Attorney General Pam Bondi was hit with a fact check when she stated her commitment to prosecuting anyone involved with Jeffrey Epstein's alleged sex trafficking network.
President Donald Trump's attorney general responded to threats by Reps. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Thomas Massie (R-KY) to hold her in contempt of Congress for failing to release documents related to the late sex offender in violation of a law passed last month, pledging she would ensure others in his network would be prosecuted.
The Department of Justice previously stated we will bring charges against anyone involved in the trafficking and exploitation of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims," Bondi posted. "We reaffirm this commitment, and ask any victim to please come forward with any information pertaining to any individuals who engaged in illicit activity at their expense. We have met with many victims and victims groups, and will continue to do so if more reach out."
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche told NBC's “Meet the Press” that he didn’t take the bipartisan lawmakers' threats seriously, and Bondi encouraged anyone with information about the Epstein case to contact her or her deputy.
"Please contact myself, DAG Blanche, or the FBI and we will investigate immediately," she posted. "We believe in the equal standard of justice in this country and will ensure that Justice is served."
However, many social media users pointed out that Bondi's post directly contradicted her position that caused the Epstein matter to explode back into public consciousness over the summer, when the DOJ and FBI announced that no further evidence about the case would be released.
"The Justice Department and the FBI previously stated less than 6 months ago that there was not enough information in these documents to even open a new case into any uncharged individual," pointed out NBC News correspondent Tom Winters.
"Give me a break! You have the documents and many of the pedophiles with the documents," groused X user Dede Watson. "You are involved IN THE COVERUP."
"Madam AG, How many of Epstein’s victims have you and DAG Blanche met with?" asked X user Turnbull. "That’s a rhetorical question because the answer is zero."
"They should have been arrested by now - what is taking so long?"wondered self-described Christian conservative X user Renatta.
"You have all the files, all the names," added X user Margaret Johnson. "Why are you posting on X for victims to come forward?"
"I guess you were never taught 'actions speak louder than words,'" said self-described America-first veteran Christopher Kelley. "You can speak all you want about Justice, but we see exactly what your actions are doing to Justice. You're delaying her... Justice delayed, is Justice denied. I guess you were never taught that one either."
"Thank you, @agpambondi. One thing that @TheJusticeDept could do better — making clear precisely how victims and witnesses can contact the department," offered Tufts economist Ben Badejo. "In some cases, DOJ email addresses are set up and publicly posted for particular matters, presumably in coordination with Victims and Witness Assistance offices. In other case, this does not occur. In some cases, particular FBI email addresses are publicly provided. In other cases, not. It could be helpful for people to be told more often exactly how matters of certain kinds can be brought to the attention of the appropriate offices, and for both @TheJusticeDept and the @fbi to commit resources to enabling this more regularly."
