Former Attorney General Pam Bondi defended the release of the Epstein files before the House Oversight Committee.
According to her opening statement, obtained by NBC News, Bondi said the DOJ “produced everything required under the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Our diligent and good faith effort to collect materials ensured that all potentially responsive documents that could be reasonably located would see the light of day.”
“There were redaction errors,” her opening remarks read. “But since day one of this process, this Department has been committed to accountability and transparency. Our stance has always been that the Department stands ready to review any potential evidence of criminal activity related to Epstein and his associates and would pursue appropriate investigative or prosecutorial action wherever the facts and law warrant.”
Ahead of her testimony, Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) told reporters, as per The Hill, that Bondi “came a few months ago for a briefing. Unfortunately, the Democrats got up and walked out of that briefing. Many of the Republicans asked her questions for a couple of hours during that briefing, and I’m appreciative that she’s coming back today voluntarily for a transcribed interview.”
Bondi is recovering from a recent procedure targeting thyroid cancer. The news was shared by wife of White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller, Katie Miller, who said Bondi has a “heart of gold.”
Since departing from the DOJ, Bondi has been appointed to serve on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST).
“Pam has been an enormously valuable asset to the president’s team, and I’m thrilled for her and for all of us that she’s going to remain involved in confronting some of the most important issues the administration faces,” Vice President JD Vance said in a statement.
