Sheldon Whitehouse Grills AG Pam Bondi on Epstein, Trump, and FBI Payments

Questions on FBI Payments and Mr. Homeman

• ❓ Senator Whitehouse questioned AG Pam Bondi regarding a $50,000 cash payment from the FBI to an individual named Mr. Homeman, delivered in a paper bag.
• 🚫 Bondi repeatedly stated that investigations into Homeman found no credible evidence of wrongdoing, without directly answering what happened to the $50,000.
• ✉️ Whitehouse pressed for details on whether the FBI recovered the money and if Homeman declared it on his tax returns.

OPR Investigation and Cash Patel's Testimony

• ⚖️ Whitehouse inquired about an OPR investigation into prosecutorial misconduct by Amile Boie, who was involved in a transaction with Homeman.
• 🤐 Bondi declined to discuss the OPR investigation, citing pending litigation and personnel matters.
• 🔒 Whitehouse also questioned why Cash Patel's grand jury testimony, after he initially pleaded the fifth, was allegedly sealed by the Department of Justice.

Jeffrey Epstein and Suspicious Activity Reports (SARS)

• 🔍 Whitehouse asked how many Treasury SARS related to Jeffrey Epstein's accounts were investigated by the DOJ or Director Patel.
• 🗣️ Bondi countered by questioning Whitehouse's own financial ties to a confidant of Epstein and whether he had questioned Merrick Garland on the matter.
• 📸 Whitehouse inquired if the FBI found photographs of President Trump with young women, as reportedly shown by Epstein to witnesses.
• 🏛️ Bondi accused Whitehouse of making salacious remarks and attempting to slander Trump, while highlighting Whitehouse's alleged financial connections.

Threats to Federal Judges

• 🛡️ Whitehouse asked if the Marshall Service investigates the orchestration of threats against federal judges.
• 🤝 Bondi offered to arrange a meeting with the US Marshals Director to discuss threats against federal judges.