{"id":88182,"date":"2026-02-22T02:52:40","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T02:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=88182"},"modified":"2026-02-22T02:52:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T02:52:41","slug":"breaking-tense-exchange","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=88182","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Tense Exchange"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-111-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-111-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-111-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-111-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-111.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Debate over the Justice Department\u2019s handling of records tied to Jeffrey Epstein intensified after Attorney General Pam Bondi faced pointed questions at a congressional hearing. Democratic lawmakers pressed her on victim outreach and redactions, while some survivors said they had not received formal responses to meeting requests. Bondi defended the department\u2019s transparency, and Republicans argued the issue has been politicized, noting no evidence implicates Donald Trump in criminal wrongdoing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even commentators on Fox News acknowledged lingering public concern. On \u201cThe Five,\u201d Jessica Tarlov said the administration faces an \u201cEpstein files problem,\u201d citing polls that show bipartisan demand for fuller disclosure. A Quinnipiac University survey found many Americans dissatisfied with how materials have been handled. Lawmakers from both parties have requested additional briefings, signaling the controversy will remain a test of transparency and public trust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=88169\">ALSO READ&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Debate over the Justice Department\u2019s handling of records tied to Jeffrey Epstein intensified after Attorney General Pam Bondi faced pointed questions at a congressional hearing. Democratic lawmakers&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88182"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=88182"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88182\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88184,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88182\/revisions\/88184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=88182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=88182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=88182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}