Bondi Pins Responsibility for Epstein Release on AG Blanche

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi has effectively handed Congress a new target in its fight over the Jeffrey Epstein records, reports Politico. That would be acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, her former deputy. In a closed-door interview Friday with the House Oversight Committee, Bondi defended her team's much-criticized release of millions of pages of Epstein documents but stressed that she had delegated oversight of the process to Blanche. That has Democrats pushing to haul him in next—and threatening a subpoena vote if GOP Chair James Comer doesn't agree.

The AP reports that Bondi declined to answer questions about President Trump's involvement in the release of the files or his knowledge about the entire Epstein saga in general. "It's a sham in there. They are not answering any questions," said Democratic Rep. Dave Min of California during a break in the questioning. In a public statement released before the interview, Bondi defended her former department. "There were redaction errors," she acknowledged. "But since day one of this process, this Department has been committed to accountability and transparency."