The Epstein files' lingering questions
On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti
WBUR
4.3 • 3.9K Ratings
🗓️ 17 February 2026
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
Three million documents were released from the DOJ’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. The release identifies numerous rich and powerful men as Epstein associates. But critics say the release is simply not enough.
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| 0:55.7 | Last week, Attorney General Pam Bondi sat before the House Judiciary Committee and refused to apologize to the hundreds of women who were abused by convicted sex offender and alleged child sex trafficker, Jeffrey Epstein. |
| 1:14.3 | Behind Bondi stood a line of survivors who all raised their hands, indicating that they had not been able to meet with the Justice Department |
| 1:18.6 | to discuss the handling of the case. Democratic Representative Pramilla Jaya Paul pressed Bondi on the matter. |
| 1:25.8 | Attorney General Bondi, you apologize to the survivors in your opening statement |
| 1:32.5 | for what they went through at the hands of Jeffrey Epstein. |
| 1:36.3 | Will you turn to them now and apologize for what your Department of Justice |
| 1:42.7 | has put them through with the absolutely unacceptable release of the Epstein files and their information. |
| 1:58.0 | Congresswoman, you set before Merritt Garland set in this chair twice. |
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