Justice Department says Pam Bondi won’t appear at Epstein hearing after Trump fired her
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2026 2:07 pm
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/worl ... 53896.html
Now-former Attorney General Pam Bondi will not comply with a subpoena for her testimony to members of Congress about Department of Justice investigations into Jeffrey Epstein after Donald Trump removed her from office last week.
In a letter to the House Oversight Committee, the Justice Department said Bondi will not appear for her previously scheduled deposition despite a subpoena for her testimony about the federal government’s handling of the cases against the late sex offender.
“The Department of Justice has stated Pam Bondi will not appear on April 14 for a deposition since she is no longer Attorney General and was subpoenaed in her capacity as Attorney General,” a committee spokesperson told The Independent. “The Committee will contact Pam Bondi’s personal counsel to discuss next steps regarding scheduling her deposition.”
Rep. Robert Garcia, the committee’s top Democrat, said Bondi is “trying to get out of her legal obligation to testify before the Oversight Committee about the Epstein files and the White House cover-up.”
“Our bipartisan subpoena is to Pam Bondi, whether she is the Attorney General or not,” he said in a statement Wednesday. “She must come in to testify immediately, and if she defies the subpoena, we will begin contempt charges in the Congress. The survivors deserve justice.”