Pam Bondi subpoenaed: House oversight committee forces Trump's AG to testify on DOJ's alleged Epstein files 'cover-up'
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US Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on "Oversight of the Department of Justice" on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on February 11, 2026. Photograph: (AFP)
Why is the US Attorney General being forced to testify in the Epstein investigation? Lawmakers have voted to subpoena Pam Bondi as scrutiny grows over how the Jeffrey Epstein files were handled.
What triggered the move and what could Bondi be questioned about? Scroll down to read more.
US Attorney General Pam Bondi is being compelled to testify in the ongoing US investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. The House Oversight committee on Wednesday (Mar 4) voted 24-19 to approve a motion to subpoena US President Donald Trump's AG. Notably, the motion introduced by Republican representative Nancy Mace received the backing of five Republicans. The motion comes amid growing criticism across party lines over the Bondi-led Department of Justice's failures regarding the notorious Epstein Files. This, incidentally, includes the DoJ accidentally releasing the names and nudes of survivors, while identifying information of powerful figures like Trump was duly redacted.
Americans want answers
Announcing the subpoena against Pam Bondi, Mace on X wrote, "The American people want answers on the Epstein files, and so do we".
Meanwhile, Representative Ro Khanna, a Democrat member of the House Committee, wrote in a post, "we can hold the Epstein class accountable if we are willing to cross the aisle and build a coalition of accountability".
Bondi's controversial congressional testimony
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Previously, on February 11, Bondi refused to apologise to survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's nefarious underage sex racket, even after being pressed to do so at a House Judiciary Committee hearing. Bondi rebuffed Representative Pramilla Jayapal's request to turn around and address the victims of the convicted sex offender, and instead triggered a shouting match, accusing the Democrat lawmaker of "theatrics".
At the hearing, Bondi also faced accusations of lying under oath to protect US President Donald Trump. The volatile congressional hearing also saw California Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu shame Bondi for failing to hold the paedophile's co-conspirators accountable. “Shame on you. If you had any decency, you would resign right after this hearing," he said.
Lieu had questioned Bondi over Trump's tie to the deceased sex trafficker Epstein. He said that there was evidence that, like the disgraced British Royal Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Trump too attended parties with Epstein. "I want to know, were there any underage girls at that party or any party that Trump attended with Jeffrey Epstein?" he asked. However, Bondi was quick to dismiss his question as ridiculous and insisted it was merely an attempt to "deflect" from the great things Trump claims to have achieved. "There is no evidence that Donald Trump has committed a crime. Everyone knows this," a visibly exasperated Bondi said.
