This tawdry spectacle showed Republicans' contempt for law, victims and decency itself

“Epstein, Epstein, Epstein.”

That was the exasperated refrain from Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ) during Wednesday’s House Judiciary Committee hearing with Attorney General Pam Bondi, a hearing that should have centered on survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse but instead showcased all the conceit and sexism of the GOP and Bondi herself.

One of the all-white (with hair to match), middle-aged, narrow-minded Republican men dominating the committee’s GOP side, Van Drew seemed far more interested...