Pam Bondi Must Still Answer For Epstein Files ‘Cover-Up,’ House Dems Say | EUROtoday

Pam Bondi could not be the U.S. lawyer common, however she’s nonetheless on the hook for the whole lot that occurred whereas she was, Democrats say.

After information of Bondi’s firing trickled out Thursday, Democratic lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee reupped their dedication to deposing Bondi and forcing her to reply questions in regards to the Justice Department recordsdata on intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein, in addition to about his confederate Ghislaine Maxwell, underneath oath.

“Attorney General Pam Bondi has been leading a White House cover-up of the Epstein files. She has weaponized the Department of Justice to protect Donald Trump and put survivors in harm’s way by exposing their identities,” stated rating member Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.). “She will not escape accountability and remains legally obligated to appear before our committee under oath.”

Garcia stated that “serious” investigations into the conduct of former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will even proceed.

“If they think we are moving on because they were fired,” stated Garcia, “they are gravely mistaken.”

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), who, together with Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), helped drive the discharge of the Justice Department’s recordsdata regarding Epstein, additionally stated he expects Bondi to conform.

Khanna identified that he and Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) had “subpoenaed Bondi to testify before the Oversight Committee on April 14th. Even though she has been fired, she must still answer to Congress about the remaining documents, why there have been no new prosecutions, and why she participated in a cover-up.”

Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-Va.), who additionally sits on the committee, agreed.

“Pam Bondi may be leaving the Department of Justice, but she must still follow the law and respond to the Oversight Committee’s subpoena to be deposed about covering up Epstein files,” he stated in an announcement. “I have a lot of questions. The American people deserve answers, and the Epstein survivors deserve justice.”