"For several hours last week, Attorney General Pam Bondi sat before the House Judiciary Committee with one apparent mission: Don't back down. The oversight hearing focused on the recent actions of the Justice Department, which has been consumed with the release of the Epstein files, as well as ongoing investigations into the fatal shootings of two American citizens by federal agents in Minneapolis."
"At some points, the back-and-forth between Bondi and Congress devolved into a screaming match. Faced with questions about her department's haphazard redaction of the files, she often went on the attack, calling Representative Jamie Raskin a "loser lawyer" and asking Representative Jerry Nadler whether he'd "apologized to President Trump" for participating in his impeachment hearings. Bondi seemed more passionate about these deflections than she did about defending the department's work, which has been hampered in recent months by understaffing and low morale."
Attorney General Pam Bondi appeared before the House Judiciary Committee and repeatedly refused to concede criticism. Bondi answered investigators with attacks on lawmakers, calling Representative Jamie Raskin a "loser lawyer" and asking Representative Jerry Nadler whether he'd "apologized to President Trump" for participating in his impeachment hearings. The Justice Department lost nearly 10,000 employees from November 2024 to November 2025, and U.S. Attorney's Offices shed 14 percent of their workforce. Officials reported understaffing, low morale, and some attorneys spending most of their time reviewing Epstein-related files. Bondi said all mandated files have been released, though lawmakers criticized heavy redactions.
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