Ro Khanna Says Top Trump Officials Could Face Impeachment Over Epstein Files Fiasco | EUROtoday

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) mentioned throughout a number of TV appearances Friday that he and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) are pondering impeachment prices in opposition to Attorney General Pam Bondi, citing the newly launched however closely redacted Justice Department information on the late accused intercourse trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

“Thomas Massie and I talked about it,” Khanna instructed “The Source” host Kaitlan Collins. “He’s working, as am I, on drafting articles of impeachment and inherent contempt. We haven’t decided whether to move it forward yet, but we’re in the process of doing it.”

“The problem that the attorney general has, if you just look at the comments to our social media feed, is the amount of MAGA influencers who are upset with her,” he continued. “The issue for her is not, ‘Are there gonna be 212 Democrats who would support it?’”

Khanna and Massie, who each serve on the House Oversight Committee, co-sponsored the Epstein Files Transparency Act and garnered sufficient bipartisan help to compel the Justice Department to launch any remaining information inside 30 days. The DOJ appeared to fulfill the Dec. 19 deadline, solely to launch a fraction of the paperwork — many closely redacted.

The file launch was additionally overseen by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who may face future prices, Khanna famous throughout an look on “Anderson Cooper 360” on Friday.

“Just release the files, get it over with,” he mentioned. “The president can talk about affordability and the economy. They’re the ones who continue to play these games that make this a bigger and bigger issue. And Congress is talking about possible impeachment.”

Khanna continued, “They’re talking about inherent contempt for the attorney general or deputy attorney general. Any Justice Department official who has obstructed justice could face prosecution in this administration or a future administration.” Inherent contempt is the not often invoked energy of Congress to arrest or imprison people for defying authorized calls for.

“So today is the 30 days,” mentioned Blanche, showing on Fox News on Friday. “I expect that we’re going to release more documents over the next couple of weeks, so today several hundred thousand and then over the next couple weeks, I expect several hundred thousand more.”

The Epstein information have been a signature difficulty for the DOJ and the lawyer common’s workplace specifically. Bondi famously vowed in February to launch the information, then reportedly knowledgeable President Donald Trump in July that his title was prominently featured in them. Trump went on to decry the case as a “hoax” propped up by Democrats, just for the transparency act to go.

Blanche held a number of jail interviews in July with intercourse offender and former Epstein confederate Ghislaine Maxwell, who claimed she by no means noticed Trump do something unlawful. She was then moved to a minimum-security facility.

Khanna instructed Collins that his aim has by no means been to result in prices or impeachments, however to deliver the total info to mild in honor of the victims. He additional famous he’ll be happy “as long as they comply with the spirit of the law.”

“But this was in no way complying with the spirit of the law,” mentioned Khanna of Friday’s redaction-filled and considerably clumsy file launch.

He additionally warned throughout his “Anderson Cooper 360” look, “The last word, like I said, is going to be the survivors. Americans don’t trust politicians that much. They trust those women, and they are going to be back on the hill. And the country will hear from them.”