India, Feb. 12 -- Attorney General Pam Bondi engaged in a series of shouting matches with Democratic lawmakers and insulted a Republican colleague during a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing Wednesday, as tensions erupted over the Justice Department's handling of Jeffrey Epstein records and its pursuit of criminal cases against critics of President Donald Trump. The hearing marked Bondi's first major public testimony since taking office, with Epstein survivors seated in the front row and Trump privately expressing frustration over what he views as slow progress delivering on his agenda.

At times, Bondi appeared to be reading from pre-written talking points and repeatedly praised Trump, calling him "the greatest president in Amer...