邦迪被要求4月14日出庭作证
作者：埃里克·马克
福克斯新闻
发布时间：2026年3月17日下午1:42（美国东部时间）| 更新时间：2026年3月17日下午2:26（美国东部时间）
众议院监督委员会已正式发出传票，要求司法部长帕姆·邦迪（Pam Bondi）作为其对司法部处理杰弗里·爱泼斯坦（Jeffrey Epstein）案件调查的一部分，出庭作证。
另外，邦迪和司法部副部长托德·布兰奇（Todd Blanche）已提出周三向委员会成员提供私下简报。
肯塔基州共和党人、委员会主席詹姆斯·科默（James Comer）在周二发布的传票附信中表示，传票要求邦迪就”联邦政府调查杰弗里·爱泼斯坦先生和吉斯莱恩·麦克斯韦尔女士可能存在的管理不善问题”作证。
委员会本月早些时候投票授权采取这一行动。邦迪被要求4月14日出庭作证。
前王子安德鲁在玛莎葡萄园岛照片中被拍到穿着浴袍赤脚与爱泼斯坦在一起
（照片来源：Joe Schildhorn/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images）
“委员会对司法部处理爱泼斯坦及其同伙调查的情况以及遵守《爱泼斯坦档案透明度法案》的情况有疑问，”科默写道，并补充说邦迪”直接负责”监督相关记录的审查和发布。
司法部发言人称传票”完全没有必要”。
“议员们已被邀请到司法部查看未编辑的文件，司法部长一直愿意直接与国会议员交谈，”司法部发言人说。”她继续与国会议员就《爱泼斯坦档案透明度法案》举行电话会议和会面，这就是为什么司法部提议明天向委员会简报。一如既往，我们期待继续向政策制定者提供事实。”
委员会表示，调查可能会导致立法变革，旨在加强联邦反人口贩卖工作，并改革性犯罪案件中不起诉和认罪协议的使用。
科默还强调了该小组的强制作证权，指出其拥有广泛的管辖权调查”任何事项”，并可根据需要要求证人参与和提供文件。
（照片来源：J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo）
查尔斯国王、凯特·米德尔顿、威廉王子被抗议者质问要求就安德鲁与爱泼斯坦的关系作出回应
值得注意的是，对爱泼斯坦的调查从乔治·W·布什前总统政府时期开始，历经巴拉克·奥巴马两届任期和唐纳德·特朗普第一任总统任期。特朗普长期以来一直向批评者指出，是他将爱泼斯坦绳之以法。
麦克斯韦尔的起诉是在乔·拜登前总统任内进行的，但特朗普去年11月签署了《爱泼斯坦档案透明度法案》，引发了对司法部处理情况的大量审查。批评者指责邦迪和布兰奇缓慢地披露文件，而他们公开表示这是必要的，因为担心受害者保护和爱泼斯坦档案的海量数据。
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House Oversight subpoenas AG Bondi in probe of Epstein case ‘mismanagement’
Bondi is ordered to appear for a deposition April 14
By Eric Mack
Fox News
Published March 17, 2026 1:42pm EDT | Updated March 17, 2026 2:26pm EDT
The House Oversight Committee has formally issued a subpoena compelling Attorney General Pam Bondi to testify in a deposition as part of its investigation into the Justice Department’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case.
Separately, Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche have offered to provide committee members with a private briefing Wednesday.
Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., issued the subpoena for Bondi to testify on “possible mismanagement of the federal government’s investigation of Mr. Jeffrey Epstein and Ms. Ghislaine Maxwell,” the cover letter for the subpoena released Tuesday read.
The committee voted earlier this month authorizing the move. Bondi is ordered to appear for a deposition April 14.
FORMER PRINCE ANDREW CAUGHT BAREFOOT IN BATHROBE WITH JEFFREY EPSTEIN IN SURFACED MARTHA’S VINEYARD PHOTO
The Department of Justice began releasing a trove of Epstein documents on Dec. 19 following President Trump’s signature on the Epstein Files Transparency Act in November 2025.(Joe Schildhorn/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
“The Committee has questions regarding the Department of Justice’s handling of the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and his associates and its compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act,” Comer wrote, adding that Bondi is “directly responsible” for overseeing the review and release of related records.
A Justice Department spokesperson called the subpoena “completely unnecessary.”
“Lawmakers have been invited to view the unredacted files for themselves at the Department of Justice, and the Attorney General has always made herself available to speak directly with members of Congress,” the DOJ spokesperson said. “She continues to have calls and meetings with members of Congress on the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which is why the Department offered to brief the committee tomorrow. As always, we look forward to continuing to provide policymakers with the facts.”
The committee indicated the probe could lead to legislative changes aimed at strengthening federal anti-trafficking efforts and reforming the use of non-prosecution and plea agreements in sex-crime cases.
Comer also underscored the panel’s authority to compel testimony, noting it has broad jurisdiction to investigate “any matter” and can require witness participation and document production as necessary.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche meets with reporters as the Justice Department says it’s releasing 3 million pages of documents in the latest Jeffrey Epstein disclosure, along with 2,000 videos and 180,000 images, in Washington, Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.(J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
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Notably, the investigations of Epstein have spanned decades since former President George W. Bush’s administration, through the two terms of President Barack Obama and the first President Donald Trump term. Trump has long noted to critics, he was the president that brought Epstein to justice.
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The prosecution of Maxwell came during former President Joe Biden’s administration, but Trump signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act last November that has led to a bevy of scrutiny on the DOJ’s handling. Critics have rebuked Bondi and Blanche’s slow drip of the documents, which they have publicly contended has been necessary due to concerns over victim protections and the massive volume of the Epstein files.
Fox News’ David Spunt contributed to this report.
Eric Mack is a writer for Fox News Digital covering breaking news.
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