Several Democrats accused Bondi of shifting responsibility to Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who is now acting AG. Representative Robert Garcia said Bondi pointed to Blanche as the manager of the review. Bondi later denied trying to blame him on X, praising his ethics and leadership.
Rep. Suhas Subramanyam said Bondi defended not meeting survivors, calling her combative and uncomfortable under questioning — a line of attack that kept the hearing tense.