U.S. Democrats say Pam Bondi refuses to answer Trump questions in Epstein probe
Pam Bondi, former U.S. Attorney General, declined to answer questions regarding President Trump's knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein's activities during a congressional interview. Democratic lawmakers accused her of attempting to shield Trump from scrutiny and criticized her handling of Epstein-related documents. Bondi acknowledged some errors in redactions but defended the Justice Department's actions under her tenure.
- ▪Pam Bondi refused to answer questions about President Trump's awareness of Jeffrey Epstein's activities during a closed-door interview.
- ▪Democratic lawmakers accused Bondi of trying to protect Trump from scrutiny regarding the release of Epstein-related documents.
- ▪Bondi acknowledged 'redaction errors' but defended the Justice Department's handling of the Epstein case.
6 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 8 hours. Coverage spans 3 points on the political spectrum — 1 lean left, 3 centre, 1 lean right.
- ▪ Bondi refuses to answer Trump questions in Epstein probe — ABC News (Australia)
- ▪ US Democrats say Bondi refuses to answer Trump questions in Epstein probe — Straits Times — World
- ▪ Pam Bondi "refused" to answer Trump-related questions while testifying on Epstein, Garcia says — CBS News — Top
- ▪ Bondi refused to answer questions about Trump and Epstein files, Democrats say — South China Morning Post
- ▪ Pam Bondi Refuses To Talk About Trump In Epstein Interview, Democrats Say (Live Updates) — Forbes — Business
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Former U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi refused to answer questions from Congress on whether President Donald Trump was aware of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s activities that led to his criminal indictments or whether he directed her to redact Justice Department files that were made public, Democratic lawmakers said on Friday (May 29, 2026).In a closed-door interview before the House of Representatives Oversight Committee on Friday (May 29, 2026), Ms. Bondi also said Todd Blanche, who now serves as acting Attorney General, had been responsible for the documents’ release. A timeline of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and the fight to make the government’s files public“I did not lead every aspect of this effort or conduct that document review myself.
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