Hearing: “Oversight of the Department of Justice”

Committee on the Judiciary

2141 RHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Support Documents

• An article from MSNow titled, “Inside Trump’s DOJ: Punitive firings, public scoldings and pressure to prosecute foes”, submitted for the Record by Mr. Cline of VA [PDF] Added 02/11/2026 at 04:07 PM
• An article from the Wall Street Journal titled, “Why Pam Bondi Didn’t Publish All the Epstein Files in 30 Days”, submitted for the Record by Mr. McClintock of CA [PDF] Added 02/11/2026 at 04:07 PM
• An article from Newsweek titled, “Donald Trump’s Approval Rating Implodes On His Strongest Issue”, submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of TX [PDF] Added 02/11/2026 at 04:07 PM
• An article from The Texas Tribune titled, “El Paso airspace reopened after FAA quickly rescinds 10-day flight restrictions”, submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of TX [PDF] Added 02/11/2026 at 04:07 PM
• An article from Daily Mail UK titled, “JD Vance refuses to apologize to Alex Pretti’s family after spreading ICE ‘assassin’ claim”, submitted for the Record by Ms. McBath of GA [PDF] Added 02/11/2026 at 04:07 PM
• An article from The New York Times titled, “Alex Pretti’s Friends and Family Denounce ‘Sickening Lies’ About His Life”, submitted for the Record by Ms. McBath of GA [PDF] Added 02/11/2026 at 04:07 PM
• An article from The New York Times titled, “FBI Agent Resigns After Trying to Investigate ICE Officer in Renee Good Shooting”, submitted for the Record by Ms. McBath of GA [PDF] Added 02/11/2026 at 04:07 PM
• A letter dated February 2, 2026, from the Director of National Intelligence to Senator Warner and Representative Himes, submitted for the Record by Mr. Cohen of TN [PDF] Added 02/11/2026 at 04:07 PM
• An affidavit from the United States District Court in the Northern District of Georgia, submitted for the Record by Mr. Cohen of TN [PDF] Added 02/11/2026 at 04:07 PM
• A letter dated January 29, 2026, from Senator Warner and Representative Himes to Director of National Intelligence Gabbard, submitted for the Record by Mr. Cohen of TN [PDF] Added 02/11/2026 at 04:07 PM
• A study from the National Institute of Justice titled, “Undocumented Immigrant Offending Rate Lower Than U.S.-Born Citizen Rate”, submitted for the Record by Mr. Cohen of TN [PDF] Added 02/11/2026 at 04:07 PM
• An article from CNN titled, “House Democrat Stacey Plaskett exchanged texts with Epstein during 2019 congressional hearing”, submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ [PDF] Added 02/17/2026 at 10:30 AM
• An article from NewsNation Now titled, “Why weren’t they released during the Biden administration?”, submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ [PDF] Added 02/17/2026 at 10:30 AM
• An article from the New York Post titled, “Jeffrey Epstein was invited to Dem fundraising dinner and to ‘get to know’ Hakeem Jeffries by firm working with ‘Brooklyn’s Barack’”, submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ [PDF] Added 02/17/2026 at 10:30 AM
• An article from Red State titled, “Bombshell New Docs Show Trump Called Police About Epstein in 2006: ‘Thank Goodness You’re Stopping Him’”, submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ [PDF] Added 02/17/2026 at 10:30 AM
• An article from The Hill titled, “Kamala Harris defends Biden administration decision not to release Epstein files”, submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ [PDF] Added 02/17/2026 at 10:30 AM
• An article from The Post Millennial titled, “Hakeem Jeffries solicited funding from Epstein in 2013 – after financier was convicted child sex offender”, submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ [PDF] Added 02/17/2026 at 10:30 AM
• An article from Virgin Islands Daily News titled, “N.Y. judge allows Epstein victims’ claims against Plaskett to proceed”, submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ [PDF] Added 02/17/2026 at 10:30 AM
• An article from WABC Radio titled, “Epstein File Says Biden Was Replaced in 2019!?”, submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ [PDF] Added 02/17/2026 at 10:30 AM
• An article from the Wall Street Journal titled, “Trump Has Complained About Pam Bondi Repeatedly to Aides”, submitted for the Record by Mr. Garcia of IL [PDF] Added 02/17/2026 at 10:30 AM
• An article from CBS News titled, “Crime down in every category in 2024, FBI report says”, submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of MD [PDF] Added 02/17/2026 at 10:30 AM
• An article from Law.com titled, “Trump Found Guilty by Manhattan Jury on 34 Felony Counts in Fraud Case”, submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of MD [PDF] Added 02/17/2026 at 10:30 AM
• An article from NPR titled, “Trump administration targets ATF, with plans to cut jobs and ease gun restrictions”, submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of MD [PDF] Added 02/17/2026 at 10:30 AM
• An article from NBC News titled, “Trump’s pardons forgive financial crimes that came with hundreds of millions in punishments”, submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of MD [PDF] Added 02/17/2026 at 10:30 AM
