<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Joe Rogan says the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/donald-trump" rel="" target="_blank" title="Trump"><span>Trump</span></a><span> administration's refusal to release more information about </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/jeffrey-epstein" rel="" target="_blank" title="Jeffrey Epstein"><span>Jeffrey Epstein</span></a><span> is a "line in the sand".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Epstein's name was mentioned more than 40 times on the most recent episode of </span><em><span>The Joe Rogan Experience</span></em><span>, which consistently ranks as one of the world's most popular podcasts.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The episode was another instance of Rogan, who endorsed Trump on the eve of last year's election, heaping criticism on his Trump administration friends — and another indication that the conspiracy-coded Epstein controversy isn't fading away.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-jeffrey-epstein-trump-claims-friendship-ended-after-epstein-stole-trump-workers/905f1edc-6fe9-4308-bab3-8a477d8138a6" rel="" target="_blank" title="Trump says he ended friendship with Epstein because he 'stole people that worked for me'"><strong><span>Trump says he ended friendship with Epstein because he 'stole people that worked for me'</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>We are now entering week number four of this scandal engulfing President Trump, largely because the outrage is coming from within Trump's normally steadfast circle of conspiracy-minded media boosters.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>And as arguably one of the most, if not </span><em><span>the</span></em><span> most influential of those figures, Rogan's criticism suggests Trump's headache will only grow from here.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Rogan criticised the FBI and Justice Department's case-closed memo from early July, asserting that the administration was trying to "gaslight" everyone. He predicted that it would not work.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-jeffrey-epstein-why-joe-rogan-wont-give-up-on-release-of-list/5eb1ce3d-3c65-48ad-a69e-09f75b8ac193" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Referring to his own podcast conversation with FBI director Kash Patel last month, Rogan said Patel's responses about Epstein didn't make any sense.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Then he's like, 'Well, we have a film, we're gonna release that film,' and the film has a f-----g minute missing from it," Rogan said, referring to a prison video that was meant to dispel theories about Epstein's 2019 death, which a medical examiner ruled a suicide.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Like, do you think we're babies? Like, what is this?" Rogan asked aloud.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/shooting-outside-casino-in-reno-nevada-us/c5040bb9-a512-4603-af87-c20d9b359e06" rel="" target="_blank" title="Two killed, multiple people injured in shooting outside US casino"><strong><span>Two killed, multiple people injured in shooting outside US casino</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Rogan's guest, former CIA officer Mike Baker, said the government should "release everything" — a pithy phrase that has gained popularity in MAGA media circles this month.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Government officials have pushed back on those demands by citing the explicit nature of the materials and concerns for the victims involved.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>On the podcast, Baker expressed bafflement at the way Attorney General Pam Bondi teased further Epstein-related revelations, and then said that nothing more would be forthcoming.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The mob wants to eat," he said, "and they've been throwing red meat to the mob about 'Epstein files' now for years."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Rogan interjected: "It's part of how they got elected."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>And now, Baker said, "the mob is oddly bipartisan because it's got the Dems, too," referencing the Democratic leaders who have charged President Trump with a cover-up.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Rogan conversation reflects the lingering questions about Epstein's crimes and his accomplices — questions that have been hyped by right-leaning podcast hosts and other media personalities for years.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>On Sunday, CNN's Fareed Zakaria pointed out that when Patel visited Rogan last month, Patel claimed "that he has now found a secret vault in the FBI full of dark secrets no one had ever seen".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Forget about Epstein, they seemed to be saying; it turns out there are hundreds more conspiracy theories to dangle in front of the MAGA faithful," Zakaria said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Patel's deputy, Dan Bongino, was roasted over the weekend for what might be dubbed "dangling".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He wrote on X about FBI investigations that have "shocked me down to my core. We cannot run a Republic like this. I'll never be the same after learning what I've learned."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>While some of the people in Bongino's replies seemed persuaded, and expressed enthusiasm to find out more, others accused him of pumping up another Epstein-style mystery that will never be satisfactorily solved.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The country is not a reality TV show with cliffhangers and teasers," AEI senior fellow Robert Pondiscio wrote on X.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Either tell people what has 'shocked you to your core' or hold your tongue until you can. Anything else breeds suspicion, mistrust, and cynicism."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em></em><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><em><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></strong></em><em><span> </span></em><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727"><em><strong><span>Apple App Store</span></strong></em></a><em><span> </span></em><em><strong><span>and</span></strong></em><em><span> </span></em><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU"><em><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>.</span></strong></em></div></div>