Bipartisan group of lawmakers floats plan to 'fine Pam Bondi every day' over Epstein files [View all]

By Alexander Willis
Published December 21, 2025 12:34 PM ET

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) announced Sunday that he and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) will be moving to hold Attorney General Pam Bondi in inherent contempt of Congress over the Justice Department’s failure to release all files on Jeffrey Epstein by Dec. 19 with limited redactions, as was required by law.

Among the oldest powers of Congress, holding an official in inherent contempt allows for Congress to force compliance either with fines or detention, and in a manner that entirely bypasses the DOJ.

“We only need the House for inherent contempt and we're building a bipartisan coalition,” Khanna revealed Sunday during an appearance on CBS News’ “Face The Nation.”

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