Democrats demand Pam Bondi and Kash Patel be summoned for Epstein hearing
Source: The Guardian
Tue 15 Jul 2025 15.24 EDT
Last modified on Tue 15 Jul 2025 16.01 EDT
Democratic members of the House judiciary committee on Thursday demanded that Republicans summon the attorney general, Pam Bondi, the FBI director, Kash Patel, and their deputies for a hearing into the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein’s death and the sex-trafficking case against him.
The letter from all 19 Democratic members on the committee to its Republican chair, Jim Jordan, comes amid a rift between Donald Trump and some of his supporters over the justice department’s conclusion, announced last week, that Epstein’s death in federal custody six years ago was a suicide, and that there is no secret list of his clients to be made public.
The US president, who knew Epstein personally, has long claimed that there is more to be made public about his death and involvement in running a sex-trafficking ring for global elites. Last week’s report, together with the justice department’s announcement that nothing further about his case would be made public, has sparked rare criticism of Trump among the rightwing influencers and commentators who are usually among his most ardent defenders.
In their letter, Democrats argued that the matter can only be settled if Bondi and her deputy, Todd Blanche, along with Patel and his deputy, Dan Bongino, appear before the judiciary committee. “The Trump DOJ and FBI’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein matter, and president Trump’s suddenly shifting positions, have not restored anyone’s trust in the government but have rather raised profound new questions about their own conduct while increasing public paranoia related to the investigation,” the Democratic lawmakers wrote.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/15/democrats-pam-bondi-kash-patel-epstein-hearing
Link to House Judiciary Committee Democrats' PRESS RELEASE - Judiciary Democrats Demand Chairman Jordan Hold Public Hearing with DoJ and FBI Officials on Their Handling of the “Epstein Files”
Link to House Judiciary Committee Democrats' LETTER - (PDF) - https://democrats-judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/democrats-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/2025-07-15.raskin-nadler-lofgren-et-al-to-jordan-re-epstein-hearing-request.pdf
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