Former Attorney General Pam Bondi will not appear for her upcoming deposition in the House Oversight Committee’s Jeffrey Epstein probe.
“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 spokesperson said in a statement, according to The Hill.
“The Committee will contact Pam Bondi’s personal counsel to discuss next steps regarding scheduling her deposition,” the statement continued.
Pam Bondi will not appear for her upcoming deposition in the House Oversight Committee’s Jeffrey Epstein investigation given that she is no longer serving as the US attorney general, the Department of Justice said. https://t.co/4WV3wNVbKd pic.twitter.com/lKBWHC4WEo
— CNN (@CNN) April 8, 2026
The Hill has more:
The panel’s Democrats have refuted that argument, noting that Bondi was subpoenaed by name to sit for a deposition with the panel, as were other former attorneys general.
“Now that Pam Bondi has been fired, she’s trying to get out of her legal obligation to testify before the Oversight Committee about the Epstein files and the White House cover-up,” Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), the panel’s ranking member, said in a statement.
ADVERTISEMENT“Our bipartisan subpoena is to Pam Bondi, whether she is the Attorney General or not. She must come in to testify immediately, and if she defies the subpoena, we will begin contempt charges in the Congress. The survivors deserve justice.”
The House Oversight Committee formally subpoenaed Bondi last month to appear for a deposition regarding the Justice Department’s “handling” of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
The committee is reviewing “possible mismanagement of the federal government’s investigation” of Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
“The Committee has questions regarding the Department of Justice’s handling of the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and his associates and its compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act,” House Oversight Chair James Comer (R-KY) wrote in a letter to Bondi.
“As Attorney General, you are directly responsible for overseeing the Department’s collection, review, and determinations regarding the release of files pursuant to the Epstein Files Transparency Act, and the Committee therefore believes that you possess valuable insight into these efforts,” he continued.
NEW: Following a committee-wide vote, Chairman @RepJamesComer has issued a subpoena to Attorney General Pam Bondi to appear for a deposition regarding DOJ’s handling of the Epstein investigation and compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
Letter below 👇🏻 pic.twitter.com/v9kM2ZH31O
— Oversight Committee (@GOPoversight) March 17, 2026
CNN noted:
GOP Rep. Nancy Mace, who led the subpoena effort, argued Wednesday that it still stands.
“Pam Bondi cannot escape accountability simply because she no longer holds the office of Attorney General. Our motion to subpoena Pam Bondi, which was passed by the Oversight Committee, was for Bondi by name, not by title. She will still have to appear before the Oversight Committee for a sworn deposition,” Mace said on X. “The American people deserve answers, and we expect her to appear as soon as a new date is set.”
Even before President Donald Trump fired Bondi last week, Democrats and some of those Republicans had been working to ensure that Comer did not rescind the subpoena.
Just this week, Mace and Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna sent a letter to Comer urging him to “publicly reaffirm” that Bondi would appear for her scheduled deposition next week.
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