US EditionUS Lawmakers Threaten Pam Bondi with Contempt Action over Unreleased Epstein Material
Khanna and Massie are pursuing contempt charges against AG Bondi for incomplete release and heavy redactions of Epstein files, despite a law-mandated Dec. 19 deadline.
- On Sunday, Rep. Ro Khanna and Rep. Thomas Massie announced they will move to hold Attorney General Pam Bondi in inherent contempt of Congress, building a bipartisan coalition to fine her daily for noncompliance.
- Last month, Congress passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act giving the DOJ 30 days to disclose records, but critics say the Friday release was incomplete and heavily redacted.
- Fuming at Attorney General Pam Bondi, Khanna said the redactions are a `slap in the face of survivors`, and Massie told CBS' `Face the Nation` the quickest way to get justice is to hold Bondi in contempt.
- Khanna and Massie proposed fining Attorney General Pam Bondi daily for noncompliance, warning inherent contempt lets Congress fine or detain officials and could enable prosecuting DOJ officials.
- The DOJ has made over 13,000 files public, with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche saying attorneys methodically redact victims' names and photos, while critics expect more releases in the coming weeks.
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Epstein file release fuels frustration as redactions, deletions raise transparency concerns
A group of U.S. lawmakers says it’s considering a rare step of pursuing “inherent contempt” charges against U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, escalating a standoff over the partial release of long-awaited files tied to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Lawmakers Mull Impeachment, Contempt for Bondi Over Epstein
Lawmakers from both parties say they're considering contempt proceedings against Attorney General Pam Bondi over the Justice Department's failure to meet a court-ordered deadline for releasing documents in the Jeffrey Epstein case. The DOJ on Friday released thousands of documents , but not all unclassified Epstein records as required under the...
Lawmakers threaten Attorney General Bondi with contempt over incomplete Epstein files
Two lawmakers are threatening a seldom-used congressional sanction against the Department of Justice over what they say is a failure to release all of its files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein by a deadline set in law.Reps. Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie spearheaded the effort to force the Epstein files’ release by co-sponsoring the Epstein Files Transparency Act, but both have said the release had too many redactions as well as missing i…
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