Attorney General Pam Bondi suddenly cancelled her anti-human trafficking summit appearance Wednesday due to “medical emergency” — and the mainstream media is howling with anger.
Was Bondi’s medical issue suspicious timing related to Jeffrey Epstein coverage?
Bondi was scheduled to speak at Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Summit Against Human Trafficking when Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Galeotti suddenly announced she could not attend due to an injury to her eye that needed immediate hospital care.
“I’m sorry to miss all of my CPAC friends today. Unfortunately, I am recovering from a recently torn cornea, which is preventing me from being with you,” Bondi told the crowd in a statement, read by Galeotti. “I truly wish I was able to join you and support all of the work being done on this critical issue.”
After scattered applause, Galeotti joked that he appreciated not being booed.
“We appreciate the applause for her and not boos for me,” he said. “So I will do my best to fill those big shoes.”
The Justice Department provided no additional details about Bondi’s sudden medical condition. Other Trump administration officials spoke at the event, including Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and border czar Tom Homan.
Media outlets immediately pounced on the timing of Bondi’s cancellation, connecting it to recent Wall Street Journal reporting about Epstein files.
President Donald Trump claims he has been completely transparent about his limited interactions with Epstein, having kicked the financier out of Mar-a-Lago for inappropriate conduct years before Epstein’s crimes became public knowledge.
“The fact is that the President kicked him out of his [Mar-a-Lago] club for being a creep. This is nothing more than a continuation of the fake news stories concocted by the Democrats and the liberal media, just like the Obama Russiagate scandal, which President Trump was right about,” White House Communications Director Steven Cheung said in response to criticism.
Bondi previously claimed that the Epstein client list was “on her desk” and ready for release, but has since backtracked and said that no such list exists.
The Trump administration has pursued some transparency on the Epstein case, but has yet to release the full files to the public. The Justice Department asked a federal judge to unseal transcripts from Florida grand jury proceedings, though the request was denied.
The Department of Justice recently said they’ve concluded that Epstein killed himself in jail and found no evidence he kept a list of powerful associates or engaged in blackmail schemes, contrary to widespread reports that Epstein made his fortune through his connection to the globalist elites.
House Republicans have moved forward with their own Epstein investigations despite Trump administration hesitations. Some GOP lawmakers defied Speaker Mike Johnson to subpoena Justice Department files on Thursday.