House Oversight Chair James Comer on Tuesday issued a subpoena to Attorney General Pam Bondi to seem for a deposition on April 14 as a part of the panel’s Jeffrey Epstein probe.
Comer wrote in the subpoena cowl letter that his panel is investigating the “possible mismanagement of the federal government’s investigation” into Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
“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 wrote, referring to the legislation handed by Congress final yr mandating the Justice Department’s launch of the information.
NCS has reached out to the Justice Department for touch upon the subpoena.
DOJ’s launch of the information has prompted complaints from lawmakers on each side of the aisle, with critics saying they consider the information had been overly redacted and demanding higher transparency.
“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,” Comer wrote.
The transfer comes after the GOP-led committee voted on a bipartisan basis earlier this month to subpoena Bondi for testimony about her position in the discharge of the information.
Separately, the committee introduced that Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche are slated to temporary members of the panel behind closed doorways on Wednesday.