Pam Bondi Forced Back to the Hot Seat in Epstein Probe After Threat of Contempt

The House Oversight Committee has set a new deposition date for former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi as part of its ongoing investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s trafficking network. Bondi, a key figure whose handling of Epstein-related documents has raised bipartisan alarm, will testify on May 29, following a sharp escalation by Democrats demanding her compliance.

Rep. Robert Garcia, the committee’s top Democrat, announced on Wednesday that he had introduced a resolution to hold Bondi in civil contempt for failing to respond to the subpoena issued by the panel. “Just a few minutes ago, we filed official contempt charges against Pam Bondi,” Garcia told reporters at the Capitol, signaling a rare moment of teeth-baring from Democrats frustrated with GOP stonewalling.

Within hours, a spokesperson for the GOP-led committee confirmed Bondi’s deposition would move forward on the new date, a move Garcia hailed as a sign that pressure tactics are working. “Clearly, we’re being effective, because it’s interesting how only when we take action and when we actually have to force Republicans to do anything, to call subpoenas, to get in front of our committee that they actually ever do anything,” Garcia said. “So, I am so glad that Chairman Comer is scared of this group back here.”

Bondi was originally scheduled to testify behind closed doors on April 14, but that session was scrapped after President Donald Trump removed her from her post and the Justice Department claimed she was no longer obligated to comply with the subpoena. This move was widely criticized on both sides of the aisle and added fuel to the fire over the Justice Department’s compliance with the Epstein Transparency Act.

If Garcia’s civil contempt resolution passes, the matter will be escalated to a federal court, where a judge would determine whether Bondi must comply with the subpoena. This legal maneuver mirrors a similar tactic used earlier this year when the GOP-led Oversight Committee threatened former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton with criminal contempt before securing their testimony.

Chairman James Comer’s committee has lined up depositions with several other witnesses through June, signaling that the probe into Epstein’s enablers and enablers-in-waiting will drag well into the summer. The renewed focus on Bondi’s role highlights the broader struggle to hold powerful figures accountable for their connections to Epstein’s trafficking operation and the systemic failures that allowed it to thrive.

This development is a reminder that the fight for transparency in the Epstein case is ongoing and that congressional oversight remains one of the few tools left to pry open the truth behind the cover-ups. We’ll be watching closely as Bondi takes the stand and the Oversight Committee pushes to expose the full extent of corruption and complicity surrounding Epstein’s network.