Representative Ted Lieu accused Attorney General Pam Bondi of lying under oath Wednesday, catching the Trump official in a bind after she claimed no evidence existed of young girls at parties attended by the president.
The California lawmaker highlighted that, under Bondi’s direction per a July 2025 memo, the Justice Department had “not uncovered evidence” that warranted investigations against “uncharged third parties.”
He then referred to recently released images of ex-Prince Andrew, depicting the disgraced British royal on all fours, towering over one of Epstein’s victims.
“These two photos staring you in the face are evidence of a crime and are more than enough evidence to predicate an investigation against former Prince Andrew,” Lieu said. “So I ask you, Attorney General Pam Bondi, why did you shut down this investigation last July and why have you not prosecuted former Prince Andrew?”
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spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works · 112 pts · 198d
Of course she did.
Canconda@lemmy.ca · 69 pts · 198d
You could hear it in her voice. She knows she's fucked.
harmbugler@piefed.social · 13 pts · 198d
Who's going to charge her, the DOJ?
Etterra@discuss.online · 8 pts · 198d
Only if Trump turns on her.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 6 pts · 198d
as long as she plays along and if the risk to him is not too high.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 198d
No she isn't. You guys still think US has rule of law. Cute.
ToTheGraveMyLove@sh.itjust.works · 74 pts · 198d
These people have no morals or ethics. The only thing we can do at this point is lock them up and throw away the key.
spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works · 43 pts · 198d
The problem is "these people" include 6 corrupt Supreme Court justices. Hard to have any justice if those administering it are corrupt to the core.
Cruxifux@feddit.nl · 19 pts · 198d
We are in dire need of a drastic change to the way we look at vigilante mob justice in our society at this point. It is literally the only option for actual justice and positive change when the justice system operates under a pay to win rule and the wealth gap is the highest it’s ever been since the gold standard was established.
chaogomu@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 198d
Fun fact, the supreme court is only the highest appeal court because they say they are. The constitution actually says they're a maritime court.
There's more to it, but yeah, Congress can legally strip the court of power by establishing a new court.
The old court would still have the final say in maritime law. But little else.
BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 198d
IDK that sounds like you're about to argue, that you don't need a driver's license or registration for your car, because you're not driving, you're traveling.
In any case it's more expedient to approach this matter with torches and pitch forks, than to wait for congress to get their act together. Just remember who'll appoint replacements for any justice you remove.
chaogomu@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 198d
The whole concept of Judicial review didn't exist before 1803 when the court granted itself that power.
Per the actual constitution;
A plain reading of that says that Congress can change all the rules at will except the Maritime and Ambassador stuff.
Congress can strip away the full appellate jurisdiction and replace it. At least one sitting congressman wants to do just that and replace the court with a random rotating bench pulled from the federal appeals courts.
Here's an interview with the guy. He touches on the supreme court, but the main push is uncapping the House.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ9Zhu-zCCw
ToTheGraveMyLove@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 198d
There's more of us than there are of them.
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 198d
Yeah, I do honestly think that the tribunal of six is going to require some… uh…
If we manage to somehow pull out of this horrific tailspin.
wesker@lemmy.sdf.org · 12 pts · 198d
And by "we" I mean the justice system.
And by the "justice system" I mean these people.
ToTheGraveMyLove@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 198d
By we, I meant we the people.
wesker@lemmy.sdf.org · 3 pts · 198d
I'm gonna have to check my availability and get back to you on that.
DrFistington@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 198d
This. The officers working in the house should have cuffed her and walked her to a detention cell on contempt alone.
sparky@lemmy.federate.cc · 5 pts · 198d
Time for a second round of Nuremberg trials.
ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world · 60 pts · 198d
The answer to "did [Trump sycophant] lie while under oath?" is always a resounding 'yes'.
They keep doing it because they don't think the rules apply to them, and because there are never any real repercussions.
stochasticity@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 198d
Tbf, if there are no repercussions then the laws indeed do not apply to them.
AA5B@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 198d
We can still hope there’s an expiration. Any charges brought in three years should be decided by law
tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip · 45 pts · 198d
Oh man, if only we had people enforcing laws in the US. She'd be in big trouble then.
muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 197d
We don’t need laws. The GOP isn’t even trying to fix things anymore. They are fleeing and letting Trump sink the ship while techbros cash in and surveil and enslave a populace.
