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\n Todd Blanche, President Donald Trump\u2019s pick to lead the Justice Department, was responsible for overseeing the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, former Attorney General Pam Bondi said during a closed-door interview with lawmakers last month.\n <\/p>

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\n According to a transcript of her interview with the House Oversight Committee released Thursday, Bondi sought to distance herself from how her department handled the Epstein files as the Trump administration continues to deal with the political fallout.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cHe was in charge of the process and the entire release of the Epstein files,\u201d Bondi said when asked for her role in the department\u2019s compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act. DOJ has released approximately 3 million files compelled by Congress, but Bondi was pushed to explain why another 3 million still have not been released.\n <\/p>\n

\n She argued the department is not withholding any documents and that the remaining files are either duplicates or privileged materials, despite bipartisan criticism that Trump\u2019s Justice Department has withheld or overreacted documents, while accidentally sharing information of Epstein\u2019s victims.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cTo my knowledge, they\u2019ve all been released\u201d Bondi said.\n <\/p>\n

\n She also deferred to FBI Director Kash Patel on whether the bureau had turned over all relevant documents to the Justice Department.\n <\/p>\n

\n Bondi came under heavy criticism after claiming in a television interview in 2025 that the Epstein client list was sitting on her desk, only to later state that she was referring to the entire case file. That misstep caused distrust to build. It was after repeated missteps and misstatements, the White House put Blanche in charge of handling the sensitive case.\n <\/p>\n

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\n Trump is expected to formally nominate Blanche to be attorney general and the transcript is a reminder that Blanche was the point person for the Justice Department\u2019s widely criticized handling of the files. Democrats have seized on her testimony to argue that Blanche now needs to testify to explain his work. It\u2019s also a topic certain to be raised at his confirmation hearing.\n <\/p>

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\n Appearing voluntarily last week, Bondi refused to disclose any conversations she had with Trump even before he was elected, citing privilege, while her attorney argued those questions were outside the scope of the terms for the interview.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cI\u2019m not going to discuss any conversations that I\u2019ve had with the President on any matter\u201d Bondi said.\n <\/p>\n

\n Bondi was fired in early April. Last month, she began treatment for thyroid cancer.\n <\/p>\n

\n There was also key information Bondi said she didn\u2019t know, like the critical document where Epstein\u2019s 10 co-conspirators are listed but the majority are blacked out.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cI don\u2019t recall ever reviewing this document, so I don\u2019t know who\u2019s in it, and that came from the FBI New York\u201d Bondi said, adding that Patel could address that.\n <\/p>\n

\n It took months for lawmakers to secure Bondi\u2019s testimony. She was subpoenaed on a bipartisan basis in March, which was complicated by her informal meeting with lawmakers that Democrats walked out of because she would not commit to testifying under oath.\n <\/p>

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