Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche are on Capitol Hill to try to quell bipartisan frustration with the Justice Department’s handling of millions of files related to Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking investigation.
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– Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche went to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to try to quell bipartisan frustration over the Justice Department's handling ofThe country's top federal law enforcement officials were providing a closed-door briefing to members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform about the tranche of documents that have become a political headache that the Trump administration has struggled to shake for more than a year.Justice Department leaders had hoped the release of documents tied to the disgraced financier would put an end to a political saga that has dogged the president’s second term, but the agency remains consumed byto appear for a deposition on April 14 to answer questions under oath about Epstein's case and the investigative files. Lawmakers have accused the Justice Department of withholding too many files and criticized the agency for haphazard redactions that exposed intimate details about victims. The Justice Department has called the subpoena “completely unnecessary," noting that members of Congress have been invited to view unredacted files at the Justice Department and that department leaders have made themselves available to answer questions from lawmakers. The department has sought to assure lawmakers and the public that there has been no effort to shield President Donald Trump, who says he cut ties with Epstein years ago after an earlier friendship, or any other high-profile figures close to Epstein from potential embarrassment. Justice Department leaders have also rejected suggestions that they have ignored victims and insist that while there is no evidence in the files to prosecute anyone else, they remain committed to investigating should new information come forward. “I'm not trying to defend Epstein — I'm not,” Blanche said in an interview this week with Katie Miller, who is married to top Trump adviser Stephen Miller. “I do defend the work that this department is doing today, right now, which is going after every single perpetrator anyway, and if there is a narrative that exists that we are ignoring Epstein victims, that is false.”on the late financier and his confidant and onetime girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell. Criminal investigations into the financier have long animated online sleuths, conspiracy theorists and others who have suspected government cover-ups and clamored for a full accounting. After missing a Dec. 19 deadline set by Congress to release all the files, the Justice Department said it tasked hundreds of lawyers with reviewing the records to determine what needed to be redacted, or blacked out. The Justice Department in January said it was releasing more than 3 million pages of documents along with more than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.Pulse nightclub demolished as Orlando moves toward permanent memorial for 49 victims of massacreBehind-the-scenes look at bomb squad training at Camp BlandingCity Council holds first JEA Special Committee meeting over potential unpaid capacity feesSenate Housing Bill could boost Jacksonville’s fight against affordability crisisTime to get some green in my garden. Expert advice from Five PointsJSO shoots man who pointed gun at officers while walking toward them outside Gate gas stationJacksonville TikTok influencer advocates for expansion of trade programs in Duval CountyGas station awning toppled during thunderstorms in Nassau CountyPonte Vedra double murder happened very close to another high profile crime sceneLights Out: Residents, businesses asked to turn off non-essential lights for bird migrationLudvig Åberg talks about entering the final round of The Players Championship with a 3-shot lead
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