Hearings on Epstein case held in US Congress: controversy over references to Trump
US Congressional Judiciary Committee holds hearing on financier's case Jeffrey Epstein and related materials.
During the meeting, the Democratic Congressman Ted Lew asked the US Attorney General a question Pam Bondi regarding possible references to the US president Donald Trump in the case file and the circumstances of his contacts with Epstein in the past.
In response, Bondi said there was no evidence that Trump had committed a crime and accused her opponents of trying to divert attention from the administration's political achievements.
Exchange of accusations
Following the Attorney General's response, Lew stated that there was evidence that he believed needed to be verified by law enforcement. He also criticised the Ministry of Justice for not questioning individual witnesses in the Epstein case.
In response, Bondi reacted sharply to the accusations and insisted that the allegations of Trump's involvement in crimes were groundless.
Political and legal context
Epstein's case remains one of the most high-profile in the United States due to the scale of the sexual exploitation allegations and the number of possible victims.
The congressional debate comes amid broader political disputes between Democrats and Republicans over the transparency of the investigation and the accountability of those who may have been involved.
No official decisions on the outcome of the hearings have been made public yet.
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