Overview
- Democrats accused Attorney General Pam Bondi of a cover-up and politicization during a heated House Judiciary hearing as she clashed with lawmakers and declined to apologize to survivors seated behind her.
- The Justice Department says it has released more than three million pages, while lawmakers argued Congress ordered roughly six million and pressed Bondi on incomplete compliance.
- Members who reviewed unredacted records reported at least six men’s names were improperly hidden, and Les Wexner’s name was restored on an FBI document after Rep. Thomas Massie flagged the redaction.
- Independent reporting and congressional reviews found inconsistent redactions that exposed victims’ names and images, fueling criticism from survivors over the department’s handling.
- Bondi said hundreds of DOJ reviewers worked under tight deadlines and that any errors were inadvertent and corrected, as Massie raised the prospect of contempt and further compelled testimony.