“The bottom line is: justice and transparency in this matter have been delivered at the direction of President Trump and his administration.
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Bondi Testifies on Epstein Files, Blames Blanche for Redaction Errors
May 29, 2026
Former Attorney General Pam Bondi appeared before the House Oversight Committee on May 29, 2026 for a closed-door transcribed interview on the DOJ's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Bondi defended the administration's record, acknowledged "redaction errors," and deflected blame to then-Deputy AG Todd Blanche, saying she had delegated oversight of the document review to him. Democrats fumed over the format — the interview was unsworn, not filmed, and conducted behind closed doors, with DOJ attorneys intervening to block questions about Bondi's conversations with President Trump. Ranking Member Robert Garcia called it "a cover-up" and announced plans to subpoena Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel. Chairman James Comer said he still wants all remaining documents released. The testimony came after months of standoffs: Bondi initially defied a congressional subpoena, then agreed to the interview only on the administration's terms. Democrats argued that having DOJ lawyers present and blocking questions about Trump made the session effectively meaningless.
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“As the head of a large Department with broad responsibilities, I did not lead every aspect of this effort or conduct that document review myself. I delegated oversight over this process to Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche.
“There were redaction errors. But since day one of this process, this Department has been committed to accountability and transparency.
“More than 500 attorneys and reviewers spent thousands of hours painstakingly reviewing millions of pages... we released more than 3 million pages, including 180,000 images, all to the public while doing our very best in the time frame allotted by the legislation to protect victims.
“What documents remain, why they haven't been turned over... We're going to try to determine whether or not there can be more documents legally turned over. I want every document, I don't want anything held back.
“I just want to be very clear that we continue to be incredibly disappointed of the decision to not have this interview videotaped and then released to the American public... it should have been under oath and it should be videotaped. We obviously have a lot of questions as it relates to why only 50% of the files have been released, why many of the survivors … were literally put in danger by the way the files were released.
“Acting AG Blanche was managing the entire investigation... all of the mistakes that we saw — the redactions not protecting survivors — she continues to push that back onto the acting AG Todd Blanche.
“If Pam Bondi was complying with a congressional deposition to testify under oath, Department of Justice attorneys would not be intervening and essentially trying to stop her from answering basic questions about her conversations with Donald Trump.