Is Bondi Saying Her DOJ’s Prior ‘Exhaustive’ Epstein Review Was a Sham?

The Justice Department is in the business of investigating crime, not the business of conducting political opposition research.

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Attorney General Pam Bondi looks on as she testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., October 7, 2025.

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On Friday, President Trump posted yet another order directing Attorney General Pamela Bondi to weaponize the government’s law-enforcement apparatus for political gain.

Unlike the last one, in which the president inveighed against Bondi’s failure (theretofore) to indict three of his enemies (James Comey, Letitia James, and Adam Schiff), this one was not intended as a private dressing down that Trump inadvertently published on Truth Social. This time, the president purposely and openly demanded that the Justice Department and the FBI

Andrew C. McCarthy

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Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.

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