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Pam Bondi won't testify before House about Epstein files, DOJ says
Justice Department officials said Bondi was subpoenaed as attorney general, and the committee may pursue contempt if she does not testify.
- The Justice Department stated Wednesday that former Attorney General Pam Bondi will not appear before the House Oversight Committee next week regarding the Jeffrey Epstein files. The agency argues the subpoena applied only to her official capacity as Attorney General, a role she no longer holds.
- President Donald Trump ousted Bondi last week, appointing Todd Blanche as acting Attorney General. Although Bondi initially planned a month-long transition, Blanche assumed leadership of the department Tuesday, signaling her official departure from the post.
- The Committee subpoenaed Bondi last month to address her handling of the Epstein Files. Under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the department released roughly 3 million of more than 6 million pages, though critics allege improper redactions and withheld documents.
- Reps. Ro Khanna and Nancy Mace urged Chairman James Comer to enforce the subpoena, while Ranking Member Robert Garcia warned, "if she defies the subpoena, we will begin contempt charges in the Congress. The survivors deserve justice."
- The committee noted they "will contact Pam Bondi's personal counsel to discuss next steps" regarding the deposition. Her dismissal follows reports that her handling of the case fractured the MAGA coalition and reduced support for the president.
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Bondi Will Not Appear for Deposition in House Epstein Investigation
Former Attorney General Pam Bondi will not appear for a scheduled deposition before the House next week as part of its ongoing investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the Oversight Committee said on April 8. “The Department of Justice has stated Pam Bondi will not appear on April 14 for a deposition since she is no longer Attorney General and was subpoenaed in her capacity as Attorney General,” a House Oversight Committee spok…
Former U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi chose to challenge the House of Representatives by failing to appear in the context of inquiries into the case of confessed sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Feds Ask House Panel to Pull Bondi Subpoena
Pam Bondi is out of her old job—and, for now, out of the witness chair. On Wednesday, the Justice Department told House Oversight Chair James Comer that Bondi will not sit for an April 14 deposition in the committee's Jeffrey Epstein probe, arguing the subpoena targeted her in her...
By Annie Grayer, CNN The Department of Justice said on Wednesday that Pam Bondi will not appear in her next statement in Jeffrey Epstein's investigation of the House Oversight Commission, as she no longer serves as the U.S. Secretary of Justice. This marks the most recent obstacle to Congress' struggle to secure Bondi's sworn testimony related to the Department of Justice's public disclosure of its investigation files on the deceased convicted s…
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