'You dope!' DOJ insults critic's intelligence in snippy retort to Epstein question

The official social media account for the Department of Justice insulted a critic's intelligence in a Christmas Eve post.

The DOJ initially responded Tuesday afternoon to the widely followed "Pop Base" account on X to rebut its post claiming "a newly released Epstein document includes a letter that Jeffrey wrote to fellow sex offender Larry Nassar, alleging that Donald Trump 'shares [their] love of young nubile girls.'"

That handwritten letter was purportedly sent by Epstein shortly before his 2019 death in federal custody to the sports doctor who had been convicted of sexually abusing Olympic athletes, and its existence had been previously reported and its inclusion in the documents released by DOJ was widely reported, but the department insisted to "Pop Base" that it was fake.

The FBI has confirmed this alleged letter from Jeffrey Epstein to Larry Nassar is FAKE," the DOJ account posted. "The fake letter was received by the jail, and flagged for the FBI at the time."

"The FBI made this conclusion based on the following facts," the post continued, claiming: "The writing does not appear to match Jeffrey Epstein’s. The letter was postmarked three days after Epstein's death out of Northern Virginia, when he was jailed in New York. The return address did not list the jail where Epstein was held and did not include his inmate number, which is required for outgoing mail."

"This fake letter serves as a reminder that just because a document is released by the Department of Justice does not make the allegations or claims within the document factual," DOJ added. "Nevertheless, the DOJ will continue to release all material required by law."

However, veteran Capital Hill correspondent Jamie Dupree challenged the department to explain the document's inclusion in the Epstein files.

"Okay. So then why would DOJ publicly release something that's fake?" Dupree posted Tuesday afternoon. "Your answers please."

The DOJ responded Wednesday morning, about 17 hours later, with a snippy retort.

"Because the law requires us to release all documents related to Jeffrey Epstein in our possession so that’s what we are doing, you dope," the DOJ account posted. "Are you suggesting we break the law?"