{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://fields.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-fields-statement-firing-attorney-general-pam-bondi", "CONGRESSMAN FIELDS\u2019 STATEMENT ON THE FIRING OF ATTORNEY GENERAL PAM BONDI", "2026-04-02", "2026", "2026-04", "Democrat", "House", "LA", "Cleo Fields", "F000110", "fields.house.gov", "fields", "https://fields.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Cleo Fields released the following statement in response to the firing of Attorney General Pam Bondi:\n\n\u201cToday's news that President Trump has fired Attorney General Pam Bondi is deeply troubling \u2014 not because of who is leaving, but because of why.\n\nI have been deeply critical of Attorney General Bondi's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. She stood before the American people and falsely claimed that an Epstein client list was sitting on her desk. The Department of Justice (DOJ) later walked that back entirely. That was not a misstatement \u2014 it was a failure of transparency that shook public trust at a moment when Americans deserved straight answers.\n\nBut here is what should alarm every American: reports indicate that Trump's frustration stemmed not from Bondi's failure to uphold the law \u2014 but from his belief that she didn't weaponize the Justice Department aggressively enough against his political enemies. Indictments against James Comey and Letitia James were thrown out by a federal judge because they were illegally pursued. That is not justice, that\u2019s an institution being pulled apart by political pressure, and it should concern all of us.\n\nThe Justice Department is not the President's personal law firm and shouldn\u2019t be used as a tool for retribution. I am calling on the Senate to demand full, public answers about the Epstein files before confirming any new Attorney General. The next nominee must be asked plainly: Will you protect the independence of this institution? Will you release the Epstein files without political interference and commit to the principle that no American \u2014 regardless of party \u2014 is above the law?\n\nThe American people deserve a Justice Department that answers to the Constitution, and we will not stop pushing for the truth.\u201d", 1, "2026-06-27T21:44:12Z", "2026-06-27T22:19:40Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://fields.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-fields-statement-firing-attorney-general-pam-bondi"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0046251118183136, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}