Pam Bondi, the US attorney general, has been formally subpoenaed to appear before a House panel to answer questions about the justice department’s handling of the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and its release of the Epstein files. In February, Bondi clashed with Democratic lawmakers during a House judiciary committee hearing, where she defended the justice department’s handling of the Epstein files. In a statement to the Guardian on Tuesday, a spokesperson for the justice department called the subpoena “completely unnecessary”. In a statement on Tuesday, Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the House oversight committee, accused Bondi of leading a “White House cover-up that has concealed the full Epstein files while ignoring both the Oversight Committee’s subpoena and the Epstein Files Transparency Act”. “Thanks to united Oversight Committee Democrats, along with the support of several Republicans, the Attorney General will now appear before our committee under oath.

Source: The Guardian March 18, 2026 01:23 UTC