Bondi shifts Epstein file duties to Blanche, setting stage for new committee subpoenas
TL;DR
Former Attorney General Pam Bondi told lawmakers she delegated oversight of the Epstein file release to Acting AG Todd Blanche, prompting Democrats on the House Oversight Committee to demand Blanche testify and even threaten subpoenas. Bondi defended the release process and the Epstein Files Transparency Act, while acknowledging redaction errors, and the episode frames Blanche (and Kash Patel) as potential targets in the ongoing congressional probe into how Epstein-related materials were handled.
- Bondi shifts responsibility for Epstein files’ release to Todd Blanche, making him Democrats’ next target Politico
- US Democrats say Bondi refuses to answer Trump questions in Epstein probe Reuters
- Pam Bondi tells lawmakers ‘redaction errors’ were made in Epstein files release NBC News
- Bondi, Pressed Over Epstein Files, Places Responsibility on Blanche and Patel The New York Times
- Bondi defends handling of Epstein files to House panel CNBC
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