A spokesperson for the committee said they would reach out to the former Attorney General’s personal lawyer to “discuss next steps regarding rescheduling her deposition,” while Democrats on the panel said that if she did not appear they would seek to hold her in contempt.
Following the announcement of the rescheduled deposition date on Wednesday, House Oversight Democrats claimed credit—despite Republicans’ disparaging remarks about their earlier post announcing the contempt resolution.
“Well look at this … 45 minutes after we file contempt charges against Pam Bondi for defying her subpoena to testify, @GOPoversight finally announces a date for her appearance,” the Oversight Democrats account wrote. “When Democrats fight, we win. And we won’t stop until we get justice.”
Bondi has faced widespread criticism and controversy over the DOJ’s handling of the Epstein files under her leadership. The department was required to release all its files related to the disgraced financier by Dec. 19 under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which was passed by Congress in November and signed into law by Trump soon afterward. But the DOJ failed to meet that deadline, prompting outcry from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle and survivors of Epstein’s abuse.
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