Conservative media personalities Megyn Kelly and Ben Shapiro traded accusations this week after the U.S. Department of Justice reiterated in a memo that financier Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide and that investigators found neither a ‘client list’ nor video evidence of child abuse. On Kelly’s 14 July podcast, the former Fox News anchor said her law-enforcement sources believe key evidence exists and is being suppressed; she also suggested President Donald Trump may have ‘blessed’ a cover-up. Shapiro, appearing as a guest, dismissed those claims as speculation and urged critics to accept the administration’s findings unless new proof emerges. Kelly later criticised right-wing outlets for letting “loyalty to the president trump their journalistic obligation,” while doubling down on the theory that Epstein may have worked for Israel’s Mossad—remarks that prompted antisemitism accusations she angrily rejected. Shapiro, in subsequent media appearances, repeated that his own sources confirm no tapes or client list exist and argued that Mossad has not spied on the United States since 1987. The backlash highlights widening fractures inside the pro-Trump movement. Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel, who signed last week’s memo, are under fire from influencers who had expected the administration to release further records. Bongino, the FBI’s deputy director, reportedly threatened to resign over the memo, while Trump urged supporters on Truth Social to “move on” from the Epstein saga. With no additional disclosures planned, the dispute has pitted prominent MAGA figures against one another and sharpened questions about transparency around the long-running investigation.