Bondi, who President Donald Trump ousted as the top Justice Department official last week, was subpoenaed last month by the House Oversight Committee Chairman, Republican Rep. James Comer of Kentucky. She was scheduled to appear before the panel for a deposition on April 14. But on Wednesday, Assistant Attorney General Patrick Davis sent a letter to Comer, in which he said that “the subpoena no longer obligates” Bondi to appear before the panel because it was issued to her in her professional capacity as Attorney General, a role she no longer holds.
“We kindly ask that you confirm that the subpoena is withdrawn,” Davis continued. “The Department remains committed to working cooperatively with the Committee and continues to believe that additional compulsory process is unnecessary in light of our demonstrated willingness to voluntarily assist your oversight efforts.”
Several members of the committee rejected the Justice Department’s claim that the subpoena previously issued to Bondi no longer applies. A person familiar with the matter told TIME that a new subpoena does not need to be issued to Bondi.
“Our bipartisan subpoena is to Pam Bondi, whether she is the Attorney General or not,” he continued. “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 subpoena requires Pam Bondi to appear for a sworn deposition regarding the Department of Justice’s handling of the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and his associates and compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act,” Mace said on X, referencing the law—co-authored by Khanna and Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky—that required all government records related to Epstein’s case to be released. “Bondi’s removal as Attorney General doesn’t erase her obligation to testify and does not end Congressional oversight.”
Prior to her removal by Trump last week, the former Attorney General’s handling of the so-called “Epstein files” drew widespread controversy. The Epstein Files Transparency Act, which was passed by Congress in November and quickly signed into law by Trump, required that the Justice Department release the files by Dec. 19. But Bondi’s department didn’t make all the records public by the deadline, sparking outrage from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, voters, and survivors of Epstein’s abuse. The Justice Department also received blowback for redacting the names of several high-profile figures who appeared to be associated with Epstein in the documents it did make public, while leaving potentially identifying information about some victims visible.
Democratic Rep. Suhas Subramanyam of Virginia, another member of the Oversight panel, said in a statement on Wednesday that the “subpoena stands, whether Pam Bondi is the Attorney General or not.”
In January, former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton refused to testify in the panel’s Epstein inquiry, even as Republican lawmakers said that they would seek to hold the couple in contempt of Congress. The Clintons’ lawyers called the subpoenas “invalid and legally unenforceable, untethered to a valid legislative purpose, unwarranted because they do not seek pertinent information, and an unprecedented infringement on the separation of powers.”
Democratic Rep. James Walkinshaw of Virginia, a member of the House Oversight Committee, accused Comer of “shielding Bondi from a bipartisan subpoena she is legally required to honor—even after being fired.” The House Oversight Committee dismissed the allegation in a post on X.
Maria and Annie Farmer, sisters who are both survivors of Epstein’s abuse, urged the House Oversight Committee to ensure that Bondi’s deposition “happens immediately.”
“Until Bondi’s deposition happens and her testimony is given under oath, we will continue asking Congress to use every lever possible to ensure justice is served,” they continued. “Any further delays only deepen survivors’ pain and weakens our confidence in the government’s willingness to hold accountable those who enabled and perpetrated Epstein’s heinous crimes.”
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