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The attorney general’s ouster came as Congress intensified scrutiny of the Justice Department’s handling of Epstein-related records.

Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein raise their hands after U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) asked who of them has been unable to meet with the U.S. Department of Justice led by Attorney General Pam Bondi, as Bondi attends a House Judiciary Committee hearing on oversight of the Justice Department to testify, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 11, 2026.
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