AG Bondi hearing erupts in chaos over Epstein victims amid clashes with Dems

Legal professional Common Pam Bondi’s affirmation listening to earlier than the Home Judiciary Committee Wednesday descended into chaos of shouting and interruptions when she clashed with a number of Democratic committee members.

A number of Epstein victims had been current within the room throughout Bondi’s testimony, and Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., requested Bondi to show round and apologize on to them for allegedly failing to guard them throughout investigations. Bondi rejected the premise and accused Jayapal of resorting to ‘theatrics’.

“Legal professional Common Bondi, in your opening assertion you apologized to survivors for what they skilled by the hands of Jeffrey Epstein. Will you now flip to them and apologize for what your Division of Justice did to them – with the completely unacceptable launch of the Epstein information and their info?” Jayapal requested.

“Congresswoman, you had been sitting earlier – [Former AG] Merrick Garland has sat on this chair twice,” Bondi started earlier than being interrupted.

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Representatives Jerry Nadler and Pramila Jayapal clashed with Legal professional Common Pam Bondi throughout a Home Judiciary listening to on Wednesday, February 11, 2026. (Getty)

“Legal professional Common Bondi, I will get my time again,” Jayapal intervened.

“Can I end my reply?” Bondi pressed.

“No, I will get my time again as a result of I requested you a selected query,” Jayapal mentioned when chairman Jim Jordan intervened. “That is what I would such as you to reply.”

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“The legal professional normal can reply to your query,” Jordan mentioned, talking over her.

“Please flip to the survivors – this isn’t about anybody who got here earlier than you. That is about you taking duty on your Division of Justice and the hurt it has induced to the survivors who’re proper behind you and ready so that you can flip to them and apologize for what your Division of Justice has finished.”

Consultant Pramila Jayapal demanded that Bondi apologize to Epstein’s survivors. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Photos)

“Members get to ask the questions, and the witness will get to reply in no matter means they need to reply,” Jordan mentioned.

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“That is not proper, Mr. Chairman,” Jayapal argued.

“As a result of she would not like the reply,” Bondi mentioned because the pair started speaking over one another, with Jayapal asking to “reclaim my time.”

“I am not going to the gutter for her theatrics,” Bondi mentioned, prompting extra shouting.

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Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., had a equally nasty interplay with Bondi minutes later, when he pressed the Trump official in regards to the lack of expenses in opposition to Epstein’s alleged co-conspirators.

“What number of Epstein co-conspirators have you ever even indicted? How many individuals are you even investigating?” Nadler mentioned.

Nadler criticized Bondi’s DOJ for a scarcity of expenses in opposition to Epstein’s alleged co-conspirators. (AP Picture/J. Scott Applewhite, file)

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Bondi lashed out when Nadler interrupted her moments along with her response: “I will reply the query the best way I need to reply the query. Your theatrics are ridiculous.”

The interplay led to extra shouting, with Rating Member Jamie Raskin, D-Md., in the end calling on Nadler to get one other 45 seconds, accusing Bondi of making an attempt to “filibuster” the listening to.

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“I advised you that, Legal professional Common, earlier than you began,” Raskin mentioned.

“You are not telling me something,” Bondi shouted again. “You ditched a loser lawyer.”

After Nadler’s time, a Republican member allowed Bondi to talk. She famous that Democrats are “speaking about Epstein in the present day,” when “this has been round for the reason that Obama administration.”

“None of them have requested Merrick Garland a single phrase about Jeffrey Epstein within the final 4 years,” Bondi mentioned, claiming they’re solely bringing it up now to distract from the present financial success beneath the Trump administration, particularly document numbers within the inventory market.