WATCH: Rep. Swalwell asks Bondi to help prosecute alleged death threats against him

Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., asked Attorney General Pam Bondi for help in investigating and prosecuting people who have made threats against him and his colleagues in a House oversight hearing Wednesday.

Swalwell read transcripts of some of the voicemails and online comments he’s received, which threatened his life and the life of his children. He then said the Department of Justice has not sought prosecution against those making threats.

“I’m just asking for your help to protect life, because life is at risk with the environment we’re in right now,” Swalwell said.

“Congressman, I completely agree with you,” Bondi said. She told Swalwell at least one person has been charged publicly and added they could discuss another case “off camera.”

“None of you should be threatened ever. None of your children should be threatened. None of your families should be threatened, and I will work with you - you can come into my office any day - I will work with all of you on both sides of the aisle if you are ever threatened,” Bondi said.

Wednesday’s hearing offers an opportunity for lawmakers to question Bondi on a number of controversial issues involving the Justice Department, including around the Trump administration’s failure to meet a Congress-mandated deadline to release all of its Epstein files; the legal justification for the administration’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific; as well as prosecutions of perceived Trump political rivals like James Comey and Letitia James. Bondi is seeking to revive both cases, which were already thrown out by a U.S. district judge.

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