BREAKING: Pam Bondi gets brilliantly ambushed by Epstein survivors as they stand up inside the hearing room to reveal that her DOJ refuses to interview them.
It was a moment that should have been simple.
Eleven survivors of Jeffrey Epstein stood in a congressional hearing room. Every single one raised their hand to say they still haven’t been able to meet with Trump’s Justice Department.
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to do one basic thing: turn around and apologize to them for the Justice Department’s handling of the Epstein files — including the release of identifying information about victims while shielding powerful associates.
Bondi refused.
Instead, she deflected the blame to former Attorney General Merrick Garland. When Jayapal reclaimed her time and pressed the question again, Bondi snapped that she wouldn’t “get in the gutter with these theatrics.”
Theatrics? Eleven survivors standing behind her, asking to be heard, is not theater. It’s accountability.
Jayapal didn’t back down. “This is not about anybody that came before you,” she said. “It is about you taking responsibility for your Department of Justice and the harm that it has done.”
Bondi doubled down, interrupting, arguing with the chairman, and ultimately refusing to answer the question directly. The exchange devolved into a shouting match, with Bondi accusing Democrats of being “unprofessional” and attacking lawmakers instead of addressing the survivors.
At one point, she even lashed out at Rep. Jamie Raskin, claiming the constitutional law expert is “not even a lawyer.” (He is.)
Meanwhile, Democrats raised serious questions: Why were victims’ names released while alleged co-conspirators remain protected? How many Epstein associates have been indicted? Why did Bondi claim there was a “client list” only to later say there wasn’t one?
Bondi’s response? More deflection. More outrage. More blame-shifting.
This is the same Justice Department that has touted “transparency” while survivors say they’ve been shut out. The same administration that made releasing Epstein files a campaign rallying cry — until the spotlight turned uncomfortable.
When confronted with real people demanding answers, Bondi chose confrontation over compassion.
She wouldn’t turn around. And that says everything.
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