CBS News
Attorney General Pam Bondi faced heated questioning from Democrats about the Justice Department’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files at a House hearing on Wednesday, but she mostly refused to give straightforward answers, leaving many of the lawmakers frustrated.
Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee accused Bondi of orchestrating a “cover-up” by redacting the identities of many people whose names appeared in the more than 3 million pages of Epstein documents that the department released last month. They also harshly criticized the department for failing to redact the names of survivors of Epstein’s abuse, some of whom were present in the hearing room.
Bondi repeatedly sidestepped Democrats’ questions, dismissing their inquiries as “theatrics” and calling the hearing a “circus.” She frequently answered with questions of her own, asking the Democrats why they had not raised their concerns during previous administrations and attacking them on personal terms.
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