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Speaker Johnson condemns Justice Department monitoring of lawmakers’ Epstein document review

Attorney General Bondi displayed a printout of Rep. Jayapal's search history of unredacted Epstein files, prompting bipartisan calls for an inspector general investigation.

  • House Speaker Mike Johnson criticized the Justice Department for reportedly tracking lawmakers’ search activity while they reviewed the unredacted Jeffrey Epstein investigation files, saying such monitoring was inappropriate.
  • The issue surfaced after photos showed what appeared to be a printed search history linked to Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal, prompting Rep. Jamie Raskin to request an inspector general investigation into what he called “spying.”
  • The Justice Department defended its actions, stating that it logs searches on its systems to prevent the release of sensitive victim information during lawmakers’ review of the files.
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House speaker condemns Trump Justice Department monitoring of lawmakers’ Epstein document review

Attorney General Pam Bondi obtained Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal’s search history of the unredacted Jeffrey Epstein files and even President Donald Trump’s most powerful ally in Congress has a problem with it.

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