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Former US Attorney General Pam Bondi arrives before President Donald Trump speaks about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on April 1, 2026 in Washington, DC. [AFP]
Former US attorney general Pam Bondi began closed-door testimony before lawmakers Friday on the Jeffrey Epstein investigation in a downgraded appearance that frustrated Democrats and survivors, who accuse the Trump administration of withholding details in the sex offender's case.
Bondi was giving evidence to the House Oversight Committee in a transcribed interview rather than a sworn, videotaped deposition, despite bipartisan demands for answers over her handling of the Justice Department files on the disgraced financier.
The wider controversy has dogged President Donald Trump for much of his second term, with Democrats, Epstein survivors and some Republicans accusing officials of covering up the full record of the case, despite the Justice Department's insistence that it has released everything it is legally obliged to make public.
