House Judiciary Committee ranking member Jamie Raskin (D-MD) sent a letter to Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) asking to hold a hearing on the Epstein files and possibly subpoena members of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet.
Democrats and Republicans are pressing Attorney General Pam Bondi to release the long-awaited Epstein files. The Left has amped up its effort to fracture the GOP in the Trump administration’s handling of the issue, after many right-wing GOP influencers have also pushed for the release of the files.
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“We write to request that the Committee on the Judiciary quickly conduct a bipartisan hearing on the Trump Administration’s recent handling of the Jeffrey Epstein matter,” stated the letter, obtained by the Washington Examiner.
“To that end, we request that the Committee invite—and, if necessary, subpoena—Attorney General Pam Bondi, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel, and Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino to testify publicly about the Trump Administration’s review of the Epstein matter, including the conclusions set forth in the undated and unsigned Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI memo providing that ‘no further disclosure would be appropriate or warranted,’” it continued.
The backlash comes after the Justice Department and FBI released a two-page memo last week stating there is no evidence the convicted sex offender blackmailed people or kept a “client list,” while also reiterating he died by suicide.
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“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 letter later added.
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) was hoping to file an amendment Tuesday to the cryptocurrency-focused GENIUS Act that would require Bondi to “retain, preserve, and compile any records or evidence related to any investigation, prosecution, or incarceration” of Epstein, per a copy obtained by the Washington Examiner, but the amendment did not make it to the floor.