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DOJ Mounts Briefing to Respond to Epstein File Questions; Democrats Throw a Tantrum Instead and Storm Out

Comer arranged the DOJ briefing and said he saw little reason for Bondi’s deposition.

DOJ Mounts Briefing to Respond to Epstein File Questions; Democrats Throw a Tantrum Instead and Storm Out
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The article reports that Democrats on the House Oversight Committee walked out of a closed-door DOJ briefing about the Epstein files, while Republicans and DOJ officials disputed their reasons. It presents the walkout as political theater and defends Attorney General Pam Bondi’s handling of the briefing.

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James Comer
R · KY-1

House Oversight Committee chair who arranged the briefing and questioned the need for Bondi’s deposition.

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Attorney General who attended the briefing and was asked to commit to a subpoena for sworn testimony.

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Robert Garcia
D · CA-42

House Oversight Committee ranking member who participated in the walkout and objected to Bondi’s response about the subpoena.

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Summer L. Lee
D · PA-12

House Oversight Committee member who walked out and questioned whether Comer would compel Bondi to answer the subpoena.

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Tim Burchett
R · TN-2

Representative who called the Democrats’ walkout staged.

Todd Blanche
R · Attorney General

Deputy attorney general who attended the briefing with Bondi.

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

Former president mentioned in Bondi’s account of when the Epstein files were released.

Representative who said Democrats left without asking questions.

House Oversight Committee member who criticized the briefing in a social media post.

Representative whom the article says left the briefing.

ALSO MENTIONED  Barack Obama, Former president mentioned in Bondi’s account of the administrations during which the case spanned.; George W. Bush, Former president mentioned in Bondi’s account of the administrations during which the case spanned.; Harmeet Dhillon, Assistant attorney general who criticized the Democrats’ walkout.

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James Comer Subpoenas Pam Bondi Over Epstein Files

James Comer subpoenaed Attorney General Pam Bondi to testify about the Justice Department’s handling of the Epstein files. At a later closed-door briefing, Democrats walked out amid a dispute over whether Bondi would commit to answering questions under oath. Center outlets focus on Democrats’ objections to the briefing and reports that Comer used a slur toward Rep. Summer Lee. Right-leaning outlets emphasize Republican criticism of Democrats’ walkout, with some describing it as political theater and others stressing congressional scrutiny of the Justice Department’s handling of the files.

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