• A press release from Representative Raskin’s office titled, “68 House members Call for Resignation of labor Secretary Acosta”, submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of MD [PDF] Added 02/17/2026 at 10:30 AM
• A press release from Representative Raskin’s office titled, “Oversight Committee Plans Hearing with Acosta on Plea Deal with Epstein”, submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of MD [PDF] Added 02/17/2026 at 10:30 AM
• A press release from Representative Raskin’s office titled, “Raskin Joins Call for AG Barr to Re-open Epstein Case and Publicly Release Acosta Misconduct Investigation and Documents”, submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of MD [PDF] Added 02/17/2026 at 10:30 AM
• An article from The American Presidency Project titled, “Report: Record-Low Crime During the Biden-Harris Administration”, submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of MD [PDF] Added 02/17/2026 at 10:30 AM
• An article from San titled, “Trump takes credit for violent crime drop where rates were already falling”, submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of MD [PDF] Added 02/17/2026 at 10:30 AM
• An article from The Guardian titled, “Fraud focus: why is Trump granting clemency to convicted fraudsters?”, submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of MD [PDF] Added 02/17/2026 at 10:30 AM
• An article from The Washington Post titled, “Trump’s pardons wipe out payments to defrauded victims”, submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of MD [PDF] Added 02/17/2026 at 10:30 AM
• A memo from the Office of the Attorney General dated December 4, 2025, submitted for the Record by Ms. Scanlon of PA [PDF] Added 02/17/2026 at 10:30 AM
• An article from Council of Nonprofits titled, “Attacks on Freedom of Speech: What Nonprofits Need to Know”, submitted for the Record by Ms. Scanlon of PA [PDF] Added 02/17/2026 at 10:30 AM
• A Presidential Memoranda from September 25, 2025, titled, “Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence”, submitted for the Record by Ms. Scanlon of PA [PDF] Added 02/17/2026 at 10:30 AM
• An article from the Freedom From Religion Foundation titled, “FFRF warns that Bondi memo weaponizes federal law enforcement against non-Christians and dissenting viewpoints”, submitted for the Record by Ms. Scanlon of PA [PDF] Added 02/17/2026 at 10:30 AM
• An article by Ken Klippenstein titled, “Exclusive: ICE’s Secret Watchlists of Americans”, submitted for the Record by Ms. Scanlon of PA [PDF] Added 02/17/2026 at 10:30 AM
• An article from Newsweek titled, “DOJ Deletes Study Alleging Rise in Far-Right Terrorism in US”, submitted for the Record by Ms. Scanlon of PA [PDF] Added 02/17/2026 at 10:30 AM
• An article from NOTUS titled, “Trump’s Directive on ‘Organized Political Violence’ Could Lead to Increased Surveillance of His Critics”, submitted for the Record by Ms. Scanlon of PA [PDF] Added 02/17/2026 at 10:30 AM
• An article from Idaho Capital Sun titled, “Rest Easy Idahoans. The No Kings Demonstrators are American Patriots”, submitted for the Record by Ms. Scanlon of PA [PDF] Added 02/17/2026 at 10:30 AM
• An article from The Intercept titled, “Trump Calls His Enemies Terrorists. Does That Mean He Can Just Kill Them?”, submitted for the Record by Ms. Scanlon of PA [PDF] Added 02/17/2026 at 10:30 AM
• An article from The Washington Post titled, “Trump targets domestic terrorists – but only mentions the ‘radical left’”, submitted for the Record by Ms. Scanlon of PA [PDF] Added 02/17/2026 at 10:30 AM
• An article from the NIJ titled, “What NIJ Research Tells Us About Domestic Terrorism”, submitted for the Record by Ms. Scanlon of PA [PDF] Added 02/17/2026 at 10:30 AM
• A page of the Epstein Files from February 23, 2021, submitted for the Record by Mr. Massie of KY [PDF] Added 02/17/2026 at 11:12 AM
• A page of the Epstein Files from September 16, 2021, submitted for the Record by Mr. Massie of KY [PDF] Added 02/17/2026 at 11:12 AM
• A page of the Epstein Files from March 11, 2015, submitted for the Record by Mr. Massie of KY [PDF] Added 02/17/2026 at 11:12 AM
• A page of the Epstein Files from May 29, 2020, submitted for the Record by Mr. Massie of KY [PDF] Added 02/17/2026 at 11:12 AM
• A page of the Epstein Files from June 25, 2020, submitted for the Record by Mr. Massie of KY [PDF] Added 02/17/2026 at 11:12 AM
• A list of names of people who have resigned from their positions due to the release of the Epstein Files, submitted for the Record by Mr. Massie of KY [PDF] Added 02/17/2026 at 11:12 AM
• A page of the Epstein Files from July 5, 2013, where Les Wexner is mentioned, submitted for the Record by Mr. Massie of KY [PDF] Added 02/17/2026 at 11:12 AM
• A letter dated February 27, 2025, from Attorney General Bondi to Director Patel regarding the Epstein Files, submitted for the Record by Mr. Massie of KY [PDF] Added 02/17/2026 at 11:12 AM
• An article from The New York Times titled, “The Government Published Dozens of Nude Photos in the Epstein Files”, submitted for the Record by Mr. Massie of KY [PDF] Added 02/17/2026 at 11:12 AM

Hearing Record

• Questions for the Record for Attorney General Bondi from Representatives Knott, Issa, Baumgartner, Hageman, Raskin, and Scanlon [PDF] Added 03/16/2026 at 10:43 AM

First Published: February 4, 2026 at 08:40 AM
Last Updated: March 16, 2026 at 10:43 AM