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Republican Representative Thomas Massie said he does not have confidence in Attorney General Pam Bondi following a contentious House Judiciary Committee hearing over the Justice Department’s release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein, media reports said on Sunday.

“I don't think she did very well,” Massie told ABC News’ “This Week” co-anchor Martha Raddatz on Sunday.

“She came with a book full of insults, one for each congressperson,” he said, adding: “So no, I don't have confidence in her. She hasn't got any sort of accountability there at the DOJ.”

During Wednesday’s hearing, Bondi told Massie he had “Trump derangement syndrome,” a phrase US President Donald Trump has used against critics.

Massie described Bondi’s refusal to turn and look at Epstein survivors seated behind her as “cold,” after Democratic Representative Pramila Jayapal asked the victims to raise their hands if they had not met with the Justice Department.

All present raised their hands, according to the report.

The hearing followed the Justice Department’s release of more than 3 million pages of Epstein-related files.

Massie accused the department of exposing some victim identities while “over-redacting powerful men and possible co-conspirators.”

“It's clear that their work is not done here yet,” the outlet quoted him as saying.

After lawmakers reviewed less-redacted versions, Massie and Democratic Representative Ro Khanna raised concerns about an undated document listing names and photographs.

Massie later posted a version containing 16 additional unredacted names, writing that the Justice Department had “promptly unredacted” them.

Khanna read four of the men’s names on the House floor and criticized redactions involving other figures, including Leslie Wexner and Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Massie and Khanna “forced the unmasking of completely random people selected years ago for an FBI lineup.”

Massie said the department unredacted names without providing context and added he remains dissatisfied.

The US Justice Department recently released more than 3 million pages, 2,000 videos, and 180,000 images under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which was signed into law last November.

The materials include photos, grand jury transcripts, and investigative records, shedding light on relationships Epstein had with business personnel, billionaires, government officials and media figures -- in the US and beyond.

Epstein was found dead by suicide in a New York City jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges involving underage girls.