U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi takes the oath of office in the Oval Office of the White House on Tuesday, March 24, 2026 in Washington, DC.
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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 Justice Department’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein file, a spokeswoman for the committee announced Wednesday.
Bondi’s appearance was canceled because “she is no longer the attorney general and was subpoenaed in her capacity as attorney general,” a spokeswoman said.
A spokesperson said the committee will contact Bondi’s attorney “to discuss next steps regarding scheduling a deposition.”
The oversight committee issued a subpoena to Bondi in March, forcing him to testify.
President Donald Trump fired Bondi as attorney general on April 2, following reports that Bondi was dissatisfied with the Justice Department’s handling of files on notorious sex offender Epstein. Mr. Epstein’s past notable friends included Mr. Trump.
Bondi and the Justice Department have faced intense criticism over the Epstein file since last year.
Bondi and other key Trump administration figures had promised to release Justice Department documents on Epstein after Trump returns to the White House in January 2025.
Mr. Bondi broke that promise, and Congress passed a bill requiring the release of those files, which Mr. Trump signed into law.
Since then, the Justice Department has released millions of documents about Epstein and his convicted procurer Ghislaine Maxwell.
However, the department and Bondi have been criticized for withholding many other documents regarding Epstein and Maxwell, as well as other issues related to the files, after the release.
