Issued on: 12/02/2026 - 12:58Modified: 13/02/2026 - 13:00

US attorney general Pam Bondi’s appearance before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday erupted in a series of fiery exchanges as lawmakers grilled her on the Justice Department's handling of files related to Jeffrey Epstein. In one particularly heated exchange, Representative Jamie Raskin of Maryland accused Bondi of refusing to answer his questions, prompting the attorney general to call the top Democrat on the committee a “washed-up loser lawyer.”

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