The Department of Justice announced Pam Bondi will not sit for a deposition regarding the Epstein files.
President Trump fired Bondi as U.S. attorney general last week.
The DOJ on Wednesday announced that Bondi will not have to testify since the summons was addressed to the attorney general. Bondi is no longer AG.
Trump appointed Todd Blanche as acting United States attorney general on April 2.
“The Department of Justice has stated Pam Bondi will not appear on April 14 for a deposition since she is no longer attorney general and was subpoenaed in her capacity as Attorney General,” a House Oversight Committee spokeswoman told Fox News Digital in a statement. “The Committee will contact Pam Bondi’s personal counsel to discuss next steps regarding scheduling her deposition.”
Democrat lawmakers accuse Trump of firing Bondi so she won’t have to testify before the House Oversight Committee as part of its probe into the Epstein files.
Democrats say the committee has not withdrawn the subpoena, so she will still have to testify.
“Now that Pam Bondi has been fired, she’s trying to get out of her legal obligation to testify before the Oversight Committee about the Epstein files and the White House cover-up,” House Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., said on Wednesday. “Our bipartisan subpoena is to Pam Bondi, whether she is the attorney general or not.”
Garcia added that the committee will hold Bondi in contempt of Congress if she does not comply with the subpoena to appear before the panel.
