Democrats want investigation of Bondi’s ‘spying’ on lawmakers’ Epstein search history
Are they actually going to vote on something real?
House Democrats are pushing the Justice Department for an inquiry into Attorney General Pam Bondi for allegedly “spying” on members of Congress as they view the unredacted Jeffrey Epstein files.
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) is planning to send a letter in the coming days asking for an investigation one day after Bondi was photographed at a House Judiciary Committee hearing with a printout compilation labeled, “Jayapal, Pramila Search History.”
“I had somebody sitting right behind me for a lot of the time looking at exactly what I was searching,” Jayapal told reporters Thursday. “They had logins that had our names. They logged us into the computers. They had our names, as I noticed what he was typing, it had my name in it, so clearly they intended to look at our search history, even when they invited us in.”
House Judiciary Committee ranking member Jamie Raskin (D-MD) has also said he is asking the DOJ’s inspector general to open an inquiry into Bondi. Raskin told the Washington Examiner the surveillance is “an assault on the separation of powers.”
The Justice Department began letting members of Congress visit its offices and search a database of the unredacted Epstein files this week. A DOJ spokesperson said in a statement to the Washington Examiner that, as part of allowing members to review those documents, the “DOJ logs all searches made on its systems to protect against the release of victim information.”
But lawmakers say the logging of searches amounts to “spying” on members of Congress.
“It’s insane,” Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) told the Washington Examiner. “I think we assume that kind of thing is happening, but we’re there to conduct oversight, and the Department of Justice shouldn’t be spying on us.”
“And then the thing that’s most concerning is that [Bondi] had it in the packet to use against people on the committee, which I think is just completely ridiculous,” he added.
Rep. Becca Balint (D-VT), a member of the House Judiciary Committee, told the Washington Examiner that “the executive branch is not supposed to be spying on what the legislative branch is doing.”
Balint told Axios that Democrats are contemplating legal action. When asked by reporters whether civil action is on the table, Jayapal said, “I’m not ready to talk about that yet.”
The Washington Examiner reached out to Balint for more information on potential legal action.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) downplayed the criticism, noting that special …
Are they actually going to vote on something real?
House Democrats are pushing the Justice Department for an inquiry into Attorney General Pam Bondi for allegedly “spying” on members of Congress as they view the unredacted Jeffrey Epstein files.
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) is planning to send a letter in the coming days asking for an investigation one day after Bondi was photographed at a House Judiciary Committee hearing with a printout compilation labeled, “Jayapal, Pramila Search History.”
“I had somebody sitting right behind me for a lot of the time looking at exactly what I was searching,” Jayapal told reporters Thursday. “They had logins that had our names. They logged us into the computers. They had our names, as I noticed what he was typing, it had my name in it, so clearly they intended to look at our search history, even when they invited us in.”
House Judiciary Committee ranking member Jamie Raskin (D-MD) has also said he is asking the DOJ’s inspector general to open an inquiry into Bondi. Raskin told the Washington Examiner the surveillance is “an assault on the separation of powers.”
The Justice Department began letting members of Congress visit its offices and search a database of the unredacted Epstein files this week. A DOJ spokesperson said in a statement to the Washington Examiner that, as part of allowing members to review those documents, the “DOJ logs all searches made on its systems to protect against the release of victim information.”
But lawmakers say the logging of searches amounts to “spying” on members of Congress.
“It’s insane,” Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) told the Washington Examiner. “I think we assume that kind of thing is happening, but we’re there to conduct oversight, and the Department of Justice shouldn’t be spying on us.”
“And then the thing that’s most concerning is that [Bondi] had it in the packet to use against people on the committee, which I think is just completely ridiculous,” he added.
Rep. Becca Balint (D-VT), a member of the House Judiciary Committee, told the Washington Examiner that “the executive branch is not supposed to be spying on what the legislative branch is doing.”
Balint told Axios that Democrats are contemplating legal action. When asked by reporters whether civil action is on the table, Jayapal said, “I’m not ready to talk about that yet.”
The Washington Examiner reached out to Balint for more information on potential legal action.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) downplayed the criticism, noting that special …
Democrats want investigation of Bondi’s ‘spying’ on lawmakers’ Epstein search history
Are they actually going to vote on something real?
House Democrats are pushing the Justice Department for an inquiry into Attorney General Pam Bondi for allegedly “spying” on members of Congress as they view the unredacted Jeffrey Epstein files.
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) is planning to send a letter in the coming days asking for an investigation one day after Bondi was photographed at a House Judiciary Committee hearing with a printout compilation labeled, “Jayapal, Pramila Search History.”
“I had somebody sitting right behind me for a lot of the time looking at exactly what I was searching,” Jayapal told reporters Thursday. “They had logins that had our names. They logged us into the computers. They had our names, as I noticed what he was typing, it had my name in it, so clearly they intended to look at our search history, even when they invited us in.”
House Judiciary Committee ranking member Jamie Raskin (D-MD) has also said he is asking the DOJ’s inspector general to open an inquiry into Bondi. Raskin told the Washington Examiner the surveillance is “an assault on the separation of powers.”
The Justice Department began letting members of Congress visit its offices and search a database of the unredacted Epstein files this week. A DOJ spokesperson said in a statement to the Washington Examiner that, as part of allowing members to review those documents, the “DOJ logs all searches made on its systems to protect against the release of victim information.”
But lawmakers say the logging of searches amounts to “spying” on members of Congress.
“It’s insane,” Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) told the Washington Examiner. “I think we assume that kind of thing is happening, but we’re there to conduct oversight, and the Department of Justice shouldn’t be spying on us.”
“And then the thing that’s most concerning is that [Bondi] had it in the packet to use against people on the committee, which I think is just completely ridiculous,” he added.
Rep. Becca Balint (D-VT), a member of the House Judiciary Committee, told the Washington Examiner that “the executive branch is not supposed to be spying on what the legislative branch is doing.”
Balint told Axios that Democrats are contemplating legal action. When asked by reporters whether civil action is on the table, Jayapal said, “I’m not ready to talk about that yet.”
The Washington Examiner reached out to Balint for more information on potential legal action.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) downplayed the criticism, noting that special …
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