Florida – A quiet social media post has reopened a tense political fault line, suggesting that there may be a conflict between congressional Republicans and the country’s top law enforcement officer.
Rep. Thomas Massie from Kentucky is trying to find out how many people want to impeach Pam Bondi, the former Florida attorney general, for how she handled data related to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Rep. Thomas Massie already received support for such move from California Democrat. The move isn’t an official drive for impeachment, but it shows that some Republicans and others are getting more and more angry.
Massie, a Republican with libertarian views who is renowned for going against party leadership, asked his followers on X if they would support impeachment against Bondi. Newsweek reports that tens of thousands of people responded, and a lot of them said they supported the idea.
The informal survey immediately made its way through political circles, giving a boost to an issue that has been going on for months.
There has been bipartisan criticism of Bondi for how the Justice Department has handled files related to Epstein’s se* trafficking case. At the beginning of her time in office, she promised to look over the material carefully.
This was similar to a promise made by President Donald Trump during his campaign to make the issue more transparent and accountable. When Bondi later said that there was no “client list,” even though she had said before that such a document was being looked at, that promise became a matter of debate.
The dispute escalated in Congress with the introduction of the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Massie and Rep. Ro Khanna, a Democrat from California, co-sponsored the bill, which is a rare bipartisan partnership.
The bill’s goal was to force the government to make more records about Epstein public, saying that this was in the public interest and necessary to make sure justice is served for the victims.
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Earlier in December, Khanna told reporters that he and Massie would “explore all options” to make sure the DOJ follows the law. He said that impeachment hearings were a possibility “if it gets to that.”
“We could hold them in inherent contempt of Congress. Again, if it gets to that,” the California Democrat said. “We could refer Justice Department Officials for criminal prosecution, if it looks like they have engaged in excessive redaction or tampering, and we can support lawsuits to abide by the law.”
The proposal was passed by a large majority of lawmakers, which is unusual for a cross-party agreement. The government has not met the law’s deadlines, though, and has not yet released all of the essential materials. That delay has gotten a lot of attention and generated concerns about compliance, which may put Bondi in legal and political trouble if the administration is discovered to be breaking the law.
President Trump has been quite angry with Massie’s behavior. He has publicly attacked the Kentucky congressman and called him a “lowlife.” The comments made it clear that there is a personal and political separation between the two that goes back before the current issue. Massie has made Trump mad several times by disagreeing with him on important matters including spending bills, emergency powers, and more.
Instead of backing down, Massie stood his ground. He wrote about what it was like to be publicly criticized during the holidays in a message he put online. He said that the attack was punishment for fulfilling a promise to support victims and push for transparency. He has also used the fight to raise money, assuring supporters that standing up to big interests has political implications.
For now, impeachment is still only speculation. There have been no formal articles introduced, and the Republican leadership has not supported such a step. Massie’s outreach, on the other hand, demonstrates that people are still unhappy with how Bondi handled the Epstein files. Meanwhile, the pressure is expected to intensify. This will keep the matter alive as both a legal battle and a test of political determination.
