"Attorney General Pam Bondi's testimony in front of the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday was some of the tensest and most combative testimony we've seen to date from a Trump Cabinet official. RELATED: Bondi clashes with Democrats as she struggles to turn the page on Epstein files furor Bondi came into the hearing with the administration and DOJ facing a series of problems, including their handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, the newly reported failed indictments of six Democratic lawmakers,"
"Early in the hearing, Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington asked Epstein survivors in the audience to stand up. And she challenged Bondi on a difficult issue. She asked Bondi, who had just apologized to the survivors for the abuse they suffered, to also apologize to them for the Justice Department's failures to redact survivors' sensitive personal information. Bondi paused, as if considering her next move. Then, rather than apologize, she launched into a deflection about her predecessor as attorney general, Merrick Garland."
Pam Bondi testified before the House Judiciary Committee amid scrutiny over the Justice Department's handling of Jeffrey Epstein files, newly reported failed indictments of six Democratic lawmakers, and the killing of two protesters by federal officers in Minneapolis. Bondi apologized to survivors for their abuse but declined to apologize for DOJ redaction failures and instead deflected to her predecessor, Merrick Garland. Bondi remained combative, avoided or evaded questions from both Democrats and GOP Rep. Thomas Massie about Epstein, refused repeated requests to address survivors seated behind her, and engaged in personal attacks against lawmakers.
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