NextFin News - Former U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi will not appear as scheduled for her April 14 testimony before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, following her abrupt removal from the Department of Justice by U.S. President Trump last week. The committee announced Wednesday that the deposition, which was intended to probe the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, must be rescheduled because Bondi was originally subpoenaed in her official capacity as the nation’s top law enforcement officer.
The postponement marks a significant procedural hurdle for a House investigation that has already seen high-profile figures like Bill Gates and Goldman Sachs’ Kathryn Ruemmler called to testify. According to a committee spokeswoman, the panel now intends to contact Bondi’s personal legal counsel to negotiate a new date for her deposition as a private citizen. The shift in her status from a sitting cabinet member to a former official complicates the legal leverage the committee holds, potentially opening the door for protracted negotiations over the scope of her testimony.
Bondi’s departure from the Department of Justice on April 2 followed a period of mounting friction with the White House. While she was initially seen as a staunch loyalist who aggressively pursued the administration’s legal priorities—including investigations into political rivals—her handling of the Epstein document release reportedly drew the ire of U.S. President Trump. Sources familiar with the matter suggest the President was frustrated by the pace and perceived "fumbles" in the disclosure process, which failed to quell public and congressional scrutiny.
The House Oversight Committee, led by Representative Nancy Mace, has been aggressively pursuing the "client list" and related DOJ files linked to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The investigation has already created significant ripples across the financial and political sectors, with the committee identifying a list of high-profile individuals whose past dealings were exposed in the millions of pages of documents released earlier this year. Bondi’s testimony was expected to clarify why certain files were allegedly withheld, including claims involving the President himself.
Legal experts suggest that while Bondi is no longer in office, her testimony remains critical to understanding the internal decision-making process at the DOJ during the document release. However, the transition to a private citizen deposition often involves new claims of executive privilege or narrowed testimony. The committee has not yet set a firm new date, but the delay ensures that the Epstein saga will continue to shadow the administration’s legal agenda well into the second quarter of 2026.
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