"Attorney General Pam Bondi launched into a passionate defense of President Donald Trump Wednesday as she tried to turn the page from relentless criticism of the Justice Department's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, repeatedly shouting at Democrats during a combative hearing in which she postured herself as the Republican president's chief protector."
"Besieged by questions over Epstein and accusations of a weaponized Justice Department, Bondi aggressively pivoted in an extraordinary speech in which she mocked her Democratic questioners, praised Trump over the performance of the stock market and openly aligned herself as in sync with a president whom she painted as a victim of past impeachments and investigations."
"The hearing quickly devolved into a partisan brawl, with Bondi repeatedly lobbing insults at Democrats while insisting she was not "going to get in the gutter" with them. In one particularly fiery exchange, Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland accused Bondi of refusing to answer his questions, prompting the attorney general to call the top Democrat on the committee a "washed-up loser lawyer - not even a lawyer.""
Attorney General Pam Bondi launched into a passionate defense of President Donald Trump, repeatedly shouting at Democrats during a combative House Judiciary Committee hearing. Bondi defended the Justice Department's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files while victims sat behind her. She accused Democrats of using the Epstein files to distract from Trump's successes and portrayed Trump as a victim of past impeachments and investigations. Bondi mocked Democrats, praised Trump by citing the stock market's performance, and openly aligned herself with the president. The hearing devolved into a partisan brawl with Bondi repeatedly lobbing insults and refusing to answer some questions.
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