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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Bondi Faces Fierce Backlash Over Epstein File Redactions
Caption: Bondi Faces Fierce Backlash Over Epstein File Redactions. A Republican lawmaker publicly confronted Attorney General Pam Bondi during a tense House Judiciary Committee hearing accusing the Justice Department of hiding the names of powerful figures linked to Jeffrey Epstein. Representative Thomas Massie questioned why billionaire Leslie Wexner's name was blacked out in an FBI document listing potential co-conspirators. Bondi said the name appeared elsewhere and was restored within 40 minutes — prompting Massie to fire back that he had "caught" the department in the act. Lawmakers from both parties criticized what they described as excessive redactions in millions of newly released Epstein documents. Some argued the department withheld more material than legally allowed. Bondi defended the review process, saying over 500 DOJ lawyers worked under tight deadlines and that any disclosure of victims' names was accidental. She rejected Democratic criticism as political theatrics. The controversy adds to mounting scrutiny over how the Justice Department has handled the Epstein case — and whether transparency has truly been delivered. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
Keywords: Current affairs & Politics,Pam Bondi,House Judiciary Committee,Epstein file redactions,Thomas Massie,Leslie Wexner,Justice Department,FBI document,bipartisan criticism,DOJ transparency,co-conspirators list,political backlash,congressional hearing
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