Donald Trump’s Attorney General Pam Bondi has been ripped to shreds over the botched release of the Epstein files.
Bondi faced a grilling by the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday after the Justice Department released millions of documents relating to Jeffrey Epstein.
The DOJ has faced furious criticism after redacting the names of the pedophile financier’s associates, while failing to redact the names of victims.
Democrat Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, the committee’s ranking member, excoriated the AG as the hearing kicked off, stating: ‘This performance screams cover-up.’
‘As Attorney General, you’re siding with the perpetrators, and you’re ignoring the victims that will leave your legacy unless you act quickly to change course. You’re running a massive Epstein cover-up right out of the Department of Justice,’ Raskin said.
Attorney General Pam Bondi arrives to testify before a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, February 11, 2026, in Washington
Bondi responded to Raskin’s attacks in her opening statement.
‘To address the Epstein Files, more than 500 attorneys and reviewers spent 1000s of hours painstakingly reviewing millions of pages to comply with Congress’s law,’ Bondi stated.
‘We’ve released more than 3 million pages, including 180,000 images, all to the public, while doing our very best in the timeframe allotted by legislation to protect victims,’ she continued.
Speaking to members of Congress, Bondi added, that if ‘you brought us a victim’s name that was inordinately released, we immediately redacted.’
‘All members of Congress, as you know, are invited to visit DOJ to see for yourself,’ the Attorney General added.
Bondi then went on to address the Epstein victims in the room.
‘I want to take a moment to acknowledge the Epstein survivors who are here today,’ she noted, adding that ‘the FBI is waiting to hear’ from victims.
‘I want you to know that any accusation of criminal wrongdoing will be taken seriously and investigated,’ Bondi also stated.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated.
