Jimmy Kimmel laid into Pam Bondi after it was revealed the legal professional basic seemingly had a printout of Rep. Pramila Jayapal’s search historical past of the DOJ’s database at her listening to.
The comic addressed the controversy throughout his Thursday evening monologue on “Jimmy Kimmel Dwell!,” the place he urged that the Trump loyalist teetered between being “silly and evil” over this printed materials.
“We’ve Legal professional Basic Pam Bondi, who placed on an almost 5-hour Karenthon in entrance of the Home Judiciary Committee yesterday,” Kimmel began off. “And for individuals who are questioning when the abuse of energy will finish. The reply isn’t, in all probability.”
He continued: “So, a photographer received a shot of her folder. She opened the folder. They received a shot and also you see a web page that claims ‘Jayapal, Pramila search historical past.’ That refers to Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, a Democrat with whom Bondi exchanged probably the most contentious exchanges of the day. The photograph seems to point out an inventory of all the pieces Jayapal looked for within the Trump-Epstein information, which, once more, we’ve trademarked. They tracked her search historical past within the non-public room on the DOJ the place Congress individuals are, you realize, legally permitted to take a look at the much less redacted information.”
Per Kimmel, Bondi’s printout indicated that the DOJ “tracked these Congress individuals with out their information”and gave the outcomes to Bondi to make use of throughout her listening to.
“They’re so dumb they printed it out and put a title on the highest, ‘Jayapal, Pramila search historical past,’” Kimmel added. “It’s such a fragile stability between silly and evil.”
This remark sparked a spherical of applause from the studio viewers for Kimmel, who continued: “And the concept that the Division of Justice within the govt department is spying on Congress individuals within the legislative department is deeply disturbing.”
Watch Kimmel’s full monologue above.
“Jimmy Kimmel Dwell!” airs weeknights at 11:35 p.m. ET on ABC.
