Bondi Skips Epstein Depo, DOJ Says No

0:00It's April 8th. This is Vancouver News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. The Justice Department just dropped word that former Attorney General Pam Bondi won't show up for her scheduled deposition next week before the House, Oversight Committee. They're probing how the feds handled investigations into Jeffrey Epstein, and her subpoena was tied to her old role as Top Cop, which ended when President Trump ousted her on April 2nd. That's why I got heat for the messy release of millions of Epstein case files, full of errors, and way past Congress's deadline. The Republican-led committee subpoenaed her last month in a bipartisan move, but now, with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanch stepping in as acting. Head, the DOJ claims she's off the hook. Lawmakers aren't buying it. Some Republicans who backed the subpoena, like Retinancy Mace from South Carolina, fired back on social media that Bondi can't dodge accountability. Just by leaving office, the order named her personally, not the title.

1:02Democrats are pushing hard too. The top dem on the committee, rep Robert Garcia from California, says they'll enforce it and might even hit her with contempt charges if she skips. Out. This standoff echoes when committee chair James Comer subpoenaed the Clinton's earlier this year, showing Congress means business on high level. Many eyes are on what happens next with Bondi.