), one of President Donald Trump’s foremost defenders, told reporters Thursday he was looking into the matter and suggested the Justice Department had acted inappropriately. Attorney General Pam Bondi flips through her binder before testifying in front of a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Feb. 11, 2026. AdvertisementThe binder also apparently had lists of the specific Epstein files lawmakers had looked at. Jayapal said she’d spoken to Johnson, who served alongside Bondi on Trump’s impeachment defense team, but declined to share details of the conversation. In addition to Congress passing a law requiring Epstein disclosures, the House Oversight Committee issued a subpoena for the material.

Source: Huffington Post February 12, 2026 19:06 UTC