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Bondi Faces Senate Oversight on Comey Indictment, Political Probes and DOJ Upheaval

Committee questioning follows a letter from nearly 300 former DOJ employees urging tougher oversight.

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)
FILE - The U.S. Department of Justice logo is seen on a podium before a press conference, May 6, 2025, at the Justice Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
US Attorney General Pam Bondi attends the signing of an executive order by President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, DC, on Thursday, September 25.
President Donald Trump, Attorney General Pam Bondi and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth conduct a news conference in the White House briefing room in August.

Overview

  • The Senate Judiciary Committee convenes at 9 a.m. ET for Pam Bondi’s first oversight appearance since her confirmation, with Sen. Adam Schiff set to question her as he disputes a Justice Department investigation of him.
  • Focus has intensified on the federal indictment of former FBI Director James Comey, secured after the Eastern District of Virginia’s U.S. attorney was replaced by White House aide Lindsey Halligan over career prosecutors’ objections.
  • The department has also opened investigations into Trump critics including Schiff, New York Attorney General Letitia James and Andrew Cuomo, all of whom deny wrongdoing, and Comey’s arraignment is set for Thursday.
  • Nearly 300 former DOJ employees released a public letter calling for stronger congressional checks and warning of degraded norms and retaliation against career staff under current leadership.
  • Lawmakers are expected to press Bondi on the July DOJ–FBI position that no further Epstein files should be released and on federal law‑enforcement surges and National Guard deployments in several cities.