Attorney General Pam Bondi faced off with a combative Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, fending off a series of tough questions about the Justice Department’s handling of the case against Jeffrey Epstein.
Senate Democrats pressed Bondi on her public statements surrounding the DOJ’s case files, particularly her claim that a “client list” of the alleged sex trafficker was on her desk and ready for review. Bondi and the White House have since walked back that declaration.
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., asked Bondi directly whether any such list existed. The top DOJ official’s reply was oblique. She shared that internal DOJ memos “clearly point out that there was no client list,” but refused to elaborate further. Asked whether the department had flagged any references to former President Don