“why this is getting so much attention”
Bondi made it the centerpiece of her service as Attorney General in endless press conferences and interviews on Fox News as well as her briefing of right wing influencers in the White House in February. She gave them all notebooks that said “Epstein files” on the cover and promised to keep them fully informed as the case progressed.
That is why.
If she had said nothing about it we would be hearing nothing about it today.
I disagree with that characterization. The MAGA-sphere was pushing the issue very hard, and she responded. I don't believe it was something she was trying to advance as the core of her agenda on her own.
Bingo