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Speaker Johnson condemns Justice Department monitoring of lawmakers’ Epstein document review
Lawmakers say DOJ’s tracking of congressional searches on Epstein files breaches separation of powers and demands a watchdog investigation, citing evidence from a House hearing.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson criticized the Justice Department for reportedly tracking lawmakers’ search activity while they reviewed the unredacted Jeffrey Epstein investigation files, saying such monitoring was inappropriate.
- The issue surfaced after photos showed what appeared to be a printed search history linked to Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal, prompting Rep. Jamie Raskin to request an inspector general investigation into what he called “spying.”
- The Justice Department defended its actions, stating that it logs searches on its systems to prevent the release of sensitive victim information during lawmakers’ review of the files.
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House speaker condemns Trump Justice Department monitoring of lawmakers’ Epstein document review
Attorney General Pam Bondi obtained Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal’s search history of the unredacted Jeffrey Epstein files and even President Donald Trump’s most powerful ally in Congress has a problem with it.
Democrats fume at Bondi after photo allegedly shows DOJ tracking Epstein database searches
Democrats in the House of Representatives are furious that the Department of Justice (DOJ) allegedly tracked their search history while going through the Epstein files stored locally at DOJ headquarters.After Attorney General Pam Bondi testified before lawmakers at a Wednesday hearing, a photographer caught a printout of a set of queries she had brought with her — allegedly search entries that Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., said belonged to her.…
Speaker Johnson: Not 'appropriate' for DOJ to track members' Epstein files searches
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Thursday that it is not “appropriate” for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to track the searches of members of Congress viewing unredacted Jeffrey Epstein files, adding that he guessed any such surveillance was an “oversight.” “My understanding is that there are computers set up where the DOJ was allowing access [...]
Speaker Johnson: Not ‘appropriate’ for DOJ to track members Epstein files searches
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Thursday that it is not “appropriate” for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to track the searches of members of Congress viewing unredacted Jeffrey Epstein files, adding that he guessed any such surveillance was an “oversight.” “My understanding is that there are computers set up where the DOJ was allowing access…
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