Host Roy Wood Jr. talks to the “Have I Got News For You” panel about US Attorney General Pam Bondi’s testimony at a House hearing about the Epstein files.
Attorney General Pam Bondi is facing a wave of backlash from many in the conservative media ecosystem following her testimony this week before the House Judiciary Committee about the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. During the contentious hearing, Bondi sparred with lawmakers over the release of the files and beat back accusations of a cover-up related to the dead sex offender and financier. Right-wing pundit and second amendment activist Dana Loesch blasted the attorney general during her radio show the day after the hearing, saying she “made an a‑‑ of herself.”
“Republicans and Democrats were asking her about Epstein. And the Republicans, it wasn’t just Massie. You’re talking about Jim Jordan, you’re talking about Brandon Gill, you’re taking about very genuine conservatives, who by the way are more conservative than Pam Bondi because they’d never been for gun control. If you wanna sit here and introduce the Dow into it, let’s go ahead and talk about your positions on red flag laws and universal background checks, AG,” she said.
During Wednesday’s hearing, Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García (D-Ill.), noted that Bondi has taken significant heat over her handling of the files from some of the president’s supporters.