00:00You're one of the worst attorney generals in our history and an instrument of Donald Trump's lawless authoritarian agenda.
00:08And I'm glad the American people are seeing who you are, how you act, and the lack of good values.
00:14Thank you, Chairman, Attorney General Bondi.
00:17Glad you finally made it here after hiding for four months from this committee.
00:21I understand why you're hiding from us.
00:23You're one of the worst attorney generals in our history and an instrument of Donald Trump's lawless authoritarian agenda.
00:32And I'm glad the American people are seeing who you are, how you act, and the lack of good values.
00:38You weaponize the Department of Justice to target immigrants, working families, and anyone that Trump deems an enemy of the
00:47state.
00:48All to protect real, powerful criminals, including in your administration.
00:54My Democratic colleagues have focused on your cover-up of the Epstein files and your passion for protecting pedophiles and
01:01child traffickers.
01:02That alone is grounds for impeachment.
01:06But there's so much more to your corrupt tenure as Attorney General.
01:10You directed prosecutors to investigate elected officials in welcoming jurisdictions, and you got thrown out of court when you sued
01:19Chicago, Cook County, and Illinois.
01:22You directed prosecutors to prioritize low-level immigration cases while gutting enforcement against corporate criminals and public corruption.
01:32You revived draconian law of 1798, which should be repealed to illegally send people to a torture prison in El
01:43Salvador.
01:44You fired over 100 immigration judges, including the assistant chief immigration judge in Chicago, without cause,
01:52and installed unqualified military judges whom you instructed to deny asylum in violation of the law.
02:00You prosecute the president's enemies, like Jim Comey and Tish James, while giving impunity to federal agents who are murdering
02:10and brutalizing and terrorizing constituents,
02:12including in Chicagoland, in my neighborhood.
02:15I saw it last year firsthand.
02:18You and Kash Patel covered up the murder of Silverio Villegas Gonzalez in my district by ICE agents.
02:26You tried to investigate Renee Goode instead of the ICE agent who murdered her,
02:32and you tried to cover up the murder of Alex Peretti by CBP agents.
02:39You bring fake charges against protesters like the Broadview 6 and Marimar Martinez, whom your administration labeled a domestic terrorist.
02:50This is the Montessori teacher who lives in my district, while protecting thugs who terrorize us and DHS authority.
02:59That's what you do.
03:01Protect and enable the criminals who are plundering our society and destroying what's left of democracy and the rule of
03:10law.
03:11Epstein accomplices, mass DHS thugs, corporate criminals, Tom Holman, Eric Adams, insurrectionists, the list goes on.
03:20And you talk about fighting crime, but you protect any criminal who helps you and Trump turn our country into
03:28an authoritarian gangster state.
03:32And after all this, nobody supports you.
03:35I'm not talking about Democrats.
03:38I'm talking about conservative judges who are condemning the rampant lawlessness at DOJ under your leadership.
03:46Your prosecutors are quitting in droves over being forced to prosecute low-level immigration cases, including in Chicagoland.
03:55Your MAGA base despises you because you're covering up the Epstein file.
04:00How ironic.
04:02And even your own boss has repeatedly complained to your staff about you, calling you weak and ineffective.
04:10Weak and ineffective.
04:11That's what Donald Trump thinks of you already.
04:15You will not win, however.
04:17Chicagoland rejects you.
04:19The American people reject you.
04:21Our communities have demonstrated our strength and resilience in the face of cruelty and cowardice.
04:29Democrats must impeach and remove lawless officials like you and Kristi Noem
04:35and impose accountability for every criminal action, but you can spare yourself more humiliation.
04:42Resign now and submit yourself to accountability by the American people.
04:48Mr. Chairman, before I yield back, I ask unanimous consent to submit, for the record, the Wall Street Journal article
04:56dated January 12, 2026,
05:01and titled, Trump has complained about Pam Bondi repeatedly to aides.
05:07Thank you, and I yield back.
05:08Objection.
05:09Gentleman yields back.
05:10The gentleman from Texas is recognized.
05:13Thank you, Chairman.
05:14May I have 20 seconds, please?
05:16Yes, ma'am.
05:17Let's hear the opposition research.
05:20That's absolutely right, that they're not running for, he's not running for office again, because,
05:27well, I don't know why you're not running for office again, but after the filing deadline,
05:33after the filing deadline, you publicly announced you would not run when your chief of staff, Patty Garcia,
05:41announced and took your seat.
05:42That's a state matter.
05:43That isn't a federal matter.
05:45You should investigate crimes.
05:46You should investigate violations of the law.
05:50The time belongs to the gentleman from Texas.
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