OAN Staff Jenna Lee
11:09 AM – Thursday, April 30, 2026
A panel spokesperson announced that former Attorney General Pam Bondi will testify before Congress on May 29th on the Epstein files. The announcement came as committee Democrats introduced a resolution that would hold Bondi in contempt.
Democrats had emphasized that they would pursue contempt charges against Bondi after her failure to appear for an earlier deposition as part of the Department of Justice’s handling of the federal inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein and Oversight’s investigation into the late pedophile sex offender.
“Pam Bondi has illegally defied our committee, skipped her deposition, and has refused to cooperate. We have introduced a contempt resolution, to hold her accountable. Bondi has extensive personal knowledge about the Trump Administration’s handling of the Epstein files, and regardless of her job title, her testimony and cooperation are crucial,” said ranking member Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) in a statement.
Democrats rejected the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) argument that she should not have to appear following Bondi’s termination by President Trump.
GOP members who supported Bondi’s subpoena also questioned whether she should testify.
“Let’s get somebody in that knows what’s going on. First thing she said was she’s going to release all this stuff that nobody had, and it was stuff everybody had. I just don’t think she — I think she just didn’t have the knowledge of any of that stuff,” reported Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) previously to The Hill before saying that Bondi is not particularly knowledgeable about the Epstein files.
Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) has emphasized that while the committee has subpoenaed other former attorneys general, Bondi’s testimony is uniquely critical.
Stansbury argues that Bondi’s specific tenure is particularly significant to the investigation, given her direct involvement in the DOJ’s handling of the Epstein inquiry and the implementation of transparency measures.
“Listen, Pam Bondi has served as the AG for over a year. She violated a congressional subpoena demanding the files, and she repeatedly, over her entire term of service as the AG, engaged in manufactured lies to the American people over the Epstein case. In addition to that, based on what I’ve seen in the unredacted files, there are dozens of potentially prosecutable crimes and cases in the Epstein files, and they have not pursued a single investigation,” she said, including claims relating directly to Trump.
Instead of a formal deposition, Bondi is now scheduled for a transcribed interview on May 29th. While this format does not require the witness to be formally sworn in under oath, it maintains legal gravity through the following protocols:
- Legal warning: At the commencement of the proceedings, the committee will formally remind Bondi that providing false statements to Congress is a federal crime.
- Criminal liability: Despite the lack of an oath, any “materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent” statements remain subject to criminal prosecution under 18 U.S.C. § 1001.
- Procedural difference: Transcribed interviews are typically less adversarial than depositions, often allowing for a more fluid exchange of information while still ensuring a verbatim record is produced.
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