Also Read Donald Trump ousts Pam Bondi from attorney general role after fallout over Epstein files"The Department's position is that the subpoena no longer obligates her to appear on April 14. The Republican-led House Oversight Committee voted to subpoena Bondi for questioning on the Justice Department's compliance with a bipartisan law passed in November that required DOJ to release nearly all of its files on Epstein. A spokesperson for the House Oversight Committee said the panel will contact Bondi's personal lawyer to "discuss next steps regarding scheduling her deposition." A Justice Department spokesperson said the DOJ "remains committed to working cooperatively" with the committee but the subpoena to Bondi "no longer applies." Bondi and her then-top deputy, Todd Blanche, who is now acting attorney general, appeared last month to privately brief the committee on the Epstein files.

Source: The Telegraph April 08, 2026 18:01 UTC