US 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 February 11, 2026. ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP
Congressional Democrats accused US Attorney General Pam Bondi on Wednesday, February 11, of engaging in a "cover-up" of the Jeffrey Epstein files and turning the Department of Justice into an "instrument of revenge" for President Donald Trump.
Bondi, testifying before the House Judiciary Committee, defended the DOJ's handling of the release of the Epstein records and said there are "pending investigations" in the case. She did not elaborate on the investigations during a combative hearing attended by several victims of Epstein, who died in a New York jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial for sex trafficking underage girls.
Bondi's deputy, Todd Blanche, recently said no more prosecutions were expected related to Epstein, a wealthy financier who had extensive ties to top business executives, politicians, celebrities and academics.
Jamie Raskin, the panel's ranking Democrat, criticized the slow release of the Epstein files and the redactions made to the documents.
