Attorney General Pam Bondi will testify in front of the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday amid renewed criticism of the Justice Department’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein probe.
Bondi is sure to receive an onslaught of questions about the failed indictment attempt Tuesday against six Democrats who urged service members not to obey “illegal orders.”
Epstein uproar. Lawmakers began reviewing the unredacted Epstein files in person this week. As more members and senators saw the documents, they came away unsatisfied and complained that key details were missing, blaming the DOJ for unlawfully withholding scores of documents.
Rep. Thomas Massie (Ky.), the House Republican who teamed up with Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) to push for the full release of the Epstein files, sits on the Judiciary panel. Watch for Massie — a frequent target of President Donald Trump — to press Bondi on what he views as the administration’s slow-walking of the release.
Rep. Jamie Raskin (Md.), the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, told reporters he’s looking for answers as to why some of the men associated with Epstein had their names redacted from the files.
“I’ve watched some of the game tapes from her appearance in the Senate, and she seems to like being a combative witness,” Raskin said of Bondi. “She engages in evasion and ad hominem attacks. So we’re gonna have to deal with her.”
Rep. Hank Johnson (Ga.), another Judiciary Democrat, called Bondi “a professional avoider” and said he expects to “hear a lot of insults” aimed back at Democrats.
Other issues to watch for: ICE’s operations in Minneapolis, attacks on ICE agents, former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into Trump’s involvement in trying to overturn the 2020 election and FISA reform.
