Bondi and the Trump administration have faced significant bipartisan criticism for their handling of the Epstein files' release.

Representative Ro Khanna, a California Democrat, said Monday that some Republicans are “on board” with potentially impeaching Attorney General Pam Bondi over the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) failure to release all of its files related to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein by the congressionally mandated deadline.

Pointing out that Representative Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, would be “leading” the effort if it moves forward, Khanna said during an interview with Morning Joe on MS Now that “there are a few Republicans who are on board with it.” However, he noted that this would not be the first step to pressure Bondi and the DOJ, highlighting that they’d first move forward with pushing to hold her in contempt of Congress.

  • ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
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    2 days ago

    “There are a few Republicans who are on board with it. But we’re not going straight to impeachment. We’re starting with contempt,” Khanna said. “And the idea would be that you’d get a 30-day grace period, which is already in violation of the law, 30 day grace period to get the documents out.”

    If it’s already in violation of the law, then why is inaction acceptable? This is exactly what Trump acolytes know - every deadline can be ignored until there are consequences.

    • paranoid@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      I imagine this grace period was negotiated to get more republicans on board with impeachment

      I don’t quite see it as inaction, as it’s a step forward. But it’s a very, very small step forward, and quite disappointing

    • FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca
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      2 days ago

      “We’re gonna count to three…one…two…two and a half…two and three quarters…two and seven eights…two and fifteen sixteenths”