Jimmy Kimmel roasts Pam Bondi, Mike Johnson for 'spying' on Rep Pramila Jayapal's search history

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel has accused Donald Trump's administration of crossing a serious line after a photograph appeared to show internal notes documenting a Democratic lawmaker’s search activity.

The controversy centers on Attorney General Pam Bondi, whose folder briefly visible in a photograph taken during a congressional hearing reportedly included a page labeled “Jayapal Pramila Search History.”

The reference appeared to point to Rep Pramila Jayapal, who had been reviewing materials related to Jeffrey Epstein in a secure DOJ setting.

Jimmy Kimmel during the opening monologue of his talk show on Thursday, February 12, slammed DOJ and questioned whether those searches were tracked without members’ knowledge.

Jimmy Kimmel alleges 'abuse of power'

Opening his monologue, Kimmel framed the incident as part of a pattern of executive overreach.

“For those who are wondering when the abuse of power will end, the answer is never, probably,” he told viewers.

He described the moment the photograph was captured: “So a photographer got a shot of her folder, she opened the folder, they got a shot, you can see a page that says ‘Jayapal Pramila Search History.’”

Kimmel emphasized that Bondi and Jayapal had engaged in one of the hearing’s most heated exchanges, adding, “The photo appears to show a list of everything Jayapal searched for in the Epstein files.”

He then raised concerns about the implications.

“They tracked her search history in the private room at the Department of Justice, where people are legally permitted to look at the less redacted files,” Kimmel said.

“It seems that they tracked those Congresspeople without their knowledge, they gave out their search history to give Bondi an edge in the hearings and then they’re so dumb they printed it out and put a title on the top.”

“It’s such a delicate balance between stupid and evil,” he added.

Jimmy Kimmel pushes back against Mike Johnson

House Speaker Mike Johnson addressed the matter, suggesting there may not have been malicious intent.

“I don’t think it’s appropriate for anyone to be tracking that so I will echo that to anybody involved in the DOJ, and I’m sure it’s an oversight, that’s my guess,” Johnson said.

Kimmel dismissed that explanation.

“That’s a bad guess. An oversight? You mean someone forgot to not track and document everything elected members of Congress were privately looking up? That’s a hell of an oversight,” he quipped.

Earlier, Jayapal had also slammed DOJ over the matter and called it 'outrageous'.