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Bondi Clashes With Senators, Refuses Key Answers at DOJ Oversight Hearing

Her defiant appearance sharpened bipartisan scrutiny of DOJ independence.

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Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Oct. 7 in Washington, D.C. Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images
FILE - The Albert Bryan United States Courthouse is photographed Sept. 26, 2025 in Alexandria. Va. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
Attorney General Pam Bondi listens as President Donald Trump signs a presidential memorandum on the death penalty in the District of Columbia in the Oval Office at the White House, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Overview

  • Attorney General Pam Bondi repeatedly declined to answer Democrats’ questions on the Comey case, personnel removals, National Guard deployments, and inquiries involving border official Tom Homan, citing ongoing matters or private conversations.
  • Republicans focused on an FBI document showing Jack Smith’s team analyzed phone records of several GOP lawmakers in 2023, prompting calls for a special prosecutor as Bondi condemned the surveillance as an unconstitutional abuse of power.
  • Bondi defended her tenure as a return to fighting violent crime and said the FBI is working to determine whether records exist to support long-standing bribery allegations involving Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden.
  • Nearly 300 former Justice Department employees urged stronger congressional oversight in a public letter that criticized the department’s leadership and described an exodus of career staff.
  • Democrats tied the recent indictment of former FBI Director James Comey to Trump’s public pressure and the ouster of EDVA U.S. Attorney Erik Siebert, with Comey’s arraignment set for Wednesday as legal and institutional pushback grows.