Vice President JD Vance tells Joe Rogan Epstein had ties to Israeli intelligence, says files were mishandled

cultureJul 16, 202616428

On The Joe Rogan Experience, Vice President JD Vance said the Trump administration “absolutely” mishandled communications around the Jeffrey Epstein files, saying “we absolutely screwed up the comms of the Epstein files. Like, we just did.” Vance pointed to former Attorney General Pam Bondi, noting her high-profile comment that an alleged “client list” was “sitting on my desk right now,” and referenced the Justice Department offering conservative influencers binders labeled “The Epstein files: Phase 1” and “Declassified.” Vance also told Rogan that Jeffrey Epstein had “connections” to Israeli intelligence and described himself as “one of the O.G. Epstein conspiracy theorists.” The controversy over the files prompted lawmakers to pass a measure compelling the release of a large trove of government documents; the Justice Department began releasing materials in late December that included photos, call logs, grand jury testimony and interview transcripts. Vance said he did not think the communications failures reflected a deliberate cover-up, saying Pam Bondi overstated what the administration had and people consequently mistrusted the administration’s transparency efforts. The dispute over the files continued to dog the administration into the following year and prompted ongoing congressional scrutiny.

The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv)

@theserfstv.bsky.social

JD Vance openly conflates the survivors and victims of Jeffrey Epstein with child rapists to justify covering up the Epstein files and Joe Rogan just nods along. He's completely compromised by the pedophile elites at this point

2598h ago

𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒍𝑲 🔷️16

If Epstein was alive, he would've had him on his show.

Remember America!8

A child is never a co-conspirator in their own abuse

Sterlz_The_Ok6

Rogan is a pedophile elite, why else is he working with them so closely?

Lo5

This is, of course, complete horseshit. The redacted anything connected to the Trump family so hard, they even redacted the "Tiffany" in a reference to the movie Breakfast at Tiffany's.

Black Knight3

It's just wild that people like that are allowed to publicly exist.

Genuine fake 🍀3

Two complete pieces of shit

Quoting this

Feena van14

How repulsive they all are.

Blue Woman Voting 📎4

Rogan is a short fat fu*k that shops in the boys' department for his ties. Vance is a wanna be royal with a brown wife and brown kids that his leader rejects.

Donna Minkowitz4

OMG, this is gross. You have to take a listen.

Scott Horton

@robertscotthorton.bsky.social

WSJ: JD Vance appears to have made the calculation that the anti-Israel side of the ledger within the GOP is richer and more promising than the pro-Israel side of the ledger. We saw that in spades today in his interview with Joe Rogan, in which he embraced antisemitic conspiracy theories.

356h ago

🇨🇦 Drew Harris 🇨🇦1

It’s like they can’t do anything normally. There’s plenty about the government of Israel to criticize without being antisemitic

d.c. O'Brien1

It is not anti-Semitic to see through Bibi Netanyahu & take note of the genocide committed thru Israel's apartheid system on the Palestinian people. It's like confusing T*s (evil) w American beliefs (naive).

jimmbuzz.bsky.social1

Saying some in Israel want the war to continue indefinitely is not antisemitic. And there are probably some in the US that feel the same way.

Helen Kennedy

@helenkennedy.com

The whole thing is here. They talk epstein for about 20 minutes starting at around 1:35. Nothing really striking besides Vance continuing to promulgate conspiracy theories even though he now has access to the highest level top-secret info. youtu.be/vtxyvD58eDg

458h ago

Ken Bazinet

@kenbazinet.bsky.social

Despite the Epstein files publicity, no additional arrests have been made since the files' release, NPR notes. A House committee continues to interview people (but not Trump). "It's transitioned from this very hopeful thing to being more in the warrior mentality," Epstein survivor Dani Bensky said.

141h ago

Skeets McGee

@emmreef.bsky.social

The whole JD Vance on Joe Rogan is just so the admin can acknowledge some things without any follow-up just to get people to shut up about it ... like how they talked about the Epstein Files. Acknowledge it and don't look back. Joe Rogan is either a willing participant in this or a useful idiot.

181h ago

The Fighting Liberal Texan🌈🌊💙🦋Congress Switchboard 202-224-3121

@fightingliberal.bsky.social

‘We screwed up the comms’: JD Vance admits errors over Epstein files release Vice-president tells Joe Rogan administration botched handling and should have released all documents from start ...

66h ago

squeemishameeba.bsky.social1

Too little too late. Nothing this administration has done falls in line with the words “public servant”.

Newsweek

@newsweek.com

"We absolutely screwed up the comms of the Epstein files. We just did," Vance said on The Joe Rogan Experience.

67h ago

Amistad Freedom Fighter1

They didn’t “screw up the comms.” They screwed the children.

CBinVan 🇨🇦1

I'll say. The "comms" all say you're protecting pedophiles. Doubt that was the message you had in mind.

GoonerInSoCal1

It’s all about the ‘comms’

Darbz1

More like ignored it.... right here pg 7, DOJ's website. www.justice.gov/epstein/file...

HuffPost

@huffpost.com

The vice president shifted the blame to someone who is no longer in the administration.

97h ago

❤️Kai in Kanada🇨🇦

@kleinekin.bsky.social

"Mishandled?" That def doesn't cut it. Plus, they're STILL fucking around with them. radaronline.com/p/jd-vance-t...

73h ago

⚜️🌊Tyreen BaconSkin🌊⚜️

@baconskingirl.bsky.social

Why the heck is the VP of this here United States making an appearance on Joe Rogan show? Why the heck is he using a helicopter to take his son to soccer practice?

67h ago

dharmalee3❌👑

@dharmalee3.bsky.social

JD Vance went on Rogan for three hours and tried to sell you a fantasy: that Trump released the Epstein files because he wanted the truth out. It's a lie. Trump fought the release every step of the way. It only happened because Congress forced it. And the pattern is right there: Acosta cut Epstein's

58h ago

kvconner.bsky.social

@kvconner.bsky.social

Vance: "We did" mishandle Epstein files release Vice President JD Vance said the Trump administration "mishandled" last year's release of the Epstein files during an appearance on "The Joe Rogan Experience. www.axios.com/2026/07/15/j...

47h ago

JDWeil

@jdweil.bsky.social

Therefore, Vance is admitting that the Israeli government owns Trump, and has KOMPROMAT that has compromised US national security and military readiness in the event of a national security emergency. www.dailymail.com/news/article...

48h ago

Gary Schwall Sr.

@glschwall.bsky.social

JD Vance suffers beatdown on Joe Rogan for 'performative display' over Epstein files www.rawstory.com/jd-vance-267...

38h ago

🌈Super Gay Mom💙

@hudsonbay2la.bsky.social

"I didn't look at any of the incriminating evidence so I could say legally I saw nothing incriminating." JD Vance, Republican Ethics, 101 www.the-independent.com/news/world/a... #resist

48h ago

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cnn.comVance: Reaction to false Michelle Obama insult at White House UFC fight was ‘totally disproportionate’ | CNN Politics wcax.comJD Vance tells Joe Rogan that administration ‘screwed up’ communications around Epstein files nypost.comJD Vance tells Joe Rogan Israel wants to keep Iran war going ‘indefinitely,’ Trump admin ‘screwed up’ on Epstein files

Vice President JD Vance tells Joe Rogan Epstein had ties to Israeli intelligence, says files were mishandledculture

Vice President JD Vance tells Joe Rogan Epstein had ties to Israeli intelligence, says files were mishandled

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