“You are the Attorney General of the United States of America and you don’t want to hold any of these pedophiles accountable? Resign or be impeached!” Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez delivered this harsh rebuke to United States Attorney General Pam Bondi during a speech at TU Berlin, condemning what she described as the failure to pursue accountability for powerful figures implicated in the Jeffrey Epstein case. Ocasio-Cortez framed the scandal as both a legal and moral crisis, highlighting the concentration of political and economic power among those accused of sexual abuse.
BREAKING: AOC in Germany:
— Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) February 15, 2026
“You are the Attorney General of the United States of America and you don't want to hold anyone of these pedophiles accountable? Resign or be impeached!" pic.twitter.com/GsLPFO0c2S
Ocasio-Cortez described the revelations in the Epstein files as “shocking to all of our senses,” pointing to the networks of influence that allowed known predators to operate with impunity. She emphasized that the issue transcends partisan politics, noting that public outrage has come from people across the political spectrum, including those who have historically supported the Republican Party. “The response to this has not necessarily been partisan, and that is where I think we have a lot of hope,” she said, framing accountability as a societal imperative rather than a political fight.
The remarks came in response to a question from the audience about next steps in uncovering the full scope of the Epstein scandal. Ocasio-Cortez specifically criticized Pam Bondi for downplaying accountability in prior congressional testimony. Bondi, who serves as Attorney General of the United States alongside Trump, had responded to questions about the Justice Department’s handling of Epstein-related investigations by citing stock market gains. “The Dow is over 50,000 right now,” Bondi said in sworn testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, suggesting that economic indicators were a more pressing topic than pursuing possible co-conspirators of Epstein. Ocasio-Cortez described this response as “so inappropriate” and emblematic of a broader failure to confront abuse at the highest levels of power.
Bondi: The DOW is over 50,000. That’s what we should be talking about. They just asked what does the DOW have to do with anything. ARE YOU KIDDING? pic.twitter.com/nl5ueU867x
— Acyn (@Acyn) February 11, 2026
In her Berlin address, Ocasio-Cortez connected sexual abuse to broader issues of power and corruption, drawing on her own experiences as a survivor of sexual assault. She argued that sexual crimes are fundamentally about the abuse of power and are often committed by individuals with complex relationships to authority and control. “It is not a coincidence that perpetrators of sexual abuse and assault are often people with deep complexes about power and the acquisition of power in the world.”
Ocasio-Cortez also framed accountability for sexual crimes as an essential component of anti-corruption efforts. She warned against cultural attitudes that frame holding abusers accountable as “cancel culture,” noting that those arguments can serve to normalize impunity for predatory behavior. “Some of the same authors of the so-called anti-cancel culture movement…now suggest that holding people accountable is somehow wrong,” she said.
She is using the horrendous Epstein scandal to twist it and say this is about the "cancel culture"
— Daily Marcher (@DailyMarcher) February 16, 2026
Who supports cancel culture the most?
Isn't it the Epstein clients who are all Zionists?????
AOC needs to step away from politicspic.twitter.com/Dxtp8Mu8ES
The speech at TU Berlin underscores Ocasio-Cortez’s ongoing focus on issues of sexual abuse, power, and systemic accountability. By directly challenging Attorney General Bondi and linking legal failures to broader societal structures, she positioned the Epstein files not merely as a criminal matter but as a lens through which to examine entrenched inequalities and institutional corruption.
