The Justice Department is coming under intense scrutiny from members of Congress in both parties for allegedly cataloguing the search history of lawmakers who have gone to review the unredacted Epstein files.
Why it matters: It’s a fresh and high-octane scandal for Attorney General Pam Bondi at a time when she is already facing bipartisan heat over her handling of the Epstein matter.
“There is no bottom for the Trump administration,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said at a press conference Thursday.
The Democratic leader added: “It’s a disgrace. It does violate the principles of separate and co-equal branches of government.”
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said he doesn’t think “it’s appropriate” for anyone to be tracking what members of Congress are searching — though he speculated that it may have been “an oversight.”
Driving the news: Bondi was photographed at a testy House Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday with notes that showed a “search history” for Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) referencing specific Epstein files.
