"The attorney general is not the president's personal consigliere." - Michael Steele, MSNOW

Feb. 12, 2026, 6:00 AM EST
BY Michael Steele, MSNOW

"If Pam Bondi’s goal when testifying before Congress on Wednesday was to put to rest the controversy over her department’s mishandling of the Epstein files, she failed badly.

"But if the attorney general just wanted to impress Donald Trump, she probably succeeded.

"In more than five hours of testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, Bondi defended the president, personally insulted lawmakers and literally kept her back turned on survivors of Epstein’s abuse.

"The attorney general is not the president’s personal consigliere."

"If the attorney general will not turn around and face the victims standing behind her, the American people must face what that means about the Trump administration.

"The Epstein files are not going away. Neither is the demand for justice."

https://www.ms.now/opinion/pam-bondi-testimony-epstein-files-trump-reveal