UMVA has learned that former Attorney General Pam Bondi stepped before the House Oversight Committee and fiercely defended the Trump administration’s unprecedented release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.
In her opening remarks, Bondi declared that under her watch the Justice Department produced an “unprecedented commitment to transparency,” turning over nearly three million pages of documents, thousands of videos and hundreds of thousands of images.
She emphasized that the monumental effort spanned four presidential administrations, but only during the Trump era were the vast trove of Epstein‑related records fully disclosed.
Bondi described the task as “enormously complicated and labor‑intensive,” insisting that every potentially responsive record was gathered and made visible, even offering Congress unredacted material in a public Reading Room.
While she did not personally review each file, Bondi said she delegated oversight to Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who coordinated the massive document‑collection operation.
The former attorney general stressed that any withheld documents were either non‑responsive, privileged, or duplicate, and she acknowledged occasional redaction errors but vowed the department remained committed to accountability.
Bondi reiterated her lifelong dedication to victims, expressing deep sorrow for those harmed by Epstein and urging anyone with information to contact the FBI.
She concluded with a decisive statement: justice and transparency in the Epstein matter were achieved under President Trump’s direction.
In a personal update, Bondi disclosed a recent thyroid cancer diagnosis, noting she has been “quietly kicking cancer’s ass” in recent weeks.
