WATCH: Sen. Kennedy Grilled AG Pam Bondi About Comments Howard Lutnick Made About Epstein | N18G

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Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) grilled Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday about comments Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick made about Jeffrey Epstein during a recent interview with The New York Post — even going so far as to threaten to haul Lutnick before the Senate Judiciary Committee. During the interview in question, Lutnick said that “This guy [Epstein] was the greatest blackmailer ever.” “Blackmail people. That’s how he had money,” added the Trump Cabinet member. Bondi faced heavy scrutiny over conflicting statements out of the administration on the Epstein files, after the Justice Department and FBI said in a July letter that no further releases were warranted and that there was no evidence suggesting others participated or enabled Epstein's abuse of minor girls. Democrats have accused the administration of seeking to cover up any mentions of Trump or high-profile appointees who had past associations with Epstein, which the administration has denied. Attorney General Pam Bondi is facing questions from senators this morning about National Guard deployments and immigrant arrests in U.S. cities, the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey, and files related to Jeffrey Epstein.Attorney General Pam Bondi is appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee this morning. Bondi has deflected questions from Democrats on a variety of issues. “Senator, I am not going to discuss that with you,” she said to a question about internal DOJ discussions on prosecuting a Trump political opponent. She has also stonewalled Democrats about her handling of the Epstein files and existence of a so-called “client list.” The hearing comes after the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey by a federal grand jury, an extraordinary escalation in President Donald Trump’s effort to prosecute his political enemies. She is also being pressed about the legal basis for drone strikes on suspected drug cartels and the Trump administration’s push to use the military in US cities. #pambondi #epsteinfiles #attorneygeneral #trumpadministration #ussenate #cnbctv18 #uspolitics