Once the money stops flowing people will stop playing nice. They will get desperate. They will have nothing to lose. They will kill.
And this regimes response is to just hide the metrics. Yea, rating measure reality, not define it. Fucking morons.
wirebeads@lemmy.ca · 31 pts · 198d
As a Canadian, I cannot wait to watch the justice that will occur when this is all over.
It fucking better be televised for the world to see.
Fuck. This. Administration.
spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works · 31 pts · 198d
We are extremely unlikely to see any justice even if the Democrats are in control of Congress and the White House.
For decades the Democrats have been unwilling to enforce black letter law no matter what the consequences to the country. Case in point: Trump's currently sitting in the White House instead of a prison cell because the Democrats lack anything resembling a spine.
If Trump's still alive in 3 years the Democrats will almost certainly say "It's time look forward and not back" and let him and most of his ilk walk away completely unscathed.
Asafum@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 198d
I should have kept reading the comments, I replied to them with almost this exact thing. It sucks how we just know this is how the Democrats are going to act... If they aren't already declared a terrorist organization by then.
Asafum@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 198d
HahahahahahahahhHhhhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahAaaa...ughh....
Sorry, now I'm sad...
What we do here in America is Republicans shit all over everything, do whatever they want, and when Democrats take over they pull some "it's time to look forward, not backward" bullshit, saying shit like "we need unity, we need to heal as a nation."
Then they do fuck all about anything and Republicans just act worse the next time because they know there are no repercussions. :(
ThanksObama@sh.itjust.works · 24 pts · 198d
She was Florida AG during all that jazz. Why does she look so nervous? Is she maybe listed in those unreleased files?
Substance_P@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 198d
Oh yes, Justice delayed is justice denied, now for the endless cycle of tyranny. Fuck this swamp of a government.
BigMacHole@sopuli.xyz · 16 pts · 198d
Of COURSE she Didn't! If she HAD Lied Underoath to PROTECT PEOPLE WHO RAPE CHILDREN she would ALREADY be Impeached and Possibly Imprisoned!
corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 198d
Two words, my dude.
Substance_P@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 198d
njm1314@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 198d
Many times.
desiccated_event@piefed.blahaj.zone · 13 pts · 198d
Yes.
dissentiate@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 13 pts · 198d
BussyGyatt@feddit.org · 2 pts · 198d
Are bears catholic?
HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 11 pts · 198d
She's a pedophile herself so I'm not surprised.
hesh@quokk.au · 10 pts · 198d
Has she ever told the truth?
ugandan_airways@lemmy.zip · 10 pts · 198d
“But the dow is at 50,000 points! 401k’s are doing well!” She tried to fall back on this when being questioned about Epstein. The playbook is getting so stale at this point. Most of the die hard Trump supporter’s don’t even now what the Dow, s&p, or what a 401k even is.
Archangel1313@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 198d
Oh, she is so fuckin' cooked.
wuffah@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 198d
Is she capable of not lying?
Etterra@discuss.online · 7 pts · 198d
They almost got this prostate leach to cry in the floor of Congress. They should have pushed her even harder lol
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 198d
softball approach, perfomative likely being allowed by thier donors
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 198d
Ooooh, I bet she's going to be sorry when someone finally does something about it, though.
Lucky_777@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 198d
She is such a Trump ass licker man, it's really sad honestly. I almost feel sorry for her... almost
Treczoks@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 198d
If she did, would she face consequences for it under the current government?
spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 198d
Absolutely. Drinks all around.
Nasan@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 198d
Limit 1 drink, happy hour only. Automatic 50% gratuity.
Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 198d
Is he emphasizing Andrew rather than Trump because Trump will happily throw Andrew (and Bondi) under the bus? Maybe hoping the disclosure of such an investigation would eventually open doors to getting Trump himself one day?
Yeller_king@reddthat.com · 3 pts · 198d
Would it matter if she did?
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 198d
if she is wearing a cross then yes.
BussyGyatt@feddit.org · 1 pts · 198d
BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 198d
Not to play the devil's advocate here, I mean she can damn well pay for her legal representation, but wouldn't it be really easy to use a "I didn't know, there's so much material and I answered to the best of my knowledge"?