Summary
The House Oversight Committee, including both Democrats and some Republicans, voted to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi to release more documents related to Jeffrey Epstein. This action is part of an ongoing investigation, as lawmakers believe not all files have been shared despite previous commitments.
Key Facts
- The subpoena vote was 24-19, supported by all Democrats and some Republicans.
- The investigation concerns files related to Jeffrey Epstein.
- Lawmakers are frustrated with Bondi’s management of the document releases.
- Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) proposed the subpoena.
- Bondi claims the Department of Justice (DOJ) released all files, but some disagree.
- Millions of documents, videos, and audio files are believed to be missing.
- The DOJ initially delayed and then withheld many Epstein-related files.
- The Epstein Files Transparency Act required the DOJ to release all Epstein-related files.