Bondi Must Answer: 10 Questions on the Epstein Cover-Up

WASHINGTON – Last month, Donald Trump fired Pam Bondi as Attorney General, placing Trump’s former personal defense attorney Todd Blanche in charge. But firing Bondi doesn’t erase what happened on her watch.

Under Bondi’s leadership, the Justice Department systematically ignored its legal obligation to release documents about convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, whose network of powerful co-conspirators and clients has never been fully identified or prosecuted. Her mishandling of the files provoked bipartisan backlash, yet Epstein’s most powerful enablers remain hidden.

Under Blanche, corruption hasn’t stopped. As Deputy Attorney General, he oversaw the DOJ’s Epstein document releases, withholding roughly half the files. He declared the Epstein files “should not be a part of anything going forward.” Now, the same fixer who helped Bondi cover up Epstein then engineered a nearly $1.8 billion IRS slush fund to enrich his former client. But first, Bondi must answer.

The American people deserve to know whether the Justice Department was directed to shield specific individuals from disclosure, and if so, by whom. Bondi must appear before the House Oversight Committee on May 29th and answer under oath for her actions.

Here are 10 questions the American people deserve answers to:

1. Congress passed a bipartisan, legally binding deadline requiring the release of Jeffrey Epstein-related documents. Your DOJ released only a fraction of the required materials. What’s your legal justification for defying this congressional mandate to release all the Epstein files on time?
2. The American people deserve to know what was withheld and why. What was the DOJ’s basis for withholding specific categories of documents, and were any withheld for reasons other than national security?
3. The DOJ claimed that it satisfied the Epstein Files Transparency Act despite over two million potentially responsive documents remaining unreviewed at the legal deadline. Who authorized this determination, and did any attorney within the Department formally object that partial production violated the statute?
4. The DOJ Office of Inspector General has launched a formal audit of your compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act. After your initial production, the Department removed more than 47,000 files that had already been made public. Did you authorize removing these previously published materials, and what actions under your supervision contributed to the compliance failures now under audit?
5. Reports indicate the DOJ spied on Members of Congress while they were reviewing Epstein documents, monitoring their online activity. Did you authorize or know about this surveillance, and how do you justify this blatant violation of the separation of powers?
6. The names of the powerful men and institutions that enabled and participated in Epstein’s trafficking network still haven’t been fully disclosed. Why did the DOJ, under your leadership, fail to hold Epstein’s co-conspirators and clients accountable?
7. The Trump White House promised transparency on the Epstein files. Did anyone from the White House communicate with your office about the scope, timing, or content of the Epstein document release?
8. The DOJ’s conduct shows a clear and deliberate pattern of withholding information. The subpoena compelling your appearance before this Committee was approved on a bipartisan basis, including by members of your own party. The American people deserve a direct answer: was the DOJ directed to protect specific individuals from disclosure, and if so, who gave that direction and why?
9. Jeffrey Epstein’s survivors testified before Congress this month about their decades-long pursuit of accountability and how the federal government failed to protect them. Under your tenure, the DOJ’s document releases exposed the names of Epstein’s victims in publicly released materials – compounding the trauma these survivors faced after years of being failed by the justice system. What specific safeguards did the DOJ implement to protect survivors’ identities? And who authorized the release of materials that identified victims by name?
10. Your successor, Todd Blanche, interviewed Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell under limited immunity, then oversaw her speedy transfer to a minimum-security prison camp. He also maintained close personal ties to Maxwell’s lawyer. Were you aware of this potential conflict during your tenure? And did the Maxwell interview influence DOJ decisions regarding document production, investigative priorities, or withheld materials?