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Bondi refuses to answer lawmakers’ questions about Trump’s involvement in Epstein files release
Bondi said the Justice Department released 3 million Epstein-related documents and defended the review process despite redaction errors, Democrats said.
- Pam Bondi explicitly refused to answer questions regarding President Donald Trump's involvement in the Epstein files rollout, repeatedly declining to detail her conversations with the president or what he may have known or directed regarding the document redactions.
- Bondi and her Department of Justice counsel leveraged the voluntary format of the interview to skip the questions, pointing out that because she agreed to appear for a transcribed interview rather than a mandated, sworn deposition, she retained the right to decline specific lines of inquiry.
- Representative Robert Garcia stated he pressed Bondi five separate times on Trump's role to no avail, with other Democrats labeling the closed-door proceedings a "sham" due to her refusal to provide transparency on whether Trump personally ordered specific files to be withheld or altered.
- When asked if Trump had prior knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes before they became public, Bondi offered a rare, brief response, reading from notes to tell lawmakers, "I'm not certain of the extent of his knowledge," before shutting down further discussion on the matter.
- The stonewalling directly contrasted with the closing of Bondi's own opening statement, where she claimed that "justice and transparency in this matter have been delivered at the direction of President Trump," even as survivors outside the hearing room accused her of running a coordinated cover-up.
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Bondi defends handling of Epstein investigation
Former Attorney General Pam Bondi defended the Justice Department's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation during a closed-door interview with lawmakers. Bondi said the department under her leadership remained committed to securing justice for Epstein's victims, but she declined to answer questions about President Trump. Justice correspondent Ali Rogin reports.
Pam Bondi, the former U.S. Secretary of Justice, defended Friday the Trump administration's handling of the Epstein case in front of a congressional committee that heard it, on the basis of persistent allegations of government lack of transparency, reports AFP and Reuters.
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