Bondi rips Democratic senators, dodges questions on 'weaponization' and Epstein during fiery hearing

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Source: abc news


The hearing follows a tumultuous summer for the Department of Justice.

Alexander Mallin, Luke Barr, and Ivan Pereira October 7, 2025, 11:31 AM




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Democratic, Republican leaders differ on hearing focus

Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley kicked off the hearing with extensive remarks seeking to highlight instances of what Republicans have labeled "weaponization" of the Justice Department under the Biden Administration, citing selective disclosures by FBI Director Kash Patel of the investigation into President Trump's attempt to overturn his 2020 election loss.

"These are indefensible acts," Grassley said. "This was a political phishing expedition to get Trump at all costs."

Specifically, Grassley singled out a timely disclosure by the FBI on Monday that showed former Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigators at one point sought limited phone toll records of several Republican senators around the time of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

As part of his investigation, Smith extensively investigated Trump and his allies' pressure campaign on lawmakers to block the certification of former President Joe Biden's election win -- including calls that were made to senators after the Capitol was breached by the pro-Trump mob.

There's no indication that Republican senators were a target of Smith's investigation, and the toll records sought by investigators would not include any information about the content of conversations they may have had.............................




Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/democrats-highlight-doj-weaponization-epstein-files-bondis-senate/story?id=126260560

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[Clouds Passing]

1. STFU Assley, since Joe B was too old, you're way too old. Retire already.

[Bayard]

2. I wouldn't call flinging poop, as, "ripping."

Completely uninformative, unprofessional, and downight rude.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

3. She wasn't hired for her brains

The slobfather values loyalty over competence.

[Drum]

4. I will enjoy her downfall. nt

[riversedge]

5. Sen. Richard Blumenthal pressed Bondi repeatedly on Tuesday over instances of pressure on the department by Trump and wh

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Sen. Richard Blumenthal pressed Bondi repeatedly on Tuesday over instances of pressure on the department by Trump and what conversations she may have had with him in the days leading up to the indictment of Comey.

"I'd like to know from you what conversations you had with President Trump about the indictment of James Comey," Blumenthal said.

"Senator, I am not going to discuss any conversations I have or have not had with the President of the United States. You're an attorney, you have a law degree, and you know that I'm not going to do that," Bondi said on Tuesday.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/democrats-highlight-doj-weaponization-epstein-files-bondis-senate/story?id=126260560


Those actions have caused unprecedented turmoil at the Eastern District, which oversees some of the nation's most sensitive national security, terrorism and espionage investigations.........................................