{"id":2581081,"date":"2026-03-17T20:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T00:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-oversight-committee-subpoenas-pam-bondi\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T20:46:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T00:46:01","slug":"house-oversight-committee-subpoenas-pam-bondi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-oversight-committee-subpoenas-pam-bondi\/","title":{"rendered":"House Oversight Committee Subpoenas Pam Bondi"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-oversight-committee-subpoenas-pam-bondi%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2581081&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Attorney General pam Bondi has been subpoenaed by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to answer questions about how the Department of justice handled the Epstein files and related investigations. Bondi and Deputy Attorney general Todd Blanche will brief the panel privately, with a public appearance requested for April 14. Chairman James Comer issued a letter outlining the committee\u2019s focus on possible mismanagement of the Epstein investigation, the circumstances surrounding Epstein\u2019s death, the operation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rolling-stone-has-meltdown-over-sound-of-freedom-film-continues-to-destroy-expectations\/\" title=\"Rolling Stone loses it over &#039;Sound of Freedom&#039;, film exceeds all expectations.\">sex-trafficking rings<\/a>, and potential ethics violations by officials, in the context of the epstein Files Transparency Act.The subpoena was spearheaded by rep. Nancy Mace and backed by several Republican colleagues, with Democrats on the panel broadly supporting it. The controversy has spurred public and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-updates-child-policy-amid-population-growth-worries\/\" title=\"China Updates Child Policy Amid Population Growth Worries\">social media commentary<\/a> about transparency and accountability in the Epstein case.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Attorney General Pam Bondi has been subpoenaed by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to be grilled about the Department of Justice&rsquo;s handling of the Epstein files.<\/p>\n<p>The subpoena was issued on Tuesday, according to a news release posted on the committee&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/oversight.house.gov\/release\/chairman-comer-issues-subpoena-to-attorney-general-pam-bondi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The release noted that Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche will give the panel a private briefing on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/oversight.house.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/03.17.2026-Subpoena-Cover-Letter-Bondi-FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letter<\/a> from Chairman James Comer to Bondi also calls for her to appear before the panel in public on April 14.<\/p>\n<p>The letter said the panel was reviewing &ldquo;possible mismanagement of the federal government&rsquo;s investigation of Mr. Jeffrey Epstein and Ms. Ghislaine Maxwell, the circumstances and subsequent investigations of Mr. Epstein&rsquo;s death, the operation of sex-trafficking rings and ways for the federal government to effectively combat them, the ways in which Mr. Epstein and Ms. Maxwell sought to curry favor and exercise influence to protect their illegal activities, and potential violations of ethics rules related to elected officials.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Committee has questions regarding the Department of Justice&rsquo;s handling of the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and his associates and its compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act,&rdquo; the letter said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: Following a committee-wide vote, Chairman <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepJamesComer?\">@RepJamesComer<\/a> has issued a subpoena to Attorney General Pam Bondi to appear for a deposition regarding DOJ&rsquo;s handling of the Epstein investigation and compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act.<\/p>\n<p>Letter below &#128071;&#127995; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v9kM2ZH31O\">pic.twitter.com\/v9kM2ZH31O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Oversight Committee (@GOPoversight) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GOPoversight\/status\/2033956930130001986?\">March 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  &ldquo;As Attorney General, you are directly responsible for overseeing the Department&rsquo;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,&rdquo; the letter added.<\/p>\n<p>A representative of the Justice Department called the subpoena &ldquo;completely unnecessary,&rdquo; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/house-oversight-subpoenas-ag-bondi-probe-epstein-case-mismanagement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Lawmakers have been invited to view the unredacted files for themselves at the Department of Justice, and the Attorney General has always made herself available to speak directly with members of Congress,&rdquo; the representative said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She continues to have calls and meetings with members of Congress on the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which is why the Department offered to brief the committee tomorrow. As always, we look forward to continuing to provide policymakers with the facts.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The vote to subpoena Bondi came earlier this month and was spearheaded by Rep. Nancy Mace, a Republican from South Carolina. Mace&rsquo;s motion to force Bondi to appear was supported by fellow Republican Reps. Lauren Boebert of Colorado, Tim Burchett of Tennessee, Michael Cloud of Texas, and Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/03\/04\/politics\/bondi-epstein-files-subpoena-oversight-committee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>All of the panel&rsquo;s Democrats joined Mace and her band of supporters to overcome opposition from all of the other Republican members of the committee.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Happy to see my subpoena make its way to DOJ.<\/p>\n<p>This is not about politics &ndash; it is about justice for Epstein survivors.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s time the American people get answers. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gljAaxSEXk\">pic.twitter.com\/gljAaxSEXk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nancy Mace (@NancyMace) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NancyMace\/status\/2033981840797622345?\">March 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  In a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepNancyMace\/status\/2029256140190523658\">post<\/a> on X, Mace said, &ldquo;Bondi claims the DOJ has released all of the Epstein files. The record is clear: they have not.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Epstein case is one of the greatest cover-ups in American history. His <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >global sex trafficking network<\/a> is larger than what is being revealed,&rdquo; she continued.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Three million documents have been released, and we still don&rsquo;t have the full truth. Videos are missing. Audio is missing. Logs are missing. There are millions more documents out there,&rdquo; Mace wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We want to know why the DOJ is more focused on shielding the powerful than delivering justice. The American people deserve answers, victims deserve justice. HOLD. THE. 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The subpoena was issued on Tuesday, per the committee\u2019s release, and Bondi along with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche are slated for a private briefing on Wednesday. The committee also calls for Bondi to appear publicly on April 14.<br \/>\n&#8211; The chairman\u2019s letter explains the panel\u2019s focus: possible mismanagement of the federal Epstein\/Maxwell investigation, the circumstances of Epstein\u2019s death, the operation of sex-trafficking rings and how the federal government can better fight them, how Epstein and Maxwell sought to influence officials, and potential ethics violations by elected officials.<br \/>\n&#8211; A Justice Department spokesperson called the subpoena \u201ccompletely unnecessary,\u201d but DOJ said lawmakers have been invited to view the unredacted files and that Bondi has been available to speak with members of Congress. DOJ also noted it would brief the committee.<br \/>\n&#8211; The subpoena was approved earlier this month by Rep. 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