Pam Bondi agrees to testify before Congress on Epstein files, committee says [View all]

Source: Washington Post

April 29, 2026 at 11:59 a.m. EDT


Former attorney general Pam Bondi has agreed to testify before Congress next month about the Justice Department’s handling of its release of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a spokesperson for the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee said Wednesday.

The closed-door deposition, scheduled for May 29, will be the first time Bondi has appeared on Capitol Hill since President Donald Trump fired her as the nation’s top law enforcement official this month. The committee had subpoenaed Bondi to appear before members on April 14. After her ouster, Justice Department officials said Bondi would not show up and asked the committee chairman, Rep. James Comer (R-Kentucky), to withdraw that request.

The announcement that Bondi had agreed to reschedule her appearance follows threats from Democrats on the panel that they would move to find her in contempt if she did not come to Capitol Hill to testify. Jessica Collins, the committee spokeswoman, announced the rescheduled date on Wednesday moments after Democrats took steps to advance that vote.

“That’s completely unnecessary,” Collins said of the Democrats’ contempt warnings. “Former attorney general Pam Bondi will appear on May 29.”. Bondi did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

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