Republican Florida Representative Anna Paulina Luna took to Fox News Friday to blast the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for its slow-walking of Jeffrey Epstein’s full case files, urging Attorney General Pam Bondi to deliver the long-promised transparency on the deceased pedophile’s crimes.
Luna’s comments on Jesse Watters Primetime came days after a lackluster “Phase 1” release of Epstein documents—over 100 pages that offered little new insight—prompting Bondi to reveal Monday that the DOJ had finally secured “thousands” of previously undisclosed pages.
Luna, who chairs the House Oversight Committee’s Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets, vented frustration shared by many Americans.
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“I feel the same way that you do, Jesse. I’m very frustrated … I think that those lists need to be released to the American people,” she said. “That’s really up to the decision of Attorney General Pam Bondi.” Luna noted a communication drought from the DOJ, adding, “As a member of Congress, we have not really gotten much communication from the Department of Justice.”
The Epstein saga has been a lightning rod since his 2019 arrest on sex trafficking charges, cut short by his death in a Manhattan jail cell a month later—an event ruled a suicide but shrouded in suspicion.
Trump’s election fueled demands for openness, with Luna arguing on air, “When the American people elected President Trump, they demanded transparency … It’s disturbing that more people aren’t in jail for the crimes that were committed.”
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She pressed Bondi not just to release the files but to pursue charges, declaring, “What happened should have never been acceptable, and people belong in jail.”
Bondi’s rollout of “The Epstein Files: Phase 1” last week drew jeers after conservative influencers paraded binders outside the White House, only for the contents—flight logs and a redacted contact list—to reveal little beyond what’s long been public.
Facing blowback, Bondi told Watters on February 26 that “a lot of flight logs, a lot of names [and] a lot of information” were coming.
By Monday, she upped the ante on Sean Hannity’s show, announcing the DOJ had received “a truckload of evidence” from the Southern District of New York after she’d set an 8 a.m. Friday deadline for the FBI to comply. “We’re combing through it as fast as we can,” she said, vowing to protect victims’ identities.
Luna’s impatience mirrors a bipartisan chorus—Democrat Jared Moskowitz called the initial release a “debacle” on CNN—while her task force pushes for “maximum transparency.”
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On X, she’d slammed Phase 1 as “a complete disappointment,” tweeting, “THIS IS NOT WHAT WE OR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ASKED FOR.”
Bondi, sworn in last month, has defended the effort, blaming the Biden administration for “sitting” on files and tasking FBI Director Kash Patel with probing why they were withheld.
The DOJ’s next move remains murky. A statement last week admitted Bondi only learned of the additional documents post-release, raising questions about coordination with Luna’s task force.
As Trump allies like Bondi tout transparency, critics—left and right—demand more than binders and promises. For now, Luna’s keeping the heat on, warning on Fox, “We are going to be continuing to put pressure” until the full story, and justice, emerge from Epstein’s shadow.
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