House Oversight Committee votes to subpoena Pam Bondi over Epstein files

The House Oversight Committee, R.S.C., amid continued frustration with the Justice Department’s efforts to release the Epstein Files. He voted along bipartisan lines Wednesday to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi on a motion spearheaded by Rep. Nancy Mace.

Mace said he filed the motion seeking information from Bondi “on the department’s handling of the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and his associates and its compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act.”

The vote succeeded by a vote of 24 to 19, with five Republicans joining Democrats to advance the subpoena.

Besides Mace, Republicans voting with Democrats included Reps. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., and Tim Burchett, R-Tenn. and Scott Perry, R-Pa.

Lawmakers like Mace have raised questions about whether Bondi went out of her way to release documents about Epstein under the Epstein Files Transparency Act. That bill, signed into law in November 2025, would require the department to release any documents and files related to its investigation of the disgraced financier as long as it does not disclose the identities of Epstein’s victims.

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Attorney General Pam Bondi arrives at the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill and takes questions from Fox News chief congressional correspondent Chad Pergram ahead of a House hearing. (Tom Williams)

But after the deadline came and went, Mace and Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky. Lawmakers such as believe that the Department of Justice has more information about the books that it has not made public.

Epstein, who had a wide social circle among the rich and powerful, died in 2019 while incarcerated on charges of sex trafficking of minors, leaving behind questions about whether he could use his vast network to facilitate illicit sexual encounters with minors.

Years later, public demands for accountability and fairness of potential collaborators continue.

President Donald Trump promised during the campaign to meet these demands, but after months of no documents being released, lawmakers were growing impatient. Bondi drew disappointment early in Trump’s second term when she told audiences that a list of Epstein’s accomplices was “sitting on my desk right now.”

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The Department of Justice released multiple Epstein documents on December 19, after President Trump signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act in November 2025. (Joe Schildhorn/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)

Now, with the passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, questions remain among some lawmakers about Bondi’s good-faith efforts to comply with transparency requirements that have the force of the law, as she claims “all” files have been released.

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“The American people want answers, and so do we,” Mace said. X.

The Justice Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment. It is not yet clear when Bondi will appear before the House Oversight Committee.

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