US Congress Committee Subpoenas Attorney General Pam Bondi Over Jeffrey Epstein Scandal
The United States House Oversight Committee formally voted to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi to testify regarding the investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The move comes amid mounting public pressure for the Trump administration to release the full set of documents connected to the case.
The subpoena motion was filed by Nancy Mace, a Republican member of Congress, who accused the Department of Justice of a cover-up. Although Mace is a supporter of the president, she has been highly critical of how the DOJ has handled the release of Epstein records.
In a statement, Mace argued that Epstein’s global sex-trafficking network is far larger than disclosed to the public. She claimed many important pieces of evidence remain hidden: “The Epstein case is one of the biggest cover-ups in American history. His global sex-trafficking network is bigger than what has been disclosed,” Mace wrote on social media. “Three million documents have been released, yet we still do not have full truth. Videos are missing, audio is missing, logs are missing. Millions more documents exist out there.”
The subpoena decision was supported by a bipartisan coalition. Five Republicans joined Democrats on the Oversight Committee to demand full transparency. The DOJ was criticised for failing to protect the identities of victims in released records, while protecting the identities of non-victim parties.
Democrats on the committee, such as Robert Garcia, leveled serious accusations, claiming the Department of Justice deliberately withheld documents containing allegations of sexual abuse of a minor involving President Donald Trump. Garcia said he had seen the documents himself, which have not yet been released.
In response, the Department of Justice asserted “There is nothing redacted.” They argued that the documents not released were duplicates, documents with legal privilege, or part of an ongoing federal investigation.
The Bondi subpoena follows testimony from other high-profile figures. Last week, former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testified before the Oversight Committee.
Although Clinton family members were not accused by victims of wrongdoing, Bill Clinton’s name appears in Epstein-related records and photos. It should be noted that appearing in Epstein documents does not automatically imply illegal conduct.
The Trump administration now faces legal and political pressure to comply with a law requiring release of all Epstein investigation materials without exception.