10/07/2025

Congressional Leaders Grill AG Pam Bondi over DOJ Activities, Epstein Files

This was her first Senate Judiciary Committee hearing since her confirmation

A defiant Attorney General Pam Bondi defended her record in a Senate hearing Tuesday, eagerly clashing with Democrats who accused her of weaponizing the agency to target President Donald Trump’s foes.

Testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Bondi claimed it was her predecessors in the Biden administration who had politicized the department. She touted her efforts in eight months in office to refocus federal law enforcement on combatting illegal immigration and violent crime as described by the current administration.

"They were playing politics with law enforcement powers and will go down as a historic betrayal of public trust," Bondi said. "This is the kind of conduct that shatters the American people’s faith in our law enforcement system. We are working to earn that back every single day.”

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