00:00That was the case was dismissed by the judge last night. Yeah because you moved to create this fund. I
00:05didn't move
00:05I did not move the settlement result. Mr. Attorney General, come on
00:09So let me let me so you're not going to you're not going to submit this
00:14Proposal to any federal judge or in the there is no judge any independent authority that an independent
00:19What does that mean an independent authority?
00:21It means not somebody who's getting to pick five of the members who was the president's former personal attorney
00:26That would be somebody who would be independent. I'm the acting attorney general. Okay
00:30The fact that I used to be president Trump's lawyer is just a fact
00:34But I'm the acting attorney general so don't say the president's former personal lawyer will do something the acting attorney
00:39general will do
00:40Mr.. Attorney General you are acting today like the president's personal attorney and that's the whole problem
00:45You've got his whole you have a whole banner of his face
00:49Hanging over the Department of Justice and you and everybody else walks under it and you are acting like you're
00:55his current
00:56Personal attorney chairman. I have no further questions
00:59Let me ask you this about the Epstein case because as we speak many Epstein survivors are in New York
01:07They're reading portions of the Epstein files about the abuse that they suffered
01:12Otherwise, they might have been here with us today at a house hearing your predecessor refused to acknowledge the pain
01:20Experienced by some of those victims when the administration
01:23Improperly released their names in identifying information, so I want to know where you stand
01:29I spoke to the representatives of some of the Epstein survivors yesterday
01:34They are extremely frustrated that you keep calling for people to come forward with more evidence
01:40But you have not met with them to hear their stories
01:44So simple question if I connect you with these survivors will you meet with them?
01:50Absolutely, and what you just said is false. I have met with them
01:54I've met with many many of the lawyers for the survivors of victims as did Attorney General Bondi
01:58So whoever told you that unfortunately gave you bad information, okay
02:02I would encourage them I would encourage them to reach out the Department of Justice because like we do every
02:07single day
02:08We absolutely care for victims and we absolutely want to hear from them and their lawyers
02:13Well, I'm I've been told directly from the representatives. They've not had a chance at least this group to meet
02:21with you
02:22So I'm glad to hear that they represent they asked for a meeting can I can I can I ask
02:27you to commit?
02:29That the Justice Department will not recommend a pardon for anyone named in the Epstein files
02:37Can you repeat that question? I'm sorry. I didn't hear what you said
02:40Can you commit that the Justice Department you the acting Attorney General would not recommend a pardon?
02:47For people named in the Epstein files when you say people named I have no there's tens of thousands hundreds
02:53of thousands of quote people named
02:55How about Jelaine Maxwell can you commit that you yes?
02:58I can commit to that of course
02:59You referenced a previous case. I think it was keep Siegel versus Vilsack under the previous administration
03:06Did that case involve a president suing his own government and then settling that case before it could be reviewed
03:12or approved by a judge?
03:14So no and neither does the commission
03:16It did not and so when you suggested that they're nearly identical. They're not identical
03:20I think there is a critical difference here
03:22President Trump is the first president to sue his own government and then direct his chosen
03:29Acting Attorney General to reach this kind of settlement
03:32Will you commit that none of President Trump's family will receive a direct payout from this fund?
03:40Yes, but you what you just said is not true
03:43I mean if I can correct that the president did not direct me to do anything and secondly
03:49When we said it was that the structure of the commission is similar to to keep Siegel
03:54You're that's true
03:55It wasn't the case the underlying case is not the same
03:58The structure of the commission is the same as the keeps Siegel
04:01Has it ever happened that a sitting president sued his own government for 10 billion dollars
04:07And then directed the settlement of the case and the establishment of a payout fund
04:12Not that I'm aware
04:13But there's a lot of things that President Trump's the first of no president had been indicted
04:17One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight times either
04:20Correct. No president's been indicted
04:21And will you commit that none of this money will go to President Trump's campaign donors?
04:26I am not committing to anything beyond the settlement agreement itself
04:30When you say campaign donors that they are not excluded from seeking compensation
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