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Bondi refuses to answer lawmakers’ questions about Trump’s involvement in Epstein files release
Bondi said the Justice Department made redaction errors and said her deputy oversaw the release of millions of Epstein files.
- 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 refuses to answer lawmakers’ questions about Trump’s involvement in Epstein files release
Former U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi refused to answer questions Friday on Donald Trump’s involvement in the release of case files on Jeffrey Epstein as she defended the administration’s actions before House lawmakers scrutinizing a process that was delayed and included personal information of potential victims.
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Bondi points finger at Blanche in House interview on Epstein files
Former Attorney General Pam Bondi repeatedly pointed the finger at Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel when asked about issues with the release of the Epstein files during her interview with congressional investigators Friday, and refused to answer any questions about President Trump’s involvement. Democrats on the House Oversight Committee fumed…
·Washington, United States
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