Former Attorney General Bondi Testifies Behind Closed Doors on Epstein Files

Pam Bondi, who was the United States attorney general until she was dismissed in April, testified in a closed-door congressional hearing about the handling of records from the federal investigation of Jeffrey Epstein, the financier accused of sex trafficking. Bondi defended the release of the Epstein records during her testimony.

Democratic lawmakers gave a different account of what she would not say. They stated that she refused to answer questions about President Trump's involvement in how the documents were managed.

The matter has remained a persistent source of political tension in Washington. Its continued presence in Congress keeps a measure of uncertainty over an administration that financial markets are otherwise treating as supportive of asset prices.