Democrats to block Senate nominations over Bondi's 'failure' on Epstein files

[Uncle Joe]

Senate duo condemn Trump administration and say ‘there can be no business as usual until justice is delivered’

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The group of lawmakers had said that they wanted a briefing as they were “particularly focused on understanding the contents of any new evidence, information or procedural hurdles that could interfere with the department’s ability meet this statutory deadline”.

But Tuesday’s announcement indicated that Bondi never provided this briefing. The White House and the Department of Justice did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

“The Trump administration’s lack of transparency about its plans to release the Epstein files signals it is gearing up to disregard the law we led the fight in the Senate to pass, which overwhelmingly passed both chambers of Congress,” Merkley and Luján said.

“Without full transparency and accountability, there can be no ‘equal justice under the law’. Until the administration reverses course and provides a commonsense briefing, which lawmakers from both parties requested, we are blocking the Senate from carrying over any outstanding civilian nominations into next year.”

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/16/democrats-epstein-files-pam-bondi