FILE-Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on June 25, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevill …
Attorney General Pam Bondi is facing a subpoena to answer questions over the Justice Department’s oversight of files connected to the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking probe.
The House Oversight Committee voted March 4 on the move as five Republicans joined Democrats to support the subpoena proposed by Republican Rep. Nancy Mace, of South Carolina, according to the Associated Press.
In an X post, Mace wrote, "The American people want answers on the Epstein files, and so do we."
Bondi has defended the DOJ’s management of the files and has accused Democrats of using the anger over the documents to distract from President Donald Trump’s accomplishments in office, the AP noted.
Bondi criticized during hearing over redactions
Dig deeper:
Attorney General Pam Bondi was questioned by legislators on Feb. 11 over the Department of Justice’s oversight of files tied to Jeffrey Epstein that have exposed sensitive confidential information about the victims, including nude photographs, despite redaction efforts.
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Democrats criticized Bondi over the erratic redactions, with Bondi telling lawmakers that the Justice Department had taken down files when it was made aware that they included victims’ information and said staff had tried to do their "very best" in the time frame given by the legislation ordering the release of the files.
Clintons Epstein testimony
The other side:
Last week, former President Bill Clinton and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, sat with legislators on the committee for their own depositions over the former Democratic president’s connections to Jeffrey Epstein from over 20 years ago.
Bill Clinton told members of Congress on Feb. 27 that he "did nothing wrong" in his relationship with Epstein and saw no signs of Epstein’s sexual abuse.
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Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton told lawmakers she had no knowledge of Epstein's crimes and did not recall "ever encountering Mr. Epstein."
Who was Jeffrey Epstein?
The backstory:
Jeffrey Epstein, a wealthy financier, was known for socializing with celebrities, politicians, billionaires and the academic elite, including Trump and Clinton.
Epstein was first accused of sexually abusing underage girls in 2005, but Epstein made a secret deal with the U.S. attorney in Florida to avoid federal charges. In 2019, Manhattan federal prosecutors revived the case and charged Epstein with sex trafficking. He killed himself in jail a month after his arrest.
Epstein, with help from his longtime friend and former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, sexually abused at least 1,000 women and children, according to USA Today. Maxwell is serving a 20-year prison sentence for helping recruit some of his underage victims.
The Source: Information for this story was provided by previous FOX Local reporting and the Associated Press. This story was reported from Washington, D.C.