Trump AG Pam Bondi touts Dow gains amid Epstein grilling in Congress
Attorney General Pam Bondi responded Wednesday to heated questions from House Democrats about the Trump administration’s handling of the Epstein files by chiding them for ignoring stock market gains and other political achievements of President Donald Trump.
“The Dow index is now over 50,000,” Bondi said in sworn testimony before the House Judiciary Committee after Rep. Jerrold Nadler, DY, criticized her and the Justice Department for not yet charging any of sex predator Jeffrey Epstein’s associates.
After celebrating the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s gains, Bondi said the S&P 500 was also on the rise and the Nasdaq was “breaking records,” while Americans’ retirement accounts were “exploding.” “This is what we need to talk about.”
Democrats balked at the rhetoric, but Bondi doubled down.
“What does Dow have to do with this? They just asked. Are you kidding?” He said Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, pounded the gavel and called for order in the hearing room.
Trump has repeatedly cited stock market gains as a barometer for his presidency after being elected to a second term amid voters’ concerns about rising consumer goods prices. The Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time on Friday, adding to that record every day this week.
The Justice Department oversight hearing had devolved into partisan shouting several times before Bondi’s references to the stock market.
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