Bondi Firing, A Victory for Survivors
For Immediate Release: April 2, 2026
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Bondi Refused to Release Epstein Files and Shielded Predators. Now, She’s Gone.
UltraViolet Action, a leading national women-led gender-justice organization responsible for numerous impactful victories against sexual predators like Harvey Weinstein, R Kelly, and Bill O’Reilly, released the following statement after the reported firing of U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi:
“This is a momentous win not just for survivors everywhere, but also the millions of Americans who continue to demand accountability for all those who enabled Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s child abuse network,” said Arisha Hatch, Executive Director at UltraViolet. “Pam Bondi will be remembered for her unconscionable politicking around the Epstein files. She will go down as one of the many figures in this administration who were all too happy to protect abusers and their enablers.”
Bondi’s disastrous tenure was defined by a willingness to use files related to the late serial pedophile Jeffrey Epstein as a political tool, turning survivors into props to rile up the MAGA base—all while consistently relying on delay, secrecy, and obstruction to protect the powerful network behind his abuse and keep the public from the full truth. But after private emails surfaced alleging that Trump personally knew several of the young women who had been abused and trafficked, she began to sweep Epstein’s legacy under the rug.
Rather than confront the full scope of harm caused by Epstein’s sex trafficking network—especially naming the powerful individuals and institutions that enabled, sustained, and concealed it—Bondi reportedly withheld more than 50 pages of FBI interviews and other notes from conversations with a woman who accused Trump of sexual abuse decades ago when she was a minor. These actions underscore a broader pattern: breaking deadlines and limiting disclosures in ways that kept the public from fully understanding who was involved in Epstein’s network. Those same reports found that the Justice Department had also taken down from the public database or removed documents involving accusations against Epstein that also mention President Trump.
Today, more than 100 days after the December 19, 2025 deadline for the release of the files established in the bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act, millions of documents remain hidden, and survivors still lack the accountability they deserve—clear evidence that Bondi and the Trump Administration chose to violate the law rather than reveal the full truth.
“It was the fearless insistence of survivors that stopped Trump and Bondi from getting away with burying the Epstein files and all the abusers and enablers disclosed within,” said Hatch. “Survivors are powerful and, through their courageous actions and unwavering pressure, they’ve changed our political reality yet again.”
UltraViolet was one of the first and loudest voices to denounce Bondi for her handling of the Epstein files, mobilizing over 100,000 members nationwide via petition and public pressure campaigns calling on Bondi to resign and then, after her violation of the law requiring the complete release of the files, be impeached by Congress. Bondi will reportedly be replaced, for now, by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, with a more permanent replacement to be announced later. But replacing Bondi does not fix a Department of Justice that has already failed to comply with the law and continues to withhold critical records. What’s certain is that whoever is chosen for the role will be unlikely to change course in running interference for those mentioned in the Epstein files, including Trump himself, as well as known abusers and enablers.
“Trump didn’t care about survivors when he appointed Bondi, and he won’t care about them when he appoints her successor, either.” said Hatch. “Women have power. Survivors have power. And when we stand together, accountability is achievable.”
UltraViolet Action has been a leading voice in the movement to hold abusers accountable and end gender-based violence, fighting alongside survivors and achieving victories against sexual predators like Harvey Weinstein, Bill O’Reilly, and Andrew Tate.
Through a coordinated series of petitions and accountability campaigns, UltraViolet Action is calling for transparency and institutional review regarding all prominent figures with documented ties to Epstein and the broader network that sustained and protected abuse. The organization recently launched a series of petitions to bring accountability to Larry Summers, who has stepped down from his roles at Harvard University and OpenAI following massive public pressure, including from UltraViolet community members, as well as Epstein enablers Alan Dershowitz and Casey Wasserman. Recently, UltraViolet called on CBS to fire Dr. Peter Attia after revelations of his ties to Jeffrey Epstein surfaced and celebrated his resignation as a victory for survivors and accountability.
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UltraViolet Action is a women-led gender justice 501c4 organization, with an online community of more than 1 million members nationwide. We combine organizing, technology, creative campaigning, and people power to win real-world changes for women and gender-expansive people.
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