Check out @MollyJongFast today on Morning Joe: "Robert Garcia has been everywhere, talking to everyone, in a way that I think shows a path forward for Democrats, at least in the minority. Amazing."
She gets it.
NEW - Progressive and centrist Democrats are remarkably aligned around their plan for using a potential House majority to investigate President Donald Trump: Pursue businesses that have cultivated his administration for backdoor oversight, and don’t hold back.
.@RobertGarcia: "Over 30 times she deflected blame onto Todd Blanche. Why were redactions made? That's Todd Blanche. Why are 3 million documents still missing? Well, Todd Blanche was in charge of the Epstein files. Why was Ghislaine Maxwell moved? 'I have no idea — ask Todd Blanche.' When the full transcript is reviewed by everyone, it is very clear that she is deflecting to Todd Blanche."
The transcript of Pam Bondi’s interview is now out. That day I said: “She continues to push all of the investigation and the blame on Acting AG Todd Blanche."
Bondi said I was lying.
Well, the transcript is out. And it’s clear that Bondi placed all responsibility on Blanche.
NEW in @semafor this AM: Oversight Ranker @RobertGarcia and Dem members worked to raise $500,000 last night for the DCCC and to win back the majority.
It’s first time Oversight has hosted a DCCC event.
NEW: House Oversight Ranking Member Robert Garcia is demanding Chairman Comer bring in Todd Blanche and Kash Patel to testify in the Committee's Epstein investigation.
NEW: House Oversight Cmte ranking member Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) asks panel chair to call Todd Blanche for transcribed interview re: Epstein Files mess
Garcia: Pam Bondi "invoked Blanche’s name more than 30 times, pointing to him as the person responsible for DOJ’s actions"
INBOX: Top House Oversight Dem @RepRobertGarcia is calling on Republicans to bring in acting AG Todd Blanche & FBI Director Kash Patel for transcribed and taped interviews after Pam Bondi invoked them in Epstein files interview.
Oversight Dems want Todd Blanche + Kash Patel to come testify
They say Pam Bondi mentioned Blanche 30+ times last week "pointing to him as the person responsible for DOJ’s actions involving the review, withholding, and botched release of Epstein-related records"
House Democrats are demanding that Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer bring in Todd Blanche and Kash Patel to answer questions about Jeffrey Epstein.
Read more: https://t.co/OAVQhBiHkZ
NEW: @RepRobertGarcia demands Chairman Comer arrange interviews with Todd Blanche and Kash Patel as part of Epstein investigation.
During Pam Bondi’s transcribed interview, she referenced Blanche’s name 30 times. More here:
https://t.co/BaxTK4VwOA
"Rep. Garcia told reporters that he personally asked Bondi five separate times about her conversations with Trump regarding the Epstein files — whether Trump directed her, what he knew, what he asked her to redact. Five times. She refused to answer all five..."
Pam Bondi refused to go under oath, refused to be filmed, and refused to answer a single question about Trump. Meanwhile, survivors stood in the hallway demanding justice. Here's your midday news recap. https://t.co/P740SO9dEr
🚨BREAKING: Lawmakers just stepped out of Pam Bondi's closed-door Epstein files interview FURIOUS.
She blamed almost everything on the now-acting Todd Blanche.
Refused to answer a single question about Trump.
DOJ's Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon is inside the room coaching her on how to avoid answering about Trump.
The entire testimony is neither under oath nor videotaped.
This is a total sham. Survivors deserve real answers.
🏛️BONDI TESTIMONY: Democrats on Friday slammed the Justice Department for participating in the former AG’s transcribed interview with House lawmakers, claiming agency officials repeatedly blocked Bondi from talking about her conversations with Pres. Trump.
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@PamBondi Ms. Bondi, you said “Blanche was managing the entire investigation” and you said he was responsible for redactions that exposed survivors. You deflected to him over 30 times.
We think Chairman Comer should have videotaped this, don’t you agree?
House Oversight Ranking Member Robert Garcia says that Pam Bondi, in her closed-door interview, refused to answer to questions about Trump:
"I also personally asked the former AG five times and five different questions about her conversations with President Trump, whether he directed her any at any given time on the Epstein files, what he knew, what he asked her to redact or not, and she refused to answer any questions about President Trump."