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Epstein files: Pam Bondi testimony to House panel canceled, Democrats threaten contempt charges
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Former Attorney General Pam Bondi will not appear as scheduled on April 14 to testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee about her and the Department of Justice's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, the panel's spokeswoman said Wednesday.
Key facts
- Former Attorney General Pam Bondi will not appear as scheduled on April 14 to testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee about her and the Department of Justice's handling
- President Donald Trump fired Bondi as attorney general on April 2 after reports that he was unhappy with her handling of the DOJ's files about Epstein, the notorious dead sex offender whose past
- 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," said Rep
- Our bipartisan subpoena is to Pam Bondi, whether she is the Attorney General or not," Garcia said
Summary
Bondi's appearance, which was compelled by a committee-issued subpoena, was canceled because "she is no longer Attorney General and was subpoenaed in her capacity as Attorney General," said the spokeswoman, speaking for the Republican majority that controls the panel. The committee will contact Bondi's lawyer "to discuss next steps regarding scheduling her deposition," the spokeswoman said. Democrats on the committee quickly threatened to initiate contempt charges against Bondi if she fails to testify as scheduled. "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," said Rep.