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Attorney General Pam Bondi's appearance before Congress on Wednesday turned into a shouting match with lawmakers.
This hearing was, in theory, supposed to focus on oversight of the Justice Department.
Bondi instead insulted lawmakers and mostly docked questions about documents relating to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
NPR's Kerry Johnson followed the hearing.
Care, I mean, even for Congress, this one was a doozy.
Definitely not business as usual, there was a lot of hostility.