{"id":2569040,"date":"2026-02-11T21:46:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T02:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jayapal-outraged-after-bondi-seen-with-her-epstein-files-search-history\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T21:48:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T02:48:25","slug":"jayapal-outraged-after-bondi-seen-with-her-epstein-files-search-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jayapal-outraged-after-bondi-seen-with-her-epstein-files-search-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Jayapal outraged after Bondi seen with her Epstein files search history"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjayapal-outraged-after-bondi-seen-with-her-epstein-files-search-history%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2569040&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. Pramila Jayapal expressed outrage after Attorney General Pam Bondi was photographed holding a printed list of Jayapal\u2019s Epstein-file search history during a House Judiciary Committee hearing. Jayapal said retrieving a congressmember\u2019s file searches violates the separation of powers and vowed to pursue an examination into how Congress\u2019s Epstein-file inquiries are being surveilled, calling the image a \u201cburn book.\u201d The exchange occurred during Bondi\u2019s first oversight hearing,with democrats criticizing the DOJ\u2019s handling of the Epstein files and redaction failures,while Republicans largely defended the department. The Epstein files had been released to Congress under a clarity act but were heavily redacted, and lawmakers suggested the issue may <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-scott-hamas-terrorists-need-to-feel-the-wrath-of-god-and-some-israeli-military-hardware\/\" title=\"Tim Scott: Hamas must face divine retribution and Israeli military might.\">reflect broader concerns<\/a> about surveillance and redaction practices.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Jayapal outraged after Bondi seen with &lsquo;burn book&rsquo; of her Epstein files search history<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2502339\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Pramila-Jayapal\/\">Pramila Jayapal<\/a> (D-WA) expressed her anger Wednesday after Attorney General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pam-bondi\/\">Pam Bondi<\/a> was photographed holding a printed compilation of the congresswoman&rsquo;s search history of the Epstein files during a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-judiciary-committee\/\">House Judiciary<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-judiciary-committee\/\">Committee<\/a> hearing.<\/p>\n<p>Jayapal said <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepJayapal\/status\/2021725059245609079?s=20\">in an X post<\/a> that retrieving a congressmember&rsquo;s file search history goes against the separation of powers and that she will pursue an investigation into the surveillance of Congress&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/epstein-files\/\">Epstein file inquiries<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4455570\/six-republicans-vote-against-trump-canada-tariffs\/\">Who are the six Republicans who voted against Trump&rsquo;s Canada tariffs?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4454940\/seven-takeaways-from-bondis-fiery-house-testimony\/\">Seven takeaways from Bondi&rsquo;s fiery House testimony<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4455007\/house-passes-voter-id-bill-one-democrat-supporting\/\">House passes voter ID bill with only one Democrat supporting GOP measure<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;It is totally inappropriate and against the separations of powers for the DOJ to surveil us as we search the Epstein files,&rdquo; Jayapal said. &ldquo;Bondi showed up today with a burn book that held a printed search history of exactly what emails I searched. That is outrageous, and I intend to pursue this and stop this spying on members.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The image, which circulated on social media following Bondi&rsquo;s hearing before the House judiciary committee, showed Bondi holding a sheet of paper with Jayapal&rsquo;s name and a list of Epstein file document numbers she had viewed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The use of these materials&mdash;described by some critics as a &#8220;burn book&#8221; &mdash; came into focus as Rep. Jayapal pressed for technical answers on redaction failures, notes were passed forward to Bondi, who referenced them before responding. Pictured below are some notes related to Jayapal <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0fzKpkzMFs\">pic.twitter.com\/0fzKpkzMFs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kent Nishimura (@kentnish) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kentnish\/status\/2021702705387843711?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 11, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Bondi&rsquo;s appearance marked her first oversight hearing before the panel since her confirmation as the nation&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-whitmer-ally-rejects-call-for-investigation-gop-hints-at-funding-special-prosecutor\/\" title=\"After Whitmer Ally Rejects Call For Investigation, GOP Hints At Funding Special Prosecutor\">top law enforcement official<\/a>, but what was advertised to be a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/page\/57\/\">Department of Justice <\/a>operations review turned into a shouting match.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Congress was first allowed to view the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4449619\/doj-allowing-congress-view-unredacted-epstein-files\/\">unredacted versions of the Epstein files<\/a> starting on Monday. The files were released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, though they were heavily redacted.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), the panel&rsquo;s top Democrat,<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Acyn\/status\/2021743021084356647?s=20\">&nbsp;told reporters Wednesday evening<\/a> that he had &ldquo;reason to believe that it was happening to everyone,&rdquo; not just Jayapal.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>During the hearing, the attorney general faced repeated criticism from Democrats over the department&rsquo;s handling of the Epstein files and its failure to fully redact victims&rsquo; personal information.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At one point, Jayapal asked Bondi to turn around to the victims at the back of the room and apologize for not redacting their personal information.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4454940\/seven-takeaways-from-bondis-fiery-house-testimony\/\"><strong>SEVEN TAKEAWAYS FROM BONDI&rsquo;S FIERY HOUSE TESTIMONY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bondi refused and called Jayapal&rsquo;s request &ldquo;theatrics,&rdquo; saying the blame falls on the previous administration.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Republican members of the committee, while broadly defending the DOJ&rsquo;s record and Bondi&rsquo;s leadership, largely did not address the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >search history issue directly<\/a>. 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