Overview
- Attorney General Pam Bondi deflected questions and criticized Democratic senators during a contentious oversight hearing, declining to address specifics on the Comey case, the Epstein files and National Guard deployments.
- Republicans pointed to a newly released FBI document showing special counsel Jack Smith’s team in 2023 tracked call metadata for several GOP lawmakers, spurring demands for more hearings and a special prosecutor.
- Former FBI Director James Comey is scheduled to be arraigned today in Alexandria, Virginia, on charges of making false statements and obstructing Congress, which he denies.
- The Comey indictment followed the removal of Eastern District of Virginia U.S. attorney Erik Siebert and installation of Lindsey Halligan, a shift that overrode objections from career prosecutors.
- Personnel turmoil has escalated under Bondi, with career prosecutors and FBI agents ousted, the Public Integrity Section left nearly empty and heavy attrition reported in the Civil Rights Division, as nearly 300 DOJ alumni urged tougher congressional oversight.