Pam Bondi to testify behind closed doors in House committee's Epstein probe today

Pam Bondi Scheduled for Closed-Door Testimony Before House Oversight Committee on Epstein Files

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi is set to appear for a closed-door interview with the House Oversight Committee on Friday regarding the Justice Department’s handling of records connected to Jeffrey Epstein. The session follows Bondi’s February 2025 public statement that material related to Epstein was under review at the department and the subsequent release of millions of pages of documents after President Trump signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

The committee’s investigation has included interviews with several individuals who had documented associations with Epstein, including former President Bill Clinton and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. Bondi’s appearance differs in focus because she held no personal or social ties to Epstein’s network. Instead, the questioning centers on the department’s compliance with congressional directives on document disclosure.

In a July 2025 interview on Fox News shortly after taking office, Bondi stated that a “client list” was “sitting on my desk right now to review.” She later clarified that the remark referred to broader Epstein-related materials rather than a specific list. That same month, the Justice Department issued a memo stating that no client list existed and that further disclosures were not warranted. The memo drew criticism from lawmakers in both parties and contributed to the passage of legislation requiring broader release of department files.

The Epstein Files Transparency Act directed the Justice Department to produce records from its investigations of Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell within 30 days. The department did not meet that deadline. Approximately 3 million pages were eventually released, representing roughly half of the total volume held by the department. Officials cited protections for victims’ personal information and ongoing federal investigations as reasons for withholding the remainder.

President Trump dismissed Bondi from her position in April 2026. In public remarks at the time, he described her as a “great American patriot.” An earlier subpoena for Bondi to testify on April 14 was withdrawn after her removal from office. Her testimony on Friday occurs days after she disclosed to CBS News that she is receiving treatment for thyroid cancer, a diagnosis made after she left the Justice Department and following recent surgery.

The Oversight Committee has conducted additional interviews in recent months with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, financier Les Wexner, and Epstein’s former lawyer Darren Indyke and accountant Richard Kahn. Each of those individuals stated they had no knowledge of Epstein’s criminal conduct and condemned his actions.

Bondi’s interview will address both the initial public statements about document availability and the department’s subsequent decisions on what materials to release under the transparency law.