Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche sought to stem the fallout Friday with a social media post in which he said he had worked closely with FBI Director

A heated meeting between FBI deputy director Dan Bongino and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi occurred at the White House on Wednesday over the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, two sources confirmed to Fox News Digital.

Source tells me Dan Bongino is taking the day off today from his job as Deputy Director of the FBI, and there’s now speculation on whether or not he will return to his job at the @FBI over his disgust with Blondi’s lack of transparency and handling of the Epstein files,