{"id":2569843,"date":"2026-02-13T17:51:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T22:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-demand-meeting-with-bondi-over-spying-on-epstein-files-access\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T17:52:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T22:52:33","slug":"democrats-demand-meeting-with-bondi-over-spying-on-epstein-files-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-demand-meeting-with-bondi-over-spying-on-epstein-files-access\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats demand meeting with Bondi over &#8216;spying&#8217; on Epstein files access"},"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%2Fdemocrats-demand-meeting-with-bondi-over-spying-on-epstein-files-access%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=2569843&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>House Democrats demanded a meeting wiht Attorney General Pam Bondi over the Justice Department\u2019s alleged spying on members of Congress as they review the Epstein files. In a letter to Bondi, Reps. Jamie Raskin, Pramila Jayapal, and Robert Garcia urged the DOJ to stop monitoring lawmakers and to grant meaningful access to the fully unredacted Epstein materials. They cited a photo from a House Judiciary hearing showing Bondi\u2019s binder page titled \u201cJayapal Pramila Search History\u201d as evidence, arguing the surveillance violates the separation of powers and protects Epstein and Maxwell\u2019s co-conspirators while denying justice to survivors. The lawmakers requested a meeting date before February 20 and a process that would allow members to view the unredacted files without being watched.House Speaker Mike Johnson condemned Bondi\u2019s conduct, and Democrats described the handling as outrageous.  <\/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\">Democrats demand meeting with Bondi over &lsquo;spying&rsquo; on Epstein files access<\/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_2504687\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-democrats\/\">House Democrats<\/a> demanded a meeting with Attorney General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pam-bondi\/\">Pam Bondi<\/a> on Friday over the Justice Department&rsquo;s alleged &ldquo;spying&rdquo; on members of Congress accessing the Epstein files.<\/p>\n<p>Reps. Jamie Raskin (D-MA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), and Robert Garcia (D-CA) wrote a combative letter to Bondi, just two days after her <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >equally bellicose hearing<\/a>. In it, the Democrats demanded the DOJ stop &ldquo;spying&rdquo; on members of Congress, and immediately give them &ldquo;meaningful access to the <em>fully unredacted<\/em> Epstein files.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4457545\/transgender-lawmaker-sarah-mcbride-hillary-clinton-girls-rights-forum\/\">Transgender lawmaker teams up with Hillary Clinton for girls&#8217; rights forum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4457317\/howard-lutnick-donald-trump-gordie-howe-bridge-meeting\/\">Democrats investigate Lutnick meeting rival bridge owner before Trump shut down Gordie Howe project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4457201\/new-york-republicans-appeal-maps-supreme-court\/\">New York GOP appeals new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elias-law-group-files-lawsuit-challenging-wisconsin-congressional-maps\/\" title=\"Elias Law Group files lawsuit challenging Wisconsin ...ional maps\">congressional map directly<\/a> to Supreme Court<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;On Wednesday, a photograph of a page in the &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jayapal-outraged-after-bondi-seen-with-her-epstein-files-search-history\/\" title=\"Jayapal outraged after ... seen with her ... search history\">burn book&#038;rsquo<\/a>; binder you brought to a House Committee on the Judiciary hearing revealed to Congress and the world that your DOJ has been secretly tracking Members of Congress as they review the slightly-less-redacted Epstein files,&rdquo; they wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This surveillance of Members as we perform our constitutional oversight duties, done without our knowledge or consent, is a blatant violation of the separation of powers and further evidence that this DOJ will stop at nothing to protect Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell&rsquo;s co-conspirators, accomplices, and enablers while denying justice to survivors and the American people,&rdquo; the Democrats added.<\/p>\n<p>One piece of evidence outlined in the document was Bondi&rsquo;s document displayed in the hearing titled &ldquo;Jayapal Pramila Search History,&rdquo; which her team confirmed as authentic.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4454743\/democrats-pam-bondi-epstein-house-hearing\/\">DEMOCRATS RIP BONDI OVER HANDLING OF EPSTEIN CASE IN ROWDY HOUSE HEARING<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The trio described Bondi&rsquo;s conduct as &ldquo;so outrageous&rdquo; that it even earned the condemnation of House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).<\/p>\n<p>They demanded Bondi provide a date to meet with them before Feb. 20 and to outline a method by which members of Congress can view the unredacted files in a convenient way without being watched.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats press Bondi over DOJ spying on Epstein files<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4104,"featured_media":2569844,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26042759161522.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[45543,3685,9006,4470,9541],"class_list":["post-2569843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-bondi","tag-democrats","tag-epstein","tag-meeting","tag-spying"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26042759161522.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2569843","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4104"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2569843"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2569843\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2569847,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2569843\/revisions\/2569847"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2569844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2569843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2569843"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2569843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}