The U.S. Attorney General, Pam Bondi, testified this Wednesday before the House Judiciary Committee in a turbulent session marked by complaints from both Republican and Democratic representatives, amid the repercussions of the case involving the late financier Jeffrey Epstein. The official, who engaged in heated discussions with lawmakers, came under fire for refusing to apologize to a dozen of Epstein's sexual abuse victims who were in the Capitol to witness the hearing, and described Donald Trump as "the best president in the history of the United States." However, she said she "deeply regrets" what happened to those people. Additionally, Bondi faced further criticism for alleged maneuvers she carried out to block the declassification of documents in that case, which are now public. In fact, Democrat Ted Lieu directly asked if Trump, who had ties to Epstein, had attended any meetings with minors, which prompted Bondi's angry response: "This is ridiculous," she stated, not hiding her displeasure. "Then you took the job and claimed to have a list only to later say it didn't exist." "You are lying under oath," Lieu emphasized, which deepened the discussion, while other Republican representatives—from the same party as Trump—also joined the criticism. In this regard, Thomas Massiele reproached Bondi for hiding the identities of Epstein's possible accomplices, which prompted another strong rebuttal from the prosecutor: "Failed politician...," she expressed, referring to the Republican congressman, according to the Argentine News Agency. Finally, Democrat Pramila Jayapal doubled down on the criticism and stated that "Trump turned the publication of the Epstein files into the center of his campaign because he thought it would benefit him." Buenos Aires, February 11 (NA) -- The U.S. Attorney General, Pam Bondi, testified this Wednesday before the House Judiciary Committee in a turbulent session marked by complaints from Republican and Democratic representatives, amid the repercussions of the case involving the late financier Jeffrey Epstein. The official, who engaged in heated discussions with lawmakers, came under fire for refusing to apologize to a dozen of Epstein's sexual abuse victims who were in the Capitol to witness the hearing, and described Donald Trump as "the best president in the history of the United States." However, she said she "deeply regrets" what happened to those people. Additionally, Bondi faced further criticism for alleged maneuvers she carried out to block the declassification of documents in that case, which are now public. In fact, Democrat Ted Lieu directly asked if Trump, who had ties to Epstein, had attended any meetings with minors, which prompted Bondi's angry response: "This is ridiculous," she stated, not hiding her displeasure. "Then you took the job and claimed to have a list only to later say it didn't exist." "You are lying under oath," Lieu emphasized, which deepened the discussion, while other Republican representatives—from the same party as Trump—also joined the criticism. In this regard, Thomas Massiele reproached Bondi for hiding the identities of Epstein's possible accomplices, which prompted another strong rebuttal from the prosecutor: "Failed politician...," she expressed, referring to the Republican congressman, according to the Argentine News Agency. Finally, Democrat Pramila Jayapal doubled down on the criticism and stated that "Trump turned the publication of the Epstein files into the center of his campaign because he thought it would benefit him."
