Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, released the following statement after former Attorney General Pam Bondi refused to appear for her deposition before the Oversight Committee on April 14, despite the lawful bipartisan subpoena the Committee issued last month. This subpoena is binding, even after she was fired. The subpoena followed the Department of Justice’s botched release of the Epstein files and the continued White House cover-up.
“Now that Pam Bondi has been fired, she’s trying to get out of her legal obligation to testify before the Oversight Committee about the Epstein files and the White House cover-up.
Our bipartisan subpoena is to Pam Bondi, whether she is the Attorney General or not. She must come in to testify immediately, and if she defies the subpoena, we will begin contempt charges in the Congress. The survivors deserve justice,” said Ranking Member Robert Garcia.
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