Pam Bondi gets the Epstein news she FEARED

We have heard absolutely nothing, nothing from her, nothing from any of her legal representatives, nothing from the DOJ. So she has left us no choice. She didn't show up to her scheduled deposition, which we have under law for her to actually come. The Republicans also agreed to that subpoena.

They released it with Chairman Comer. And we've heard absolutely nothing from the AG. But what we do know is that half of the files have not been released. Survivors have been, of course, as you know, doxed and put in danger because their names

and information have been put actually in the files that were supposed to be redacted. And so there has been absolutely, in this case, a massive coverup that's been directed by the AG, and she has not answered our questions. So she must come under oath and stay tuned because imminently that contempt charge is

going to be filed and we expect that process to go through and for her to show up in front of our committee.

That was the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, Robert Garcia, threatening contempt charges against Pam Bondi given her defiance of a congressional subpoena wherein she was supposed to testify in a sworn deposition on April 14th. Now obviously that date came and went and Bondi refused to appear because after all, why would we expect the nation's former top law enforcement official to actually follow the law? And keep in mind, Bondi seems to have made this decision to refuse to appear in defiance of even the Republican chair of the committee. A couple of weeks back, it became clear that the DOJ was trying to claim that because Bondi

was no longer AG, that somehow the subpoena was no longer valid. The Assistant Attorney General wrote to James Comer, chair of the Oversight Committee, quote, "'Ms. Bondi no longer holds that office. As a result, because Ms. Bondi no longer can testify in her official capacity as attorney general, the department's position is that the subpoena no longer obligates her to appear on April 14th. We kindly ask that you confirm that the subpoena is withdrawn.

Only small problem, the office of the attorney general was not subpoenaed, Pam Bondi was subpoenaed. And just because she's left that position does not mean that the subpoena for Pam Bondi goes away, a point that ranking member Robert Garcia made to me in a recent interview.

First, the subpoena we put in place does not have any mention of whether the fact, you know, she's AG or not. And the subpoena is for Pam Bondi. And so whether she is in a position or not, she legally is required to appear before the oversight committee on April the 14th, which is a date that Comer set for her to come. We've checked this already out today with all the all the lawyers and the attorneys. And so she now has to come testify.

She can come and do the right thing and finally be honest about actually what happened, why the cover up, why 50 percent of the files have not been released. And look, she no longer has to work for Donald Trump. So let's actually get to the truth.

And Garcia reiterated that position publicly, writing, quote, 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. Our bipartisan subpoena is to Pam Bondi, whether she is the Attorney General or not. She must come in to testify immediately, and if she defies the subpoena, we will begin contempt charges in the Congress.

The survivors deserve justice. And in fact, early signs point to the fact that even Republicans agreed with Garcia's position. According to a spokesperson for the Republican-led House Oversight Committee, quote, the Department of Justice has stated Pambondi will not appear on April 14th for a deposition since she is no longer Attorney General and was subpoenaed in her capacity as Attorney General. The committee will contact Pambondi's personal counsel to discuss next steps regarding scheduling her deposition. Quote, scheduling her

deposition. In other words, doesn't exactly sound like the DOJ's gambit will have worked here considering even James Comer's representative is suggesting that this is now just a matter of rescheduling the deposition, not canceling it. A move that clearly Pambondi didn't seem too intent on following. And one reason for that is Comer right now already took a hard line on enforcing compliance with subpoenas.

Remember, he threatened the Clintons with contempt of Congress for nearly defying their own subpoena.

Well here we are again. I don't think it's any secret. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton joined her husband in defying a bipartisan lawful congressional subpoena to show up today. I think what's most disappointing to the Oversight Committee is the fact that we have in good faith negotiated with the Clintons attorneys for five months. Throughout the past five months they've implied to us they were trying to make a date

work. In fact, the last date we had, they notified us three days beforehand, said that they would love to come but they have a funeral to attend. And we have bent over backwards to try to schedule. I'm still talking. I'm still talking. Go ahead. Hey, hey, get him out of here. You're not even a reporter. Get out of here. So here's a here's the here's the situation. We're going to hold both Clintons in criminal contempt of Congress. We believe that because this

subpoena was issued in a bipartisan fashion, the Democrats acted the day that the subpoenas were voted on in the subcommittee

like they wanted the Clintons to come. And guess what? They showed up as the result of that. So now we've got precedent. James Comer was prepared to hold the Clintons in contempt. They showed up. And so now, because they tried to turn the Clintons into the boogeymen here, they painted themselves into a corner as it relates to Pam Bondi. And look, I know that shame is virtually non-existent in today's GOP, but it's still going to be especially difficult, pretty damn hard, for James Comer to square that circle if he decides that the rules only apply to Democrats.

Another reason that Comer doesn't seem to want to die on this hill? He won't have the votes, because even Republican Nancy Mace has made her position clear that Pambondi must testify. She, along with Ro Khanna, sent a letter to James Comer just weeks back saying, quote, We urge you to make clear former Attorney General Pambondi remains obligated to comply with the Oversight Committee's subpoena and appear for her scheduled deposition on April 14th.

We move to subpoena Pambondi and the committee voted to approve this motion on a bipartisan basis because the U.S. Department of Justice still has not complied with the Epstein Files Transparency Act and because serious questions regarding the DOJ's noncompliance and their handling of the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and his associates while she was Attorney General. The removal of Pam Bondi as Attorney General does not diminish the committee's legitimate oversight interest in seeking her sworn testimony or the need for accountability and information about files withdrawn from the public by the DOJ.

On the contrary, it makes her sworn testimony even more important, especially with respect to actions she took as Attorney General, matters already under investigation and decisions made under her leadership. When Pambandi appeared last month for a briefing, you reiterated you would continue to pursue her sworn testimony and would discuss holding her in contempt of Congress if she failed to comply. She also stated that she would follow the law with respect to her subpoena, which clearly requires her to appear before the Oversight Committee.

As you know, Congress's oversight authority does not end when an official leaves office. In fact, just last year the committee issued subpoenas to six former attorneys general, spanning multiple administrations of both political parties. The American people deserve answers about whether Congress was misled and whether information is being withheld by the DOJ. We ask you to publicly reaffirm that Pam Bondi must appear on April 14th for a sworn deposition

as ordered or face appropriate enforcement if she refuses to comply. So with the margins as thin as they are in the House, if you've already got enough Republicans to enforce this subpoena, then it quite literally isn't worth it to fight what would amount to be a losing battle. So all eyes are on the House Oversight Committee for what comes next as it relates to Pam Bondi, but I'll offer just one more warning. While Bondi might feel invincible right now because Trump currently runs the DOJ and they'll never prosecute her, he won't run the DOJ forever, and the next DOJ will have the ability to do what this DOJ won't. So while crime might feel legal now, just know that the gravy train is coming to an

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