Morning Note

Kash Patel and Dan Bongino plainly stating that Jeffrey Epstein killed himself was truly bizarre. 

The pair has made careers out of questioning establishment narratives like the ridiculous Epstein suicide story, but now that they hold positions of power, they push the exact kind of Deep State messaging they would have rightfully belittled just six months ago. What’s behind that shift? Are they under physical threat?

The dead billionaire’s brother, Mark Epstein, is having none of their games. 

“[He has] no idea what the f**k he’s talking about,” he said of Patel’s assertion on Monday. “It would be a lot easier for me if I thought it was suicide, but there’s a long list of things that point away from it,” he added.

Patel, Bongino, and everyone else who label free-thinkers who reject the suicide explanation as wonky conspiracy nuts could close this case once and for all with one simple action: just release the files. Bongino says he’s seen them. Why can’t we?

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