Ava Berger

House Democrats came out midway through the hearing and told reporters they were not impressed with Bondi's responses.

And one of the criticisms against Bondi has been that key files related to President Trump had been withheld or removed.

Bondi has responded to that criticism by defending her release of the files, just like she did today.

In a prepared opening statement, Bondi told the House Oversight Committee that she stands behind her work as Attorney General and the department's record under her leadership.

She admitted there was redaction errors in the Epstein file release, but she also noted that the Epstein document review was overseen by her deputy, Todd Blanche.

Outside the day's proceedings, a group of Epstein survivors demanded answers.

One of them was Danny Bensky.

Bensky met Epstein when she was a young ballerina.

She alleges he sexually abused her.

There are six more interviews scheduled for the committee, including Bill Gates.

Ava Berger, NPR News, the Capitol.

The Republican-led House Oversight Committee is expected to question Bondi about how she handled the release of millions of documents.

Critics have said the process was sloppy and revealed the personal information of some survivors.

Bondi was ousted from the Justice Department's top job in April.

Some Epstein survivors, like Danny Bensky, are frustrated that the hearing will be behind closed doors, not videotaped.

Bondi joins a growing list of high-profile people.

The committee has questioned about Epstein, including former President Bill Clinton and current Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.

The vote is the seventh in an effort largely led by Democrats to constrain Trump's ability to continue to engage in the conflict with Iran.

The resolution was defeated 49 to 50.

Senators Lisa Murkowski, Rand Paul and Susan Collins voted with Democrats, while Senator John Fetterman, the Pennsylvania Democrat, joined with Republicans to defeat the bill.