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'We need no protection': Bill Clinton demands the immediate release of Epstein Files

Ghislaine Maxwell

This undated trial evidence image obtained December 8, 2021, from the US District Court for the Southern District of New York shows British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, who has been convicted of sex crimes, and US financier Jeffrey Epstein Handout US District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Photo credit: AFP

What you need to know:

  • Some lawmakers seek possible contempt of Congress charges against Bondi
  • Ex-President Clinton urges the full release of files in which he appears in
  • Epstein victims attack DOJ's performance on releasing files
  • Trump says 'I don't like pictures of Bill Clinton being shown'

Bipartisan anger over the U.S. Department of Justice's slow release of Jeffrey Epstein documents grew on Monday as lawmakers threatened to launch an effort to hold Attorney General Pam Bondi in contempt of Congress and former President Bill Clinton sought the immediate release of any documents involving him.

"The DOJ needs to quit protecting the rich, powerful, and politically connected," Representative Thomas Massie, a maverick conservative Republican from Kentucky, said in a posting on X.