Pam Bondi is facing scrutiny for remarks she made this year about Epstein’s sex trafficking case after the DOJ and FBI brought their Epstein inquiry to an abrupt close over the weekend.
Attorney General Pam Bondi is facing scrutiny for remarks she made this year about Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking case after the Department of Justice and FBI brought their Epstein inquiry to an abrupt close over the weekend.
The White House was grilled by reporters Monday about Bondi’s remarks, which appeared to contradict a memo the DOJ and FBI released Monday stating that their Epstein review was complete and that they had nothing further to share with the public about it.
Fox News’s Peter Doocy asked White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt about Bondi apparently confirming in February that a nonpublic list of Epstein’s sex-trafficking clients existed.
“She was saying the entirety of all of the paperwork, all of the paper, in relation to Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes, that’s what the attorney general was referring to, and I’ll let her speak for that”, Leavitt said.
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Doocy’s question was a reference to Fox News’s John Roberts asking Bondi during a television interview if the DOJ planned to release a “list of Epstein’s clients.”
“It’s sitting on my desk right now to review”, Bondi said at the time. “That’s been a directive by President Trump. I’m reviewing that.”
Asked about Bondi’s prior remarks, a DOJ spokesperson pointed to Leavitt’s comment and said the Trump administration has been more transparent than its predecessor.
