Bondi clashes with Dems in Epstein files hearing, offers a wide-ranging, shouting defense of Trump

Описание: (11 Feb 2026)
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Washington, DC - 11 February 2026
(Thumbnail: Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill. AP Photo/Tom Brenner 26042599644097)
1. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D) New York: ++STARTS ON WIDE OF HEARING++
"So I really have just one question for you. How many of Epstein's co-conspirators have you indicted? How many perpetrators are you even investigating?"
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Pam Bondi, Attorney General:
"First, you showed it, I find it. (Nadler: How many have you indicted?) Excuse me, I'm gonna answer the question.(Nadler: Answer my question.) No, I'm going to answer the question the way I want to answer the question, your theatrics are ridiculous. Chairman Jordan, I am not going to get in the gutter with these people. Alright."
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D) New York:
"Reclaiming my time. The answer to my question, how many of Epstein's co-conspirators has she indicted, is zero."
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Pam Bondi, Attorney General:
"You sit here and you attack the president, and I am not going to have it. I'm not going put up with it."
++WHITE FLASH++
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Pam Bondi, Attorney General:
"And none of them, none of them asked Merrick Garland over the last four years one word about Jeffrey Epstein. How ironic is that? You know why? Because Donald Trump ... the Dow, the Dow right now is over. The Dow is over 50,000. I don't know why you're laughing. You're a great stock trader as I hear (Dem Rep. Jamie) Raskin. The Dow, is over 50,000 right now."
++WHITE FLASH++
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Zoe Lofgren, (D) California:
"Do these emails constitute credible evidence, not proof, but credible evidence warning further investigation into whether Steve Tisch was involved in Epstein's criminal conduct? Do you think yes or no?"
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Pam Bondi, Attorney General: ++SHOT CHANGES++
"I'm not gonna play a yes-no game with you, but I will answer the question to the best of my ability. As I said, we will look and investigate any case involving any victim. Can I finish please? I'm not being rude. (Lofgren: I only have five minutes.) No. Yeah. And I only have 30 seconds based on your filibustering. (Lofgren: You didn't give a yes or no answer.")
STORYLINE:
Attorney General Pam Bondi clashed with Democratic lawmakers over the Justice Department’s handling of files related to Jeffrey Epstein that have exposed sensitive private information about victims despite redaction efforts.

Bondi is confronting a new wave of criticism stemming from the political saga that has dogged her term after the release of millions of additional Epstein disclosures that victims have slammed as sloppy and incomplete.

Democratic New York Representative Jerrold Nadler asked Bondi "how many of Epstein's co-conspirators have you indicted? How many perpetrators are you even investigating?"

Bondi shouted during her reply, "I am going to answer the question the way I want to answer the question."

Democratic lawmakers and the public are demanding follow-up investigations into a number of individuals who were connected to Epstein, but the FBI last year released a memo saying no one else would be charged.

Also, an Associated Press review of internal Justice Department records shows investigators found scant evidence the well-connected financier led a sex trafficking ring serving powerful men.




“We will look and investigate any case, involving any victim,” Bondi responded, adding, “We will look into anything.”




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