Subpoena Issued to Attorney General Over Epstein File Concerns
On Tuesday, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer issued a subpoena to Attorney General Pam Bondi regarding potential mismanagement of the Epstein file by the federal government.
In a letter to Bondi, Comer raised worries about the Justice Department’s adherence to a law passed by Congress last year that mandates the release of all related files. This development follows a request from five House Republicans, who, along with Democrats, called for Bondi to testify before the committee about a month ago.
Comer’s letter stated, “As Attorney General, you have direct responsibility for overseeing the department’s collection, review, and decisions regarding the release of files under the Epstein File Transparency Act, and therefore the committee believes that you have valuable insight into these efforts.” The deposition is set for April 14, 2026.
The Justice Department had postponed releasing files that were supposed to be shared within 30 days of the law’s enactment. In response to this delay, Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Representative Ro Khanna, a Democrat from California, even discussed the possibility of holding Bondi in contempt of Congress. Khanna went further, suggesting that impeachment might be an option over Bondi’s handling of the files.
After the Epstein File Transparency Act was enacted, the Justice Department provided thousands of documents; however, many files remained inaccessible. Recently, members of Congress were permitted to visit the Justice Department to review those files in person, but they could only use pen and paper for note-taking, which some lawmakers found to be counterproductive.
Bondi faced criticism from House Speaker Mike Johnson during a hearing over her documentation of which files were accessed by oversight committee members during their review visits.
Additionally, the Oversight Committee has issued subpoenas to former President Bill Clinton and former First Lady Hillary Clinton as part of the ongoing investigation into the Epstein file.
