Bondi turned a central determine within the Epstein saga after saying final yr that the late intercourse offender’s so-called consumer checklist was on her desk for assessment. The Justice Division and FBI later stated there was no such checklist and no plans to launch additional info.
In her ready assertion, Bondi stated she didn’t personally lead each a part of the assessment and had delegated oversight to then-deputy legal professional normal Todd Blanche, now performing legal professional normal.
The Epstein Recordsdata Transparency Act required the Justice Division to take away names and figuring out info of victims earlier than releasing information, however barred officers from shielding highly effective figures talked about within the information merely due to embarrassment.
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Bondi expressed sympathy for Epstein’s victims, saying she was “deeply sorry” for what they’d endured “because of that monster.”
However survivors gathered outdoors the listening to room as Bondi entered and referred to as for witnesses within the Epstein investigation to testify below oath and on digicam.
The broader controversy has dogged Trump for a lot of his second time period. Trump fired Bondi in April as frustration mounted over her dealing with of the Epstein information, though she was later named to a presidential science and know-how council.
Lawmakers on the Oversight Committee voted in March to subpoena Bondi as a part of their Epstein investigation, an uncommon rebuke of a sitting Trump administration official by members of the president’s personal social gathering.
