Pam Bondi faces Congress amid concerns over DOJ Epstein files release

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) questions U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi before the House Judiciary Committee on Feb. 11, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) holds up a fully redacted document from the Epstein files released by the Department of Justice while questioning U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi during testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on Feb. 11, 2026 in Washington, DC.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi listens to remarks from Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) during testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on Feb. 11, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) sits in front of a poster of an email from the Epstein files as she questions U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Feb. 11, 2026 in Washington, DC.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before the House Judiciary Committee on Feb. 11, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Victims of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein react as U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on "Oversight of the Department of Justice" on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on Feb. 11, 2026.

Victims of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein react as U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on "Oversight of the Department of Justice" on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on Feb. 11, 2026.

Victims of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein react as U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on "Oversight of the Department of Justice" on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on Feb. 11, 2026.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before the House Judiciary Committee on Feb. 11, 2026 in Washington, DC.

House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Representative Jamie Raskin, Democrat for Maryland (C), seated alongside House Judiciary Committee Chairman US Representative Jim Jordan, Republican from Ohio (L), delivers his opening remarks next to photos from the ICE shooting of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, as the committee meets to hear testimony from US Attorney General Pam Bondi, before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on "Oversight of the Department of Justice" on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on Feb. 11, 2026.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) (R) talks with Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) as they arrive for a hearing with U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on Feb. 11, 2026 in Washington, DC.