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Ranking Member Robert Garcia says former Attorney General Pam Bondi must appear for a deposition before the House Oversight and Reform Committee under a binding subpoena, addressing the Epstein files and White House cover-up; he vows contempt charges if she defies the order.
The Justice Department says former Attorney General Pam Bondi cannot be compelled to testify next week about the Epstein case because she no longer serves as AG, prompting the House Oversight Committee to try to reschedule and continue pressing for accountability on the Epstein files and the subpoena process.
Three former FBI agents who worked on the Trump-2020 investigation—the Arctic Frost probe—filed a federal suit in D.C. accusing FBI Director Kash Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi, along with the FBI and DOJ, of unlawfully firing them for political reasons; they seek class-wide relief for dozens of other agents and allege due-process violations and improper disclosure of grand jury materials.
Attorney General Pam Bondi is under intensified GOP pressure on Capitol Hill over the Epstein files, with House Republicans steering toward a subpoena for her testimony and possible inherent contempt; Democrats accuse the DOJ of withholding materials, while the White House defends Bondi and notes Trump's willingness to replace cabinet members who lose GOP confidence, as the ouster of Kristi Noem shows turnover can happen.
The DOJ says a new batch of Epstein-related documents will be released soon as the House Oversight Committee moves to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi over how the agency has handled Epstein probes; the department defends its review process, noting that millions of documents have already been published but many more remain withheld under the Epstein Transparency Act, and pledges to republish any redaction errors.
A congressional committee voted to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi to testify about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and the release of related documents, as lawmakers push for more transparency amid accusations of a cover-up and ongoing disclosures.
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee voted to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi to testify about how her office has handled the Jeffrey Epstein files, with five Republicans joining Democrats in pressuring for fuller disclosure as lawmakers argue the DOJ has withheld Epstein materials and seek more transparency.
The U.S. Department of Justice says all records under the Epstein Files Transparency Act have been released, but lawmakers including Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie contend internal memos and deliberations about prosecutions should also be public. The release lists various individuals connected to the files, sparking ongoing debate over transparency versus protecting investigations and survivor privacy, with critics arguing the batch still lacks crucial context and redactions were insufficient.
A watchdog group filed a complaint alleging the DOJ narrowed the Epstein Files Transparency Act release by omitting communications from Attorney General Bondi, Deputy Attorney General Blanche, and FBI Director Patel; the DOJ contends it has released millions of pages in compliance, while the watchdog calls for an inspector general audit to ensure full disclosure of relevant communications.
Trump claimed Pam Bondi directed Tulsi Gabbard to attend the Fulton County election center raid, contradicting Gabbard’s claim that Trump asked her to go; the FBI seized hundreds of boxes of ballots and documents, stoking political tensions as officials say there’s no evidence of widespread 2020 fraud; both Bondi and the president and Gabbard’s office offered overlapping accounts, and the DOJ has not commented; Deputy AG said Gabbard was near the search but not part of the probe.
Pam Bondi appointed Thomas Albus, the Trump-appointed U.S. attorney for Missouri, under a 28 U.S.C. 515 designation to oversee nationwide election-integrity probes, coordinating civil and criminal cases as the DOJ pursues matters tied to the 2020 election and the FBI’s Fulton County records search, with the scope of other investigations unclear.
At a Minneapolis hearing on Operation Metro Surge, a federal judge weighed whether Trump’s threats and Bondi’s directive letter show the surge is coercive rather than strictly immigration enforcement, with Minnesota arguing it violates the 10th Amendment and seeks to end the operation, while federal lawyers maintain it’s a lawful response to crime and unrest, and Trump has signaled de-escalation in talks with Gov. Walz.
A federal judge in Newark spent three hours evaluating whether Attorney General Pam Bondi's three-person leadership of the New Jersey U.S. Attorney's Office—established after Alina Habba stepped down—meets constitutional and Senate-confirmation norms. The judge pressed whether this unprecedented “triumvirate” can wield office powers indefinitely, with potential implications for federal vacancies and the DOJ; a ruling is expected by February.
Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Thomas Massie, and Ro Khanna are seeking to hold Attorney General Pam Bondi in contempt of Congress for withholding additional documents related to Jeffrey Epstein.
Australia has announced a plan to buy back guns following a mass killing in Bondi, aiming to strengthen gun control measures.