The Department of Justice announced Wednesday that Pam Bondi will not appear for her forthcoming deposition in the House Oversight Committee’s Jeffrey Epstein inquiry since she is no longer the US attorney general.
It is the latest setback in Congress’ efforts to obtain Bondi’s sworn testimony over the Justice Department’s public release of its investigative files on the late convicted sex offender. The government said that Bondi was subpoenaed in her official capacity as attorney general, not in a personal capacity. As a result, Assistant Attorney General Patrick D. Davis informed House Oversight Chairman James Comer that she will not testify on Capitol Hill on April 14 to address her involvement in overseeing the release of the Epstein Files.
“Ms. Bondi no longer occupies that position. As a result, because Ms. Bondi may no longer testify in her official capacity as Attorney General, the Department believes that the subpoena no longer requires her to attend on April 14. “We respectfully request that you confirm that the subpoena has been withdrawn,” Davis stated in the letter obtained by CNN.
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