Bondi says Ghislaine Maxwell 'will hopefully die in prison'

Attorney General Pam Bondi was on the hot seat over the controversial decision to transfer Ghislaine Maxwell to a minimum security prison.

Attorney General Pam Bondi told members of Congress on Tuesday that Ghislaine Maxwell "will hopefully die in prison," after she was pressed on the allegations that Jeffrey Epstein's co-conspirator was getting special treatment from the administration, including a controversial transfer to a minimum security prison.

Maxwell, who is 64, has been incarcerated since her arrest in July 2020 and would be in her mid-to-late 70s when her sentence ends.

Bondi, who clashed with Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee when asked questions related to the Epstein investigation, however, said she could not say who ordered Maxwell's transfer to a lower security prison and tried to change the subject.

Rep. Deborah Ross, D-N.C., brought up the transfer during the heated hearing and sought out answers, specifically who signed off on the move.

Maxwell was moved from FCI Tallahassee in Florida, a "low security" prison for men and women, to FPC Bryan in Texas, a "minimum security" camp just for women, two weeks after she had a private meeting with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche.