House Oversight Committee Subpoenas Pam Bondi Over Epstein Files

The House Oversight Committee has subpoenaed Attorney General Pam Bondi over her handling of the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

The Details: The committee, which is led by Republicans, voted on Wednesday to subpoena Bondi. The vote included the support of several Republican members: Representatives Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Scott Perry (R-PA) Tim Burchett (R-TB), and Michael Clouds (R-TX). The bill was introduced by Representative Nancy Mace (R-SC), who has told media outlets before that she is a victim of sexual abuse. Committee chair James Comer (R-KY) had attempted to avoid the subpoena by saying that Bondi would be available to give member-level briefings on her approach to releasing the files.

Key Quote: Mace posted on X, "AG Bondi claims the DOJ has released all of the Epstein files. The record is clear: they have not...Three million documents have been released, and we still don't have the full truth."

For Context: The subpoena is the latest step in the committee's probe into Epstein over the last month. Some lawmakers have grown increasingly frustrated with the Justice Department's release of the Epstein files. The Epstein Files Transparency Act, which was passed by Congress and signed by President Donald Trump last November, requires the department to release all of its files on Epstein.

How The Media Covered It: Sources across the political spectrum noted the Republican committee members who had voted for the subpoena, and several sources from the right and center called the vote "bipartisan." Some sources on the left, including The New York Times (Lean Left bias) and Politico (Lean Left), noted that chairman Comer had objected to the subpoena.

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