Republican Thomas Massie and Democrat Ro Khanna are planning on bringing “inherent contempt” charges against the United States Department of Justice head, Pam Bondi, for her failure to maintain transparency in the Jeffrey Epstein case. The United States Representatives made this announcement while appearing on a news programme for CBS on December 21, 2025.
The deadline for the Department of Justice to release the full Jeffrey Epstein Files, with necessary redactions, was last Friday. However, despite the deadline having passed, the department has yet to disclose the complete contents of these controversial files, as argued by key figures such as Thomas Massie, the U.S. representative for Kentucky’s 4th congressional district, and Ro Khanna, the U.S. representative from California’s 17th congressional district.
