Pam Bondi calls Rep. Massie a failed politician with Trump Derangement Syndrome

WASHINGTON (TNND) — Attorney General Pam Bondi clashed with Kentucky GOP Congressman Thomas Massie on Wednesday when she called him a failed politician during a House Judiciary Committee hearing.

During the hearing, Massie criticized Bondi’s leadership at the Department of Justice and said that the administration failed to comply fully with the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

Massie and California Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna worked together in a bipartisan effort to get the files of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein released to the public. The DOJ has released millions of documents regarding Epstein and who he was in communications with, but some names are still redacted.

Epstein was found guilty of sex trafficking minors in 2019.

Massie asked Bondi why billionaire Les Wexner’s name was redacted when he was listed as a co-conspirator for child sex trafficking.

After a small spat, Bondi responded and said, “We corrected that within 40 minutes, you’re acting like everybody’s trying to cover up Wexner’s name.”

Massie said he would be reclaiming his time and Bondi kept saying she wanted to answer the question.

Bondi said within 40 minutes, Wexner’s name was added back.

“Within 40 minutes of me catching you redhanded,” Massie snapped at her.

“There was one redaction and we invited you in,” Bondi responded.

“This guy has Trump Derangement Syndrome. You’re a failed politician.”

Bondi eventually brought up the fact that under former Attorney General Merrick Garland, no one brought up Epstein.

“This goes over four administrations,” Massie said. “You don’t have to go back to Biden. Let’s go back to Obama. Let’s go back to George Bush. This cover up spans decades and you are responsible for this portion of it.”