Bondi Skips Epstein Deposition, Faces Contempt

0:00It's April 8th. This is Canada News Today, AI-powered stories from your city. I'm Corey with the story. The Justice Department just announced that former Attorney General Pam Bondi won't show up for her scheduled deposition next week. This is before a House Committee digging into how the government botched the release of Jeffrey Epstein's case files. Those files, tied to the late financiers' abuse of underage girls, dropped millions of pages full of errors, and way past Congress's deadline. What I got subpoenaed last month in a bipartisan vote. Trump fired Bondi from her cabinet post on April 2nd, and she's been talking about transitioning out over the next month. But Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche stepped up as acting head, handling the top duties now. The department's website still has Bondi listed as Attorney General as of Wednesday, Republicans and Democrats on the Committee aren't letting it slide. That Nancy Mays from South Carolina, who pushed the subpoena motion, says Bondi can dodge accountability just because she's out of office.

1:02It was. Issued by name, not title. Top Democrat, rep Robert Garcia from California agrees, threatening contempt of Congress charges if she skips. The Committee's Republican Chair, rep James Comer from Kentucky, has a track record here. He subpoenaed Bill and Hillary Clinton earlier this year, making them some of the highest former officials ever called in. Looks like they'll reschedule and enforce it, keeping the pressure on for answers about those Epstein files. Stay tuned as this plays out.