March 4, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) – The House Oversight Committee voted Wednesday to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi to answer questions over the Justice Department’s handling of files regarding the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation.

Five Republicans joined Democrats to support the subpoena proposed by GOP Rep. Nancy Mace in a sign of continued frustration among conservatives with the department’s review and release of a tranche of documents related to the disgraced financier. The move amounted to a sharp rebuke of Bondi by Republicans who have been clamoring for information about Epstein’s abuse of young girls and his interactions with rich and powerful people.

 

The House Oversight Committee voted to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi over the Justice Department's handling of Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation files, with bipartisan support revealing GOP frustration over the slow and opaque document release. This move underscores Republican dissatisfaction following Bondi’s controversial 2022 distribution of binders to conservative influencers, and the Justice Department’s subsequent claim that no Epstein client list exists. Critics argue the administration mishandled and withheld too many documents despite legal pressure to release them, while officials maintain they worked diligently to review and redact millions of pages. The subpoena intensifies political pressure as lawmakers and the public demand transparency on Epstein’s abuse network and its powerful connections.

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