Investing.com — A leading House Democrat has called for an investigation into whether the Department of Justice monitored lawmakers reviewing Jeffrey Epstein-related files on government computers.

Representative Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, raised concerns after photographs showed Attorney General Pam Bondi brought a document labeled « Jayapal Pramila Search History » to Wednesday’s committee hearing.

The document appeared to list files that Representative Jayapal had viewed while using DOJ computers to access less-redacted Epstein documents.

« Today, photographs of Attorney General Bondi’s ’burn book’ confirmed my suspicions, » Raskin said in a statement released Wednesday. « Not only has the Department of Justice illegally withheld documents from Congress and the American people… But now Bondi and her team are spying on Members of Congress conducting oversight. »

Raskin called the situation « an outrage » and said he would ask the DOJ Inspector General to investigate what he termed an « abuse of power. »

The controversy adds a new dimension to ongoing tensions between lawmakers and the Trump administration over Epstein files. While the Justice Department has released over 3 million pages of documents following congressional legislation, some materials contain redactions that lawmakers question.

The DOJ has allowed members of Congress to view certain unredacted files at a department satellite office in Washington, where Raskin claims « DOJ staffers look over our shoulders » during the review process.

During Wednesday’s hearing, which grew contentious at times with shouting between Bondi and lawmakers, the Attorney General acknowledged pending Epstein-related investigations but provided no details. She was supported by Republican committee members as she highlighted her department’s work advancing the Trump administration’s agenda.

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