Feb. 11 (UPI) -- Victims of Jeffrey Epstein watched as Attorney General Pam Bondi told lawmakers they should focus on the stock market during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday.
Bondi sparred with several Democratic lawmakers during the hearing over questions about the investigation into the late Epstein and his alleged co-conspirators in a massive sex trafficking ring. She said the Epstein files were a distraction from the accomplishments of President Donald Trump, who is named in the files.
"The Dow is over 50,000 right now. The S&P at almost 7,000 and the Nasdaq smashing records," Bondi said. "Americans' 401Ks and retirements are booming. That's what we should be talking about."
This response came after Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., asked Bondi how many of Epstein's co-conspirators she has indicted or is investigating. Crosstalk continued between Nadler and Bondi as Nadler requested to reclaim his time.
Ranking member Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., called on committee Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, to restore 45 seconds to Nadler's time. This sparked Bondi to call Raskin, a Harvard Law School graduate, a "loser lawyer."
