US gov’t committee subpoenas Attorney General Pam Bondi over Epstein files

House Oversight Committee votes to subpoena Bondi over Justice Department’s handling of files in Epstein investigation.Published On 5 Mar 2026The United States House of Representatives Oversight Committee voted to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi, demanding she give testimony to the committee regarding the Department of Justice’s management of records linked to the investigation into sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.In a rare bipartisan rebuke, the motion, introduced by Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace, passed on Wednesday with a vote of 24-19, including five Republicans joining Democrats in supporting the subpoena.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3US will ‘rain missiles’, ‘death and destruction’ on Iran, Trump aides saylist 2 of 3Traders mint money on betting platforms on US-Israel strike on Iranlist 3 of 3Venezuela’s president vows mining reform amid visit from US cabinet memberend of listCommittee members are seeking clarity on how sensitive files were handled, archived, or potentially withheld during the long-running probe by the Justice Department into the deceased sex offender’s illicit network.“AG Bondi will testify about missing Epstein evidence. The videos, the audio, the documents the DOJ is hiding,” Mace, of South Carolina, said in a post on X.She said, “The American people deserve transparency. Survivors deserve justice. We’re delivering both. Accountability is coming.”The Epstein files continue to haunt the administration of President Donald Trump more than a year after Attorney General Bondi faced intense criticism for sharing “no-reveal” binders of documents containing no new revelations with conservative influencers.Tensions then peaked in July 2025 when the Justice Department claimed no Epstein “client list” existed, prompting a bipartisan congressional mandate for a full release of all documents in the investigation.However, since that rollout of documents began in December, the administration has been under fire for allegedly fumbling the process and over-redacting files, while Justice Department officials maintain they are simply moving as fast as possible to legally vet millions of sensitive pages.