Bondi defends Trump administration’s release of Epstein case files

Pam Bondi faces questions in the House Judiciary Committee (J Scott Applewhite/AP)

Former attorney general Pam Bondi stood behind the Trump administration’s release of the case files on Jeffrey Epstein as she testified before House politicians scrutinising a process that was delayed and included personal information of potential victims.

Ms Bondi, who arrived on Friday morning on Capitol Hill for her closed-door interview, was defiant in previous public testimony when she was confronted about the Epstein investigation.