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Trump's Epstein Scandal Deepens as Attorney General Pam Bondi Abruptly Quits Key Human Trafficking Conference

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Attorney General Pam Bondi's sudden absence from a human trafficking summit on Wednesday has intensified pressure on President Donald Trump over his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. The Wall Street Journal reported that Bondi informed Trump in May that his name appears multiple times in the Justice Department's files on the late sex offender. This development comes as the House Oversight Committee moves to subpoena files related to Epstein and his accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell.

Key Takeaways:

  • The House Oversight Committee has moved to subpoena files related to Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell.
  • The Wall Street Journal reported that Attorney General Pam Bondi informed President Trump in May that his name appears multiple times in the Justice Department's files on the late sex offender.
  • The Attorney General cited a medical issue, specifically a torn cornea, as the reason for her abrupt absence from the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC)'s Summit Against Human Trafficking.
  • Trump is already suing the Journal over the alleged hand-drawn birthday card he sent to Epstein.
  • White House Communications Director Steven Cheung has denied the newspaper's latest bombshell, calling it "nothing more than a continuation of the fake news stories concocted by the Democrats and the liberal media."
  • Former Republican congressman Joe Walsh has attacked Bondi on social media, writing: "We don't have an Attorney General. We haven't had one for the past six months. Pam Bondi is Donald Trump's personal lawyer. Nothing more."
  • Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin stated on Capitol Hill that Bondi and Trump have lied to the American people, destroying trust in the justice system.

Statistics:

  • 7: The day the FBI and Justice Department announced that no Epstein "client list" existed and that the financier died by his own hand in a New York jail cell in August 2019.
  • August 2019: The month Epstein died in his New York jail cell.
  • May: The month Attorney General Pam Bondi informed President Trump that his name appears multiple times in the Justice Department's files on the late sex offender.

Sources:

  • The Wall Street Journal
  • The Washington Post
  • AFP/Getty

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