Lieu Accuses Bondi of Lying Under Oath on Epstein Evidence Involving Trump
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Summary
The video covers a February 11, 2026, House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing in which Rep. Ted Lieu questioned Attorney General Pam Bondi on the Justice Department's handling of Jeffrey Epstein-related files and investigations. Lieu displayed redacted photos involving Prince Andrew, cited the July 2025 DOJ memo closing probes into uncharged third parties, and presented a 1995 FBI tip from a limo driver alleging Trump discussed abusing a girl with Epstein and that a woman claiming rape by both later died suspiciously. Bondi responded that there is no evidence Trump committed a crime, redirected to prior administrations' failures including Garland, Barr, and Acosta, and rejected accusations of lying under oath. The narrator frames it as a fight over DOJ credibility and accountability regardless of political allies. Sourcing relies on hearing footage, the DOJ memo, released Epstein files, and congressional documents; no outside experts appear.
Editorial Assessment
The broadcast captures the explosive tone and key exchanges accurately but skews perception by treating an uncorroborated FBI tip—deemed not fully credible or pursued in subsequent reviews—as decisive 'evidence' sufficient to predicate an investigation and prove perjury. Viewers miss that the July 2025 DOJ/FBI exhaustive review of files, databases, and physical storage explicitly found no evidence warranting probes into uncharged parties like Trump or Andrew, and that photos document social association only, not underage presence or illegal acts at specific parties. Lieu's concession on bipartisan past failures is noted but used to pivot blame to Bondi, downplaying that many Epstein allegations, including those against Trump, have long been unverified or contradicted by lack of corroboration. The narrator's call for universal accountability is reasonable, yet selective emphasis on Trump-related claims without equal scrutiny of the tip's weaknesses or victim-protection redactions under the Epstein Files Transparency Act tilts the narrative. Overall, it prioritizes partisan confrontation over balanced legal context on what constitutes predicate evidence.
Key Moments
DOJ redacted victim faces in Prince Andrew photos per congressional law on victim protection
Consistent with the Epstein Files Transparency Act of 2025, which permits redactions for victim privacy and CSAM; DOJ has applied such redactions in multiple releases.
July 2025 DOJ memo found no evidence to predicate investigation against uncharged third parties like Prince Andrew or Trump
Direct quote from the July 7, 2025, joint DOJ/FBI memo after exhaustive file review; confirmed across multiple outlets.
Photos of Prince Andrew with Epstein victim are evidence of a crime under federal sex trafficking law
Association in photos does not constitute evidence of patronizing or participating in sex trafficking; no charges resulted despite years of scrutiny, and Andrew settled a civil suit without admission.
Witness statement from Trump limo driver provides ample evidence of crime; DOJ never interviewed the witness
The 1995 NTOC tip exists in released files and references a hearsay rape claim plus suspicious death; FBI attempted but did not fully follow up as complainant was unreachable or not credible per assessments; 2025 review found no predicate for further action.
Bondi lied under oath stating there is no evidence Trump committed a crime
Bondi's statement aligns with the DOJ's 2025 conclusion and lack of charges; Lieu's tip is uncorroborated hearsay, not established evidence, and White House called such claims unfounded.
Notable Concerns
- Equates an anonymous, unverified 1995 tip with 'evidence of a crime' and perjury despite DOJ review finding insufficient basis for investigation
- Omits White House and DOJ statements that some released files contain fake or false submissions, and that specific Trump allegations were assessed as not credible
- Heavy emotional language and calls for resignation frame the current administration as uniquely protective without comparable detail on prior DOJ actions
Sources Consulted
- DOJ says no evidence Jeffrey Epstein had a 'client list' or blackmailed associates
- Jeffrey Epstein documents: DOJ, FBI conclude no 'client list,' no further charges
- Bondi accused of lying about Trump, Epstein at tense hearing
- New photos from Epstein's personal collection show Trump, Clinton and much more
- Epstein Files Transparency Act (H.R. 4405)
- Woman Told FBI Trump Abused Her at 13, Epstein Files Reveal
- Attorney General Pam Bondi Testifies Before House Judiciary Committee