Attorney General Pam Bondi said Wednesday her department is actively probing individuals who might have conspired with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
“We have pending investigations in our office,” she said during her testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, when asked by Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) if people would be indicted for ties to Epstein’s crimes.
It was not clear if Bondi was referring to work by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York, where Bondi has directed U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton to oversee investigations into connections between Epstein and prominent Democrats.
But members of both parties are clamoring for justice for Epstein’s victims, with many lawmakers counting on the release of the DOJ’s Epstein files to reveal more information about who should be implicated in wrongdoing.
Republicans have repeatedly suggested former President Bill Clinton should be further scrutinized, pointing to his long-standing relationship with Epstein as captured in photos Bondi’s agency made public in compliance with the law Congress passed last fall. Democrats, meanwhile, continue to scrutinize Trump’s relationship with the disgraced financier.
Neither man has been accused of wrongdoing in connection with Epstein’s crimes.
