Lawmakers complaint of excessive redactionsBondi had a series of other heated confrontations with members of the House Judiciary Committee who expressed frustration with the amount of Epstein material the department has redacted and withheld. "I have spent my entire career fighting for victims, and I will continue to do so," Bondi said in her opening statement. He has accused Epstein of using his money to buy properties and goods and says he severed ties around 2007, after Epstein was first criminally charged. Bondi blast 'theatrics'The Epstein files have dogged Bondi throughout her tenure as Trump’s attorney general. The Justice Department’s decision last summer to initially not release further material sparked a furious reaction from some of Trump’s online supporters.

Source: The Telegraph February 12, 2026 03:25 UTC