Attorney General Bondi Dodges Questions on Tom Homan Probe and Epstein Photos

Tom Homan Investigation and $50,000 Payment

• ❓ Senator Whitehouse questioned Attorney General Pam Bondi about $50,000 in cash delivered by the FBI to "border czar" Tom Homan.
• 🚫 Bondi repeatedly stated that an FBI and DOJ review found no credible evidence of wrongdoing regarding Homan, but did not directly answer what happened to the $50,000.
• 🧐 Whitehouse pressed whether Homan kept the money and if it was declared on his tax returns, to which Bondi deflected by accusing Whitehouse of pushing legislation that would subsidize his wife's company.

OPR Investigation and Cash Patel Testimony

• ❓ The discussion shifted to an OPR investigation into prosecutorial misconduct by Amile Boie, with Bondi stating it is pending litigation and she cannot discuss personnel matters.
• ❓ Whitehouse inquired about Cash Patel's sealed grand jury testimony and the process of its release, but Bondi declined to discuss sealed testimony.
• 🤝 Bondi stated that if Patel's transcript was released publicly, they would provide a copy to the Senator.

Jeffrey Epstein Suspicious Activity Reports (SARS)

• ❓ Whitehouse questioned Bondi on how many Treasury SARS related to Jeffrey Epstein's accounts were investigated by DOJ, implying zero investigations were conducted.
• ⚠️ Bondi countered by questioning Whitehouse's own financial ties to Reed Hoffman, an Epstein confidant, and asked if he had questioned Merrick Garland about the matter.
• 📸 Whitehouse asked if the FBI found photos of President Trump with young women, as reported by a witness who claimed Epstein showed them.
• 🗣️ Bondi accused Whitehouse of making salacious remarks and slandering Trump, while highlighting Whitehouse's alleged financial ties to Epstein's associates and attempts to block flight log releases.

US Marshals Service and Threats to Judges

• ❓ Whitehouse asked if the US Marshals Service investigates the orchestration of threats against federal judges.
• 🤝 Bondi offered to set up a meeting with the Director of the US Marshals to discuss any threats to federal judges, including who orchestrated them.