Pam Bondi Deposition Set for May 29 on Epstein Files

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi will appear for a deposition before the House Oversight Committee on May 29, the panel announced Wednesday, following her failure to attend a previously scheduled session on April 14 amid questions over the Justice Department's handling of Jeffrey Epstein case files.

The committee, which issued a bipartisan subpoena to Bondi in March while she served as attorney general, sought her testimony on the department's compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Lawmakers expressed concerns that not all required files had been released. Bondi met voluntarily with the committee prior to her ouster by President Trump, accompanied by then-Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, now the acting attorney general. That session ended abruptly when Democrats left the room.

After Trump's decision to remove Bondi, the Justice Department contended she was no longer obligated to appear in her official capacity, despite the subpoena naming her directly. She did not attend the April 14 deposition, prompting Democrats on the committee to file civil contempt charges. "Pam Bondi has illegally defied our committee, skipped her deposition, and has refused to...