US gov’t committee subpoenas Attorney General Pam Bondi over Epstein files
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House Oversight Committee votes to subpoena Bondi over Justice Department’s handling of files in Epstein investigation.
The United States House of Representatives Oversight Committee voted to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi, demanding she give testimony to the committee regarding the Department of Justice’s management of records linked to the investigation into sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
In a rare bipartisan rebuke, the motion, introduced by Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace, passed on Wednesday with a vote of 24-19, including five Republicans joining Democrats in supporting the subpoena.
Committee members are seeking clarity on how sensitive files were handled, archived, or potentially withheld during the long-running probe by the Justice Department into the deceased sex offender’s illicit network.
“AG Bondi will testify about missing Epstein evidence. The videos, the audio, the documents the DOJ is hiding,” Mace, of South Carolina, said in a post on X.
She said, “The American people deserve transparency. Survivors deserve justice. We’re delivering both. Accountability is coming.”
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