Pam Bondi, Jeffrey Epstein and Mike Johnson
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The attorney general refused to address the criticism she's faced from President Donald Trump's MAGA base over her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files.
They called on Bondi along with FBI Director Kash Patel, Deputy Director Dan Bongino and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche to testify and be subpoenaed if necessary.
House Judiciary Committee ranking member Jamie Raskin (D-MD) sent a letter to Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) asking to hold a hearing on the Epstein files and possibly subpoena members of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet.
Democratic pundit Adam Mocker on X: "CHECKMATE: @RoKhanna has filed an amendment to force a vote on the Epstein files. He's setting a brilliant trap to make every House Republican choose between protecting Trump's cover-up or siding with their own base. This is how you fight back."
President Donald Trump has come to the defense of Attorney General Pam Bondi amid an all-out revolt among his MAGA base over the administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. But his effort over the weekend to quell the outrage only seemed to add fuel to to the fire.
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Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on Monday doubled down on his push for the Trump administration to release all of the files and names associated with late financier Jeffrey Epstein’s case, saying failing to do so is “dangerous” to the public.