Pam Bondi admits to ‘redaction errors’ in Epstein files but defends DoJ’s handling

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According to The Guardian’s source item, Pam Bondi admits to ‘redaction errors’ in Epstein files but defends DoJ’s handling, Ex-attorney general tells House committee she did not ‘lead every aspect’ of effort but rather delegated to Todd Blanche US politics live – latest updates The former attorney general Pam Bondi on Friday defended the Department of Justice’s (DoJ) handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files under her leadership, and told lawmakers on the house oversight and reform committee that she did not “lead every aspect” of the department’s effort, but rather she delegated oversight of the process to her former deputy attorney general Todd Blanche, who is now acting attorney general. Democratic lawmakers also said that Bondi also refused to answer questions about Donald Trump’s involvement in the release of the files. “We demonstrated an unprecedented commitment to transparency in the department’s search for, collection and review of the Epstein files , ” Bondi said in her prepared opening statement, obtai

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