WASHINGTON (TNND) — Attorney General Pam Bondi is testifying on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, where she is expected to face questions about the Department of Justice’s handling of the Epstein files and more.
This is the first time since October that Bondi is appearing before Congress, where she was combative with Democratic lawmakers asking her questions about a range of issues, from the indictment of former FBI director James Comey to the DOJ’s investigation of Jeffrey Epstein, and beyond.
Bondi deflected specific questions and launched into personalized attacks against each Democratic senator posing them.
She accused Sen. Richard Blumenthal of lying about his military record to win his Senate seat, suggested Sen. Mazie Hirono supported Antifa for being at a protest at the same time as purported supporters of its cause and asked Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse about campaign donations from an alleged associate of Epstein. Bondi told two senators that she wished they loved where they represent as much as they hated the president.
“I wish you loved Chicago as much as you hate President Trump,” Bondi said during questioning from Durbin. “If you’re not going to protect your citizens, President Trump will.”
Bondi, who was under pressure last year over her handling of the DOJ’s investigation of Epstein, refused to answer most questions on the case during the hearing.
Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are expected to ask Bondi about the Justice Department’s handling of the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
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Editor’s Note: The National News Desk’s Austin Denean contributed to this story.
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