Democrats are calling on Attorney General Pam Bondi to testify before Congress as rage over the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case continues and more voters question the involvement of President Trump in the infamous sex trafficking scheme.
Sen. Adam Schiff of California, who has often been the target of MAGA insults, including from Trump himself, is leading the efforts after the Wall Street Journal published a story Wednesday revealing that Bondi told Trump back in May that his name was among many high-profile figures mentioned in the files, which the Justice Department later said it would not be releasing to the public.
"Now we know in May, Pam Bondi informed Trump that his name was in those files. Bondi knew. [FBI Director Kash] Patel knew," Schiff said Wednesday in a video posted to social platform X.
"But in July, as recently as just a week or two ago, Trump denied being informed that his name was in those files, even though we have now learned Bondi told him," he continued. "We need to bring Bondi and Patel into the Judiciary Committee to testify about this now."
The relationship between Trump and Epstein has been well-documented and the president's name is already known to have been included in records related to the wealthy financier. Trump also said in 2019 they had a fallout long before the disgraced socialite killed himself in jail in that year as he awaited trial on sex trafficking charges.
Last week, Trump sued the Journal for publishing a story detailing a birthday letter reportedly bearing his signature on a page with the silhouette of a naked woman. The outlet said he sent the correspondence to Epstein in 2003.
"A pal is a wonderful thing. Happy Birthday— and may every day be another wonderful secret," the final line reads, according to the Journal.
The Justice Department declined to comment on the report but issued a joint statement from Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Tood Blanche saying that investigators had reviewed the records and "nothing in the files warranted further investigation or prosecution."
The Epstein case has not only angered Democrats. In fact, in a rare divide among MAGA followers, some Republican lawmakers have also started questioning the administration's handling of the investigation, with many supporting a potential subpoena of the DOJ for the release of documents related to the case.
The House Oversight Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement, which is led by Republicans, approved the motion from Democratic Rep. Summer Lee in a 8-2 vote. It occurred just as the House was taking its last floor vote of the month to leave for August recess, which GOP leadership moved up after dysfunction fueled by the Epstein controversy derailed House business.
"People are frustrated. We want to know if there's more information," Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) told NewsNation.
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