Nadler mocked after appearing to doze off during Bondi hearing opening statements

Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., was seen with his eyes closed during portions of a key House Judiciary Committee hearing featuring Pam Bondi, leading observers to pan him for sleeping as the attorney general was testifying.

Nadler, a 78-year-old 17-term congressman, was seen with his eyes shut as Bondi gave her opening statement as part of her first appearance before the panel since taking the helm of the DOJ.

The committee's Republican-led X account shared a video of Nadler with sleeping emojis and observed that Nadler also appeared to doze off as Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., the top Democrat on the committee, gave his opening remarks.

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"Don't worry, @RepNadler. We are tired of listening to @RepRaskin complain about President Trump too!" the committee Republicans wrote.

Another social media user shared a separate video of Nadler appearing with his eyes closed.

Nadler "falls asleep during @AGPamBondi opening statement at today’s DOJ hearing. Gets awaken by staffer #TermLimits," the user wrote.

The conservative Townhall posted a similar image of Nadler "caught sleeping" during the hearing.

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Nadler was alert when it came time for him to question Bondi, using the moment to spar with her over the DOJ's efforts to comply with a law that required the department to release all unclassified material related to Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking cases.

Gun rights activist Andrew Pollack wrote on X that "sleeping during the House Judiciary Committee speaks volumes about how seriously he actually takes the Epstein victims."

Nadler, who previously served as the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, announced in September that he would retire from Congress after more than three decades in office.

Nadler's office did not respond to a request for comment.