Fact-checking the latest Epstein files news and theories.
Attorney GeneralPam Bondi took heated questions from lawmakersin a combative congressional hearing over the Justice Department’s handling offiles related to Jeffrey Epsteinthat have exposed sensitive private information about victimsdespite redaction efforts.
Bondi tried to turn the page from persistent criticism of the Justice Department by aggressively pivoting across the five-hour hearing.
The attorney general gave a wide-ranging, passionate defense ofPresident Donald Trump, mocked her Democratic questioners and refused to directly respond to accusations from representatives that she is perpetuating a cover-up and ignoring victims, several of whom weresitting behind herin the hearing room.
Bondi also defended the department’s handling of the files, even as itspolitical saga continues to dog her term. The attorney general hada similarly tumultuous hearingbefore Congress in October.
Caption from article by Curtis Yee, Bernard McGhee and Luena Rodriguez-Feo Vileira, AP News.
