00:00There was a report in the Wall Street Journal that Pam Bondi informed the president that his name appeared in the Epstein files.
00:07It's not clear what context, but I'm really curious what you make of that, if that makes you want to look at this further in the committee.
00:15There should definitely be a subpoena for those files in the Senate as well as in the House.
00:23Obviously, the president was informed that his name appeared multiple times and then denied it.
00:30But the fact that he was informed and the decision was made to refuse to release the files smacks of a cover-up.
00:41What we're seeing is a cover-up ongoing in real time.
00:46The American people deserve better.
00:49It's not a matter of congressional prerogative.
00:51The American people deserve to see what's in those files.
00:54And frankly, in the president's interest, only disclosure.
01:00Of those files can dispel the lingering doubt about his complicity in this cover-up and the assumption that he's directing it.
01:09Where do you think that that subpoena would come from in the Senate work committee?
01:12There should be no secret meetings, no secret deals with Maxwell or anyone else.
01:19And whether it is the Judiciary Committee or the permanent subcommittee on investigations, where I'm the ranking member, there ought to be subpoenas if necessary and compulsory disclosure.
01:31Have you talked to Ron Johnson about this?
01:33Do you think the Attorney General should be called to testify about what she told the president?
01:37The Attorney General should volunteer to testify and bring with her all of the files.
01:44She ought to be at the forefront of seeking to disclose and dispel the ongoing doubts about her integrity.
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