Prosecutor drops BOMB on Bondi amid Epstein update
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Takeaways
- ❖Pam Bondi refused to comply with a House Oversight Committee subpoena for sworn testimony.
- ❖Bondi offered a voluntary briefing, which Congressman Robert Garcia criticized as disrespectful and an attempt to evade accountability.
- ❖Legal analysis suggests Bondi's defiance is motivated by her prior sworn testimony where she claimed no evidence linked Donald Trump to crimes in the Epstein files.
- ❖Recent Epstein file releases reportedly contain direct victim testimony implicating Donald Trump, suggesting Bondi's previous statement was false.
- ❖If forced to testify under oath, Bondi would likely invoke her Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination.
- ❖Defying a subpoena and making false statements to Congress can lead to criminal charges, as seen with Steve Bannon and Peter Navarro.
- ❖Congress has inherent powers, including using the House Sergeant at Arms or the power of the purse, to compel testimony.
- ❖Accountability for Bondi's actions, including charges for contempt of Congress or false statements, could be pursued by a future administration.
Insights
1Pam Bondi's Refusal to Comply with Subpoena
Pam Bondi, a former Attorney General, refused to comply with a lawfully issued congressional subpoena to testify under oath before the House Oversight Committee. Instead, she offered a voluntary briefing to members of Congress, which was seen as an attempt to circumvent the requirement for sworn testimony.
Congressman Robert Garcia stated, 'She refused on multiple occasions to commit to following the subpoena that Chairman Comer actually just put out.'
2Allegation of Perjury Regarding Epstein Files
Bondi is accused of lying to Congress during previous sworn testimony when she asserted there was 'no evidence in the Epstein files that Donald Trump committed a crime.' This statement is directly contradicted by recently released Epstein files, which reportedly contain direct victim testimony implicating Donald Trump.
The host states, 'in her sworn testimony to Congress, she said there is no evidence in the Epstein files that Donald Trump committed a crime. Everybody knows that. And the reality is what did we see in the most recent Epstein files release? We saw that there is direct evidence... out of the mouth of a victim herself who is reported to have been 13 to 15 years old at the time of the alleged crime.'
3Potential for Fifth Amendment Invocation and Criminal Charges
If Bondi is compelled to testify under oath again, she would likely need to invoke her Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination to avoid admitting to perjury. Defiance of a congressional subpoena and making false statements to Congress are federal crimes, potentially leading to indictment, conviction, and imprisonment, even after her tenure.
The host explains, 'If she's placed under oath and is asked before a congressional committee, if she lied, she would be confronted with those statements... She'd have to plead the fifth.' Glenn Kirschner adds, 'her lie to Congress and if she defies a congressional subpoena, her contempt of Congress would still be well within the statute of limitations come January 2029.'
4Trump's Alleged Motive for Suppressing Files
The hosts suggest that the administration's reluctance to fully release the Epstein files and hold individuals accountable stems from Donald Trump's personal involvement and desire to protect himself and his associates. Trump reportedly stated, 'I don't want my friends to get hurt,' which the hosts interpret as a self-serving statement indicating his own implication in the files.
The host references, 'what he told to Margie Taylor Green which was that he doesn't want his friends to get hurt.' Glenn Kirschner interprets this as, 'you are incriminated in those files. and you don't want you to get hurt because you are the only friend you have.'
Lessons
- Congress should consider exercising its inherent contempt powers, such as sending the House Sergeant at Arms, to compel Pam Bondi's sworn testimony.
- Congress could leverage the 'power of the purse' by scrutinizing and potentially reducing funding for departments led by officials who defy lawful subpoenas.
- Future administrations should pursue criminal charges for contempt of Congress and false statements against officials like Pam Bondi, ensuring accountability for alleged obstruction and perjury.
Quotes
"She refused on multiple occasions to commit to following the subpoena that Chairman Comer actually just put out."
"Pam Bondi inarguably lied to Congress when she said there was no evidence that Donald Trump committed a crime."
"How would that look if the attorney general for the United States had to plead the fifth because her truthful testimony would incriminate her, make it clear that she committed a crime?"
"her lie to Congress and if she defies a congressional subpoena, her contempt of Congress would still be well within the statute of limitations come January 2029."
"I don't want my friends to get hurt. The minute I heard that, I thought to myself, one, you don't have any friends, sport. Two, you don't have any empathy for anybody, even if they are friends. And three, the only thing that you're signaling by saying, I don't want the Epstein files released because my friends, you know, might get hurt, is that you are incriminated in those files. and you don't want you to get hurt because you are the only friend you have."
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