Outrage over Epstein list as Pam Bondi is slammed

Fierce outrage on both sides of the political line has been unleashed at Pam Bondi's list of the rich and famous who were named in the Epstein files.

The federal government has spent months redacting and releasing millions of files pertaining to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, and the fallout has been felt from the hills of Hollywood to the palaces of the United Kingdom. 

Pam Bondi wrote a letter to Congress on February 14, declaring that the Department of Justice had now released all the materials relating to the Epstein files, which was asked of them after Donald Trump signed it into law last November. 

Alongside an update on their work, Bondi included a list of 305 names of celebrities and politicians who were mentioned in the Epstein files at least once. 

It included known associates like Ghislaine Maxwell, political bigwigs like Tony Blair, actors like Robert De Niro, and businessmen like Mark Zuckerberg. 

But the new list has infuriated Republicans and Democrats alike, who say this is still not comprehensive enough because so many of the millions of emails and documents were redacted.

Bondi stood by her decision to redact parts of the files, noting that under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, elements protecting victims' identities, active investigation details, and child sexual abuse material are allowed to be marred from public view.

California representative Ro Khanna called out the Trump administration for 'muddying the waters' by lumping the seemingly random names together in her list to Congress.

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He made the distinction that people like songwriter Janis Joplin was one of the 300 or so named in Bondi's letter - despite the fact she died when Epstein was just 17, long before his depravity took place. 

Khanna decried Bondi as a predator protector, and demanded the administration 'release the full files' and only redact survivors' names.  

Rep Khanna wrote: 'The DOJ is once again purposefully muddying the waters on who was a predator and who was mentioned in an email. 

'To have Janis Joplin, who died when Epstein was 17, in the same list as Larry Nassar, who went to prison for the sexual abuse of hundreds of young women and child pornography, with no clarification of how either was mentioned in the files is absurd. 

'Release the full files. Stop protecting predators. Redact only the survivor's names.' 

Trump's newfound political enemy Marjorie Taylor Greene also found herself calling out Pam Bondi, following the Attorney General's letter to Congress on February 14.

She referenced the fact that she was named in Bondi's long-list of 305 high-profile individuals in the Epstein files - but fumed that the Department of Justice had redacted the file she was actually named in.

The former congresswoman questioned 'what is there to hide' if they are willing to put her name on the list, but not willing to reveal the contents of her association.  

Dumbfounded Taylor Greene wrote: 'If you are going to put my name on your fake “Epstein List” DOJ letter, then REDACT ALL 31 PAGES OF THIS FILE WITH MY NAME IN IT!!!!!!!!!! 

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'What is there to hide???' 

Political commentator Ed Krassenstein also weighed in - pointing out that two of the Biden family members were on Bondi's Epstein list, but none of the Trump children were.

He called the omission a 'cover up.' 

Krassenstein wrote: 'Why does the DOJ's Epstein list include Ashley Biden and Hunter Biden but not Tiffany Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and Barron Trump? 

'All of them are mentioned in the files. The Trump / Pam Bondi cover-up continues.'

Bondi's letter on February 14 said: 'No records were withheld or redacted on the basis of embarrassment, reputational harm, or political sensitivity, including to any government official, public figure, or foreign dignitary.' 

The Epstein Files Transparency Act, which the Department of Justice is following after Trump signed it into law on November 19, 2025, calls for the public release of all unclassified records relating to Epstein and his convicted madame, Ghislaine Maxwell.

Under the law, the only elements of the files allowed to be redacted are those protecting victims' identities, active investigation details, and child sexual abuse material.

The FBI estimated that there are more than 1,000 Epstein victims in total.

The letter stated: 'The only category of records withheld were those records where permitted withholdings under Section 2(c) and privileged materials were not segregable from material responsive under Section 2(a).

'As discussed in the Department's December 19, 2025, and January 29, 2026, letters to Congress (the Prior EFTA Letters), the privileges that applied to the withheld records were deliberative-process privilege, work-product privilege, and attorney-client privilege.'

Section 2(c) allows the withholding of information that may detriment victim privacy, child sexual abuse material, an active investigation, graphic content, or national security. 

It then reiterated that no records were withheld or redacted to spare high-profile individuals from 'embarrassment.'

Bondi's letter on February 14 was sent to Congress as part of a requirement related to the Act. She was ordered to inform and update them within 15 days of completing the release of all the files.