It usually works the other way around, but the Epstein files furor now has the White House turned so inside-out that bewildered aides have been quietly reaching out to CNN for clarity over what on earth is going on in their own administration.

President Donald Trump said Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino was a “good guy” and in “good shape” in his role at the bureau, contradicting multiple reports that said he was planning to resign over the Justice Department’s handling of the release of the so-called Epstein files—a move that has caused a major rift among his base,