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Bondi subpoenaed to answer questions from Congress about Epstein files

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Published  March 19, 2026 11:10am EDT
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FILE-Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on February 11, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

The Brief 

    • Attorney General Pam Bondi will answer questions at deposition in April about the Jeffrey Epstein case and files.
    • Bondi and the Department of Justice have faced scrutiny over their supervision of files in the Epstein investigation and allegations that the agency used redactions to protect some individuals in the case.
    • In February, Bondi faced questions from the House Judiciary Committee about the Epstein case files.

Attorney General Pam Bondi was subpoenaed earlier this week to answer questions from Congress about the Justice Department's sex trafficking probe of Jeffrey Epstein and the agency's oversight of millions of files related to the case. 

Bondi has been ordered to appear for a deposition on April 14 by the Committee on Oversight and Government reform following a vote on March 4 by the House Committee that was supported by five Republicans, the Associated Press reported. 

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In a letter to Bondi obtained by the AP, House Oversight Chairman Rep. James Comer wrote: "The Committee has questions regarding the Department of Justice’s handling of the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and his associates and its compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act."

Comer continued in the letter, "As Attorney General, you are directly responsible for overseeing the Department’s collection, review, and determinations regarding the release of files pursuant to the Epstein Files Transparency Act, and the Committee therefore believes that you possess valuable insight into these efforts."

The Department of Justice has defended its management of the Epstein files and has denied allegations that it used redactions to protect certain individuals or improperly withheld certain materials.

Bondi scrutiny over redactions 

Dig deeper:

Attorney General Pam Bondi was questioned by legislators on Feb. 11 over the Department of Justice’s oversight of files tied to Jeffrey Epstein that have exposed sensitive confidential information about the victims, including nude photographs, despite redaction efforts.

RELATED: Bondi faces questions from lawmakers amid fallout over Epstein files

 Democrats criticized Bondi over the erratic redactions, with Bondi telling lawmakers that the Justice Department had taken down files when it was made aware that they included victims’ information and said staff had tried to do their "very best" in the time frame given by the legislation ordering the release of the files.

Who was Jeffrey Epstein?

The backstory:

Jeffrey Epstein, a wealthy financier, was known for socializing with celebrities, politicians, billionaires and the academic elite, including Trump and Clinton.

Epstein was first accused of sexually abusing underage girls in 2005, but Epstein made a secret deal with the U.S. attorney in Florida to avoid federal charges. In 2019, Manhattan federal prosecutors revived the case and charged Epstein with sex trafficking. He killed himself in jail a month after his arrest.

Epstein, with help from his longtime friend and former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, sexually abused at least 1,000 women and children, according to USA Today. Maxwell is serving a 20-year prison sentence for helping recruit some of his underage victims.

The Source: Information for this story was provided by previous FOX Local reporting and the Associated Press. This story was reported from Washington, D.C.


 

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