Bondi defends the Epstein-file rollout as the redactions become the story

Pam Bondi went to Capitol Hill to explain the Epstein-file rollout, and somehow the paperwork needed its own lawyer. She defended the Justice Department’s handling, acknowledged redaction errors, pointed to Todd Blanche as the official overseeing the release, and avoided some questions about Trump’s role. That is a very Washington sentence: three million pages of alleged transparency, delivered with footnotes, missing answers, and somebody else’s name on the clipboard. The promise was sunlight. The result looks more like a government document wearing sunglasses indoors.