Dallas congresswoman Jasmine Crockett was one of several lawmakers who chastised Attorney General Pam Bondi for her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case

Attorney General Pam Bondi faced backlash and calls to resign from prominent conservatives after her heated hearing about the Epstein files with the House Judiciary Committee this week. Newsweek reached out to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for comment via its press contact form.

Attorney General Pam Bondi launched a passionate defense of President Donald Trump on Wednesday, shouting at Democrats during a combative hearing. She sought to divert criticism of the Justice Department ’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, positioning herself as the president's chief protector.

Erin Burnett eventually let her face do the talking.

Attorney General Pam Bondi at a House Judiciary Committee hearing seemed to have a printout of Rep. Jayapal's search history related to Epstein.

Bondi crashes out over Epstein: "The Dow is over 50,000 dollars! I don't know why you're laughing. You're a great stock trader as I hear, Raskin. The Dow is over 50,000 right now. The S&P at almost 7,000, and the Nasdaq smashing records. That's what we should be talking about." pic.twitter.com/wZVxfnaiUr

The U.S. attorney general was questioned on Wednesday by the House Judiciary Committee about the Epstein files.

Six survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse and two family members of another accuser said they felt "degraded" during Wednesday's contentious House Judiciary Committee hearing in which Attorney General

Rep. Deborah Ross returned to the Epstein case, asking whether the AG would support a pardon or commutation of Ghislaine Maxwell’s sentence.

Plus, former 'drinking buddy' Ana Navarro had her say on the contentious hearing.