US EditionPam Bondi won't testify before House about Epstein files, DOJ says
Justice Department says Bondi was subpoenaed as attorney general, and the committee’s top Democrat warns of contempt if she refuses to 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 Won’t Testify as Scheduled in House Epstein Probe
First Lady Melania Trump on Thursday denied ties to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and his business associate Ghislaine Maxwell, saying the “lies” that link her to the two convicted sex offenders “must end.” “I've never been friends with Epstein,” Melania Trump said in a speech on Thursday, while acknowledging that she and Donald Trump were invited to the same parties as Epstein “from time to time.”Former Attorney General Pam Bondi will not…
The ex-Attorney General of the United States will not testify before a Congressional commission dealing with the management of the Epstein case.
Bondi won’t appear on Capitol Hill for scheduled Epstein deposition | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
WASHINGTON >> Pam Bondi, the former attorney general whom President Donald Trump fired last week, will not appear next week for a scheduled deposition with the House Oversight Committee as part of its inquiry into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Bondi to defy House Epstein subpoena
What happenedThe Justice Department on Wednesday told the House Oversight Committee that ousted Attorney General Pam Bondi will not honor its bipartisan subpoena to sit for a deposition on her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, citing her firing last week. The notification “set off frustration” among lawmakers “clamoring for answers” about why she had not, “in their view, fully complied with the Epstein Files Transparency Act,” USA Today sai…
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