A congressional showdown is brewing over the federal government’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, with lawmakers demanding answers directly from the nation’s top law enforcement official.
According to the New York Post, the Republican-led House Oversight Committee has issued a subpoena to Attorney General Pam Bondi, compelling her to testify about what it described as “the possible mismanagement” of the Justice Department’s probe into the deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
In a letter sent Tuesday, Committee Chairman James Comer said lawmakers are seeking clarity not only on how the investigation was handled, but also on “the circumstances and subsequent investigations of Mr. Epstein’s death.”Â
The panel is also requesting details about evidence gathered on Epstein’s convicted associate Ghislaine Maxwell.
The committee previously voted to move forward with the deposition and has asked Bondi to appear on April 14.
“As Attorney General, you are directly responsible for overseeing the Department’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,” Comer said.
The push to compel Bondi’s testimony drew bipartisan support. Five Republicans — Lauren Boebert, Tim Burchett, Michael Cloud, Nancy Mace, and Scott Perry — joined 19 Democrats on the committee in backing a motion introduced by Mace on March 4.
The Justice Department has already released more than 3 million pages of investigative records tied to Epstein and Maxwell after Congress passed legislation in November 2025 mandating their disclosure.
Despite the volume of documents, officials say the findings have not changed the department’s stance.
A July 6, 2025, memo concluded that Epstein was not part of a broader trafficking ring involving underage girls, a position that remains intact even after the disclosures.
That conclusion stands in contrast to earlier remarks by Bondi, who said in a Fox News Channel interview that a list of Epstein’s “clients” was “sitting on my desk right now to review.”
According to a senior Justice Department official, the released materials also reinforce the agency’s determination that Epstein died by suicide on Aug. 10, 2019, while being held in a Manhattan jail cell.
