TheBadPlaceyahoo news | Epstein survivors call Pam Bondi’s firing ‘karma’ but worry it’s just Trump bein...
Sexual‑abuse survivors of Jeffrey Epstein cheered President Donald Trump’s decision to fire Attorney General Pam Bondi, but many worried the move could be another “delay tactic.” Jess Michaels, a survivor, said her immediate reaction was “good riddance,” yet she questioned whether dismissing Bondi would truly advance the release of the long‑promised “Epstein files.” Those files, which lawmakers have been pushing for since September, were supposed to be made public by December 19, 2025, but remain largely undisclosed despite a bipartisan discharge petition and a Senate‑passed Epstein Files Transparency Act.
Other survivors, including Lisa Phillips and Haley Robson, voiced frustration with Bondi’s earlier conduct. Phillips recalled waiting for Bondi to act on the files and feeling abandoned when she did not. Robson, who once supported Trump but later called for his impeachment, described Bondi’s firing as “karma” but warned that the new interim attorney general, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, might not be any better. Both survivors stressed that Bondi’s refusal to acknowledge them during a House Judiciary Committee hearing underscored a broader pattern of indifference toward their quest for justice.
The firing sets up a forthcoming Senate Judiciary confirmation for Bondi’s permanent replacement, who will likely be grilled on the status of the Epstein files and the administration’s handling of survivor testimony. While some view the dismissal as a symbolic win, survivors remain skeptical, hoping that any new attorney general will actually review the documents, address their concerns, and move beyond performative gestures toward concrete accountability.
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