's early Epstein flub was a symptom of trying to do too much at once, and toss some meat to the base to keep them sated. That was silly," The National Pulse's Raheem Kassam texted Axios."But the underlying point remains, Kash and Dan are bad-asses at the height of their efficacy. They deserve more time and more trust."

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