Tucker Carlson says Dan Bongino may not be able to return to his podcast after the fallout from the Epstein Files controversy.
During a recent conversation on the Culture Apothecary podcast, Carlson painted a vivid picture of Bongino’s situation, calling it a “career wreck.”
He explained that Bongino had been thriving, running one of the country’s top podcasts, earning major revenue, and broadcasting from a new Florida studio.
Carlson said Bongino had been working with his wife and “having a great time” before he received the offer to become Deputy Director of the FBI. Despite the enormous pay cut and relocation to Washington D.C., Carlson said Bongino took the job out of love for Donald Trump and the United States.
However, the failure of the Trump administration to release the Jeffrey Epstein files, which many believe will expose child sex trafficking by some of the most prominent names in American and international society, has caused internal strife at the FBI and the Department of Justice.
Over the weekend, it was reported that Dan Bongino had threatened to resign if Attorney General Pam Bondi wasn’t fired for her failure to unveil the files.
Tucker Carlson argued that Bongino got “completely shafted” by giving up his popular podcast and nationally syndicated radio show to join the FBI, only to not be supported by those surrounding him.
“It kind of wrecks Dan’s career,” Carlson shared. “It’s going to be very hard for Dan to go back to his podcast audience and say, ‘I’m telling you the truth,’ when they all think that he’s covering up for Epstein.”
Carlson left a small door open, saying “Things may change,” but remained skeptical of Bongino’s ability to make a media comeback after just a high-profile situation.
Bongino has yet to respond publicly to any of the reporting surrounding his potential blowup with Bondi or threats of exiting the agency. He has also not addressed any of the Epstein-related allegations directly, other than to previously state that it was abundantly clear that the New York financier had died by suicide in 2019.
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