Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Independent Staff

The combative hearing that led to Pam Bondi’s downfall

  • Attorney General Pam Bondi delivered an evasive performance at a congressional hearing about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation weeks before President Donald Trump fired her as attorney general.
  • Victims of convicted sex offender Epstein were at the hearing and stood up and raised their hands to indicate that they’d been unable to meet with Bondi’s DOJ.
  • Bondi refused to acknowledge or apologize to the victims, instead deflecting questions to a previous attorney general and dismissing concerns as “theatrics.”
  • “The Dow is over $50,000!” she yelled at one point, before adding, “I don’t know why you’re laughing! You’re a great stock trader, as I hear, [Rep.] Raskin… That’s what we should be talking about!”
  • She refused to answer even basic “yes” or “no” questions, instead insisting that she’d “said it all before” in a painful, eye-opening performance believed to be a big factor in her dismissal.

IN FULL

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.