- Attorney General Pam Bondi testified before the House Judiciary Committee, responding to questions about the Epstein cover-up with hostility and evasions, and boasting about record stock market gains, saying "the Dow has shattered 50,000 for the first time" and praising Trump as "the most transparent" president in history.
- Rep. Thomas Massie grilled Bondi on the Justice Department's handling of Epstein files, citing deliberate redactions and manipulation, and accusing the department of a "massive failure" in complying with the law, while Bondi dismissed his questions as "a political joke" and personally attacked him.
- Democratic lawmakers, including Rep. Becca Balint, slammed the Justice Department for operating a "two-tier system of justice" and demanded accountability for Epstein's crimes, with Balint naming senior Trump administration officials with ties to Epstein, including Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Secretary of the Navy John Phelan, and urging Bondi to "do the right thing" and meet with Epstein's survivors.
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The World Socialist Web Site and PBS NewsHour differ in their framing of the Bondi hearing, with the World Socialist Web Site using phrases like "collapse in support for the Trump administration" and "ruling class" to emphasize the broader systemic context, whereas PBS NewsHour opts for more neutral language, such as "barrage of questions" and "shouting matches". The BBC, meanwhile, focuses on the "fiery" and "theatrical" aspects of the hearing, quoting Bondi's personal attacks on lawmakers, which obscures the substance of the hearing and the concerns of Epstein's survivors. By using sanitized language and highlighting confrontational exchanges, these outlets downplay the significance of the Epstein cover-up and the Justice Department's handling of the case.
Cross-referenced with: PBS NewsHour, PBS NewsHour, BBC
