In a dramatic move, House Democrats staged a walkout during a closed-door briefing led by Attorney General Pam Bondi, which was intended to update lawmakers on the status of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.

The Democrats expressed frustration, accusing top officials from President Donald Trump’s Justice Department of not adhering to proper procedures. They claimed that the session lacked substantive information and that Bondi failed to comply with the panel’s subpoena.

During the Wednesday evening meeting, at least two Democratic members of the House Oversight Committee criticized the event, labeling it a ‘sham.’

Attorney General Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche convened with committee members on Capitol Hill. However, the meeting was abruptly interrupted as Democrats exited the room less than an hour into the proceedings.

Representative Robert Garcia of California, a ranking committee member, informed the press that Bondi was not sworn in, did not deliver an opening statement, and showed no intention of complying with the subpoena.

“It’s outrageous and infuriating,” Garcia declared, accusing the administration of continuing a cover-up regarding the Epstein files. He denounced the session as a ‘fake hearing,’ asserting that Democrats would no longer tolerate such actions.

Congressman Maxwell Frost of Florida, a progressive Democrat, echoed Garcia by calling the ordeal a ‘fake deposition where no one can see what’s going on.’

He noted how there was no C-SPAN feed or cameras for the closed-door meeting.

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee stormed out of a closed-door session with Attorney General Pam Bondi and her Deputy AG Todd Blanche

Democrat ranking member Robert Garcia called it a ‘fake hearing’ and told reporters Bondi was not under oath, did not provide an opening statement and did not commit to honoring the subpoena for next month

The House Oversight Committee subpoenaed Bondi for her testimony regarding the DOJ’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein

The Justice Department referred the Daily Mail to Bondi and Blanche’s public remarks rebuking the Democrat walkout.

Bondi, speaking with reporters after the short sit-down on Wednesday, said: ‘We came at their convenience. We gave them, really, as much time as they wanted.’

She said one congresswoman refused to ask questions as she ‘screamed’ about the lack of C-SPAN coverage.

The walkout is just the latest in a continuation of rising tensions between the DOJ’s handling of the Epstein case.

It came just a day after Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer of Kentucky subpoenaed Bondi to testify about Epstein next month.

Comer said the walkout was likely ‘premeditated’ and part of a ‘political game’ Democrats are playing.

‘They came out, clutching their pearls, complaining that she wasn’t answering questions,’ he said on Wednesday. ‘The first three people to ask questions, all they did was complain.’

AG Pam Bondi said that Democratic lawmakers in the closed session were not happy with the lack of C-SPAN coverage of the meeting and refused to ask questions in that setting

Bondi promised to release all DOJ files related to Epstein and his sex trafficking crimes. Pictures is Epstein and his longtime girlfriend and co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell

Democrats are demanding answers from Bondi regarding potential links between Epstein and the late financier

Comer and Democratic Representative Summer Lee of Pennsylvania also both admitted to a verbal argument between them during the short session.

Lee said that she asked Comer if he would hold Bondi in contempt of Congress if she doesn’t comply with a subpoena for testimony next month. She claimed that Comer accused her of ‘bitching.’

For his part, Comer told reporters that the interaction was just Lee ‘complaining about the format.’

Later on X he defended his comments to Lee, saying: ‘I said Democrats were bitching and wasting everyone’s time because Democrats were bitching and wasting everyone’s time.’

Bondi, asked if she would comply with the subpoena, said after the briefing she would ‘follow the law.’