Democrats and Republicans are teaming up against Attorney General Pam Bondi over her handling over the Epstein files. Republican representative Thomas Massie and Democrat representative Ro Khanna, are contemplating on whether to charged AG Pam Bondi with “inherent contempt” due to her slow walking the release of the entire Epstein files. Massie and Khanna grounds of targeting Bondi with “inherent contempt” due to her not releasing all of the Epstein Files by December 19th which is in violation of the Epstein Files Transparency Act which was passed earlier in December. NBC News reported more on Massie and Khanna’s move: Reps. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and Thomas Massie, R-Ky., said Sunday they are committed to holding Justice Department officials accountable for their failure to release all eligible Jeffrey Epstein files by Friday’s deadline, saying they’re speaking with members of Congress about holding Attorney General Pam Bondi in contempt. “The quickest way, and I think most expeditious way, to get justice for these victims is to bring inherent contempt against Pam Bondi,” Massie said Sunday on CBS’ “Face the Nation” when he was asked how Congress can force the Justice Department to release the rest of the files it has related to Epstein. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., said Sunday on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that calls to impeach Justice Department officials for their handling of the release are “premature” after Khanna floated the possibility of impeachment Friday. On Sunday, Kaine pointed to other mechanisms Congress has to prompt the Trump administration to release certain information. “We have tools in appropriations bills and other tools to force compliance if somebody is dragging their feet, and I’d rather focus on those tools than get into discussions about contempt and impeachment,” Kaine said. He pointed specifically to a provision in defense funding legislation that could limit Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s travel budget next year if the Defense Department doesn’t release video of certain strikes on boats allegedly carrying drugs in the Caribbean. Khanna and Massie last month led efforts in Congress to pass the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which compelled the Trump administration to release all unclassified files it has related to Epstein by Dec. 19. Watch Massie and Khanna explain their position below: Backup here if needed: Unfortunately, @AGPambondi is breaking the law. Epstein survivors aren’t satisfied with the DOJ’s incomplete and redacted Epstein files disclosures, and neither am I. Congress should assert its ability to hold Bondi in “inherent contempt” to get justice for the survivors. pic.twitter.com/lsRqfuAw5r — Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) December 21, 2025 The Hill reported more on what are the problems with the latest Epstein File drop: The DOJ told lawmakers in a letter obtained by The Hill on Friday it was releasing “hundreds of thousands” of documents in compliance with the legislation, which passed Congress with near-unanimous support and was signed into law by President Trump last month. But many of the documents were redacted, while over a dozen files — including a photo of Trump — disappeared from the DOJ’s public database on Saturday. The department also released a 119-page transcript of grand jury deliberations in the 2021 case of Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s accomplice. Khanna, though, criticized the DOJ on Sunday for heavily redacting the names of non-victims in the transcript. Announcing on the social platform X that he and Massie are bringing inherent contempt charges against Bondi, the populist lawmaker said the two are taking “action to fight a corrupt system.” Blanche, the president’s former personal attorney who oversaw Friday’s release of the files, told Fox News earlier this week that the DOJ will release “several hundred thousand more” documents in the coming weeks. He also told NBC News on Sunday that the removal of the aforementioned photos from the DOJ’s database “has nothing to do” with Trump, but instead came after victims of Epstein and Maxwell expressed concern about their faces being publicized.