Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) criticized Attorney General Pam Bondi and her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, calling out her behavior during the House Judiciary Committee hearing.
“I don’t think Pam Bondi has confidence in Pam Bondi,” Massie said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week.” “She wasn’t confident enough to engage in anything but name calling in a hearing. And so, no, I don’t have confidence in her. She hasn’t got any sort of accountability there at the DOJ.”
During Wednesday’s hearing that questioned Bondi over the handling of the files related to the late sex offender, Bondi largely responded to questioning with shouting, sarcasm and name calling.
During one exchange, Bondi called Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) a “washed-up, loser lawyer” after he told her not to filibuster.
But Bondi’s exchange — or rather avoidance — of several of Epstein’s victims had Massie calling Bondi “cold.” Several of Epstein’s victims were present at the hearing, and when Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) asked them to stand and raise their hands if they had tried to meet with Justice Department officials, all of them stood. Jayapal asked Bondi to apologize, but Bondi refused.
