Pam Bondi hit with new demand to unredact GOP presidential candidate in Epstein email [View all]

By David Edwards
Published February 12, 2026 5:04 PM ET

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) called on Attorney General Pam Bondi to expose the name of a "political figure" who competed against former Gov. Jeb Bush (R-FL) in the Iowa presidential caucuses. The name appeared in an email to Jeffrey Epstein, but was curiously redacted by the Justice Department.

"I saw this email at DOJ today. This is a political figure who shouldn't have been redacted. It's a direct violation of @RepThomasMassie and my Epstein Files Transparency Act," Khanna wrote in a Thursday post on X.

According to the email, the political figure "got more votes than Jeb Bush got in Iowa" and "only had one congressional district."

https://www.rawstory.com/epstein-iowa-caucuses/