Representative of the Indian Democratic Party Pramila Jayapal Washington Governor and Attorney General Pam Bondi have sharp exchanges over convicted sex offenders Jeffrey Epstein A hearing highlighted anger on both sides over the way Congress and the administration handled the Epstein scandal. Jayapal began by praising the “incredible courage” of Epstein’s survivors who were present. She said the Epstein Dossier Transparency Act requires the Justice Department to redact survivors’ information, but said the department has shown a pattern of redacting the names of “powerful predators.” She said the names, identities and in some cases “nude photos” of survivors were released, some of whose identities had been protected “for decades.” Jayapal then asked the survivors in the room to stand and raise their hands if they were unable to meet with the Justice Department, which all did. Bundy was asked if she would apologize to the victims. Jayapal asked Bundy to apologize directly to Epstein’s victims in the hearing room, the BBC reported. Bundy refused, leading to an almost shouting match. “I’m not going to get into trouble with her drama,” Bundy said, later adding, “I’m not going to get into trouble with this woman.” Jayapal responded that the Justice Department was engaged in a “massive cover-up” of the release of millions of documents related to Epstein.
