DOJ Spies on Lawmakers Researching Unredacted Epstein Files
Instead of trying to figure out who else is involved in Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes, the Department of Justice is spying on lawmakers to see which files related to the scandal they are researching.
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Attorney General Pam Bondi probably wishes that she had simply memorized all of the prepared zingers she used to attack the Democrats who asked her about Jeffrey Epstein and other things she didn’t want to talk about at Wednesday’s House Judiciary Committee hearing. However, because she couldn’t, she brought a binder full of opposition research, which is why we now know that the Department of Justice is spying on lawmakers to find out which Epstein-related materials they are researching.
During the hearing, a photographer snapped a photo of a piece of paper Bondi was handed that included the documents Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) had searched for when she went to the DOJ facility where lawmakers are allowed to view less-redacted Epstein files.
A Reuters photographer captured this image of a page from Pam Bondi's "burn book," which she used to counter any questions from Democratic lawmakers during an unhinged hearing today.It looks like the DOJ monitored members of Congress’s searches of the unredacted Epstein files.Just wow.
— Christopher Wiggins (@cwnewser.bsky.social) 2026-02-11T23:06:45.578Z
Democrats weren’t amused that Bondi and the DOJ seem more interested in spying on them than they are on getting to the bottom of who else was involved in Epstein’s crimes.
“It is totally inappropriate and against the separations of powers for the DOJ to surveil us as we search the Epstein files,” Jayapal said in confirming that the documents on the list were those she had searched for. “That is outrageous and I intend to pursue this and stop this spying on members.”
Meanwhile, Rep. Jamie Raskin (MD), the panel’s top Democrat, said he would get the DOJ’s inspector general involved.
“Not only has the Department of Justice illegally withheld documents from Congress and the American people. Not only has Attorney General Bondi failed to bring a single indictment against a single co-conspirator of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell,” he stated. “But now Bondi and her team are spying on Members of Congress conducting oversight in yet another blatant attempt to intrude into Congress’s oversight processes.”
Raskin also shed light on what is required of lawmakers who wish to research the documents.
He explained that they have to go to a DOJ annex, use one of only four computers, use “clunky and convoluted software” and conduct their searches while “DOJ staffers look over our shoulders.”
“It is the perfect set up for DOJ to spy on Members’ review, monitoring, recording, and logging every document we choose to pull up,” Raskin stated.
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC), one of a handful of GOP lawmakers who pushed for the release of the Epstein files, said she could confirm that “DOJ is tracking the Epstein documents members of Congress search for, open, and review.”
Bondi’s shameful display at the hearing, during which she also perjured herself, capped an embarrassing day for her and DOJ.
It was revealed on Tuesday night that a grand jury refused to indict six Democratic lawmakers for the non-crime of stating a fact.
While we doubt that Bondi will have learned any lessons from the past 24 hours, maybe she’ll do a better job of studying her insults the night before she testifies the next time.
