US Attorney General Pam Bondi appeared earlier than the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday and delivered some of the tensest and most combative testimony we’ve seen so far from a Trump Cabinet official.
Bondi got here into the listening to with the administration and the Justice Department dealing with a sequence of issues, together with their dealing with of the Jeffrey Epstein files, the newly reported failed indictments of six Democratic lawmakers, and the killing of two protesters by federal officers in Minneapolis.
During her testimony, Bondi instantly addressed Epstein survivors sitting behind her, telling them that she is “deeply sorry” for the abuse they suffered by the hands of “that monster.”
The Justice Department has been below fireplace over its dealing with of the so-called Epstein information — each for its resistance to supply each doc that was half the investigation into accused intercourse trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, and for errors in redactions when these paperwork have been finally launched.
Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal requested survivors within the room to face up and lift their hand if they’d not been in a position to meet with the Justice Department concerning the abuse they confronted. She stated each sufferer raised their hand.
Here are a few of the tales that made headlines over the previous week, in addition to some pictures that caught our eye.