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Total Chaos: Pam Bondi House Hearing Goes Nuclear Over Epstein Issue

Raskin called for time to be stopped and challenged the way Jordan was managing Bondi’s answers.

Total Chaos: Pam Bondi House Hearing Goes Nuclear Over Epstein Issue
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This article1 analysis · Oct 10, 2026
Feb 11, 2026
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Attorney General Pam Bondi’s House hearing on Jeffrey Epstein devolved into heated exchanges with Democratic lawmakers, while the article’s author argued that Democrats were acting for partisan reasons. The story also criticizes committee chair Jim Jordan for failing to restore order.

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Jamie Raskin D · MD-8

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Jamie Raskin
D · MD-8

House Judiciary Committee member who intervened during the exchange

PRIMARY SUBJECT

Attorney general questioned at the House hearing

Bondi's version of this story ↗
Jim Jordan
R · OH-4

House Judiciary Committee chair presiding over the hearing

Jordan's version of this story ↗

Former attorney general referenced in Bondi’s criticism of Democrats

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President of the United States, referenced in Bondi’s remarks

Zoe Lofgren
D · CA-18

Representative who questioned Bondi

Representative mentioned in connection with Epstein

ALSO MENTIONED  Jerry Nadler, Representative who questioned Bondi during the hearing; Reid Hoffman, Democratic donor mentioned in Bondi’s exchange with Lofgren; Steven Bannon, Political figure mentioned in connection with Epstein

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Pam Bondi Testifies at House Judiciary Hearing on Epstein Files

Outlets describe Attorney General Pam Bondi’s House Judiciary hearing on the Epstein files as involving heated exchanges with lawmakers, including Jamie Raskin, who challenged her handling of the files. Center outlets foreground Raskin’s accusations that Bondi mishandled the files and the confrontation at the hearing. Right-leaning outlets frame Democrats’ questioning as a partisan diversion and portray Bondi’s conduct as justified.

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