Reps. Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie say they're considering inherent contempt charges against Pam Bondi

Reps. Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie said they are committed to holding Justice Department officials accountable for their failure to release all eligible Epstein files by Friday’s deadline, saying they're speaking with members of Congress about holding Attorney General Pam Bondi in contempt.

Reps. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and Thomas Massie, R-Ky., said Sunday they are committed to holding Justice Department officials accountable for their failure to release all eligible Jeffrey Epstein files by Friday’s deadline, saying they're speaking with members of Congress about holding Attorney General Pam Bondi in contempt.

"The quickest way, and I think most expeditious way, to get justice for these victims is to bring inherent contempt against Pam Bondi," Massie said Sunday on CBS' "Face the Nation" when he was asked how Congress can force the Justice Department to release the rest of the files it has related to Epstein.

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., said Sunday on NBC News' "Meet the Press" that calls to impeach Justice Department officials for their handling of the release are "premature" after Khanna floated the possibility of impeachment Friday.

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"We have tools in appropriations bills and other tools to force compliance if somebody is dragging their feet, and I'd rather focus on those tools than get into discussions about contempt and impeachment," Kaine said.