此前一天，委员会已传票要求司法部长帕姆·邦迪进行单独证词陈述
作者：伊丽莎白·埃尔金德、大卫·斯庞特
福克斯新闻
发布时间：2026年3月18日 美国东部时间上午10:30
美国总统唐纳德·特朗普政府司法部（DOJ）的高级官员将于周三向众议院监督委员会通报情况，以协助国会对杰弗里·爱泼斯坦案的持续调查。
司法部长帕姆·邦迪和副司法部长托德·布兰奇预计周三下午晚些时候将前往国会山，与众议院议员举行闭门会议。
这一消息发布于委员会主席、肯塔基州共和党人詹姆斯·科默传票要求邦迪于4月14日就调查相关事宜进行宣誓证词陈述的前一天。
比尔·克林顿透露特朗普”从未提及”与爱泼斯坦罪行有关联
2025年12月4日，司法部长帕姆·邦迪在司法部举行新闻发布会。（汤姆·威廉姆斯/国会山-卷动呼叫公司通过盖蒂图片社）
传票中写道：”委员会就司法部对杰弗里·爱泼斯坦及其同伙的调查处理情况以及其是否遵守《爱泼斯坦档案透明度法案》存在疑问。”
“作为司法部长，你直接负责监督司法部根据《爱泼斯坦档案透明度法案》收集、审查和决定档案的发布工作，因此委员会认为你对这些工作有着宝贵的见解。”
去年年底，参众两院几乎全票通过，要求司法部公开所有与爱泼斯坦及其同谋吉斯莱恩·麦克斯韦相关的文件。
众议院监督委员会就爱泼斯坦案”管理不善”传票司法部长邦迪
2025年11月，特朗普签署《爱泼斯坦档案透明度法案》后，司法部于12月19日发布了大量爱泼斯坦相关文件。（乔·希尔德霍恩/帕特里克·麦克马伦通过盖蒂图片社）
司法部在1月30日表示已发布所有要求文件，但两党一些议员对此提出质疑。
周二，司法部发言人在接受福克斯新闻采访时批评了这一传票。
“这一传票完全没有必要。议员们已被邀请前往司法部查看未经编辑的文件，司法部长也一直随时准备与国会议员直接沟通。”发言人表示，”她继续与国会议员就《爱泼斯坦档案透明度法案》进行通话和会面，这也是为何司法部提议明天向委员会通报情况。”
科默的传票是在本月早些时候由南卡罗来纳州共和党众议员南希·梅斯发起的、委员会五名共和党人和所有民主党人投票通过后发出的。
梅斯在科默发出传票后发表声明称：”我们要求传票司法部长帕姆·邦迪是因为司法部未遵守《爱泼斯坦档案透明度法案》。他们声称所有文件都已公布，但事实并非如此。关键证据仍对公众和寻求正义的受害者保密。”
该委员会数月来的调查已听取了两党人士以及爱泼斯坦核心圈子中非政治人士的证词。
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上个月，该小组在爱泼斯坦的家乡纽约州查帕夸市传讯了前总统比尔·克林顿和前国务卿希拉里·克林顿。议员们最近还听取了爱泼斯坦前长期会计理查德·卡恩的证词。
前特朗普司法部长比尔·巴尔和前特朗普劳工部长亚历克斯·阿科斯塔也出席了委员会的听证会。
伊丽莎白·埃尔金德是福克斯新闻数字版的政治记者，主要报道众议院相关内容。此前曾在《每日邮报》和哥伦比亚广播公司新闻担任数字记者。
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Top DOJ officials Bondi, Blanche to brief House Oversight lawmakers on Epstein probe | Fox News
It comes a day after the committee subpoenaed Attorney General Pam Bondi for a separate deposition
By Elizabeth Elkind, David Spunt
Fox News
Published March 18, 2026 10:30am EDT
Top officials in President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) are briefing the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday to aid Congress’ ongoing Jeffrey Epstein investigation.
Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche are expected on Capitol Hill late Wednesday afternoon for a closed-door meeting with House lawmakers.
It comes a day after committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., subpoenaed Bondi for a sworn deposition in connection with the probe, to take place April 14.
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Attorney General Pam Bondi conducts a news conference at the Department of Justice on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025.(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. 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,” the subpoena read.
“As Attorney General, you are directly responsible for overseeing the Department’s collection, review, and determinations regarding the release of files pursuant to the Epstein Files Transparency Act, and the Committee therefore believes that you possess valuable insight into these efforts.”
Both the House and Senate voted in near-unanimous fashion late last year to compel the DOJ to make public all of its files related to Epstein and his accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell.
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The Department of Justice released a trove of Epstein documents on Dec. 19 following Trump’s signature on the Epstein Files Transparency Act in November 2025.(Joe Schildhorn/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
The DOJ said on Jan. 30 that it had released all required documents, but some lawmakers on both sides of the aisle pushed back on that claim.
A DOJ spokesperson also panned the subpoena in a statement to Fox News on Tuesday.
“This subpoena is 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 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.”
Comer’s subpoena came after a vote by five Republicans and all Democrats on the committee earlier this month, initiated by Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C.
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., speaks to reporters after a closed-door deposition with Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend and confidante of sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 9, 2026.(J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
Mace said in a statement after Comer followed through on the subpoena, “We moved to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi because the Department of Justice has not complied with the Epstein Files Transparency Act. They claim all files have been released. The facts say otherwise. Key evidence remains hidden from the public and from victims seeking justice.”
The committee’s months-long probe has seen lawmakers hear from figures on both sides of the aisle and non-political players within Epstein’s inner circle.
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Last month, the panel deposed former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in their hometown of Chappaqua, New York. Lawmakers also recently heard from Richard Kahn, Epstein’s former longtime accountant.
Ex-Trump Attorney General Bill Barr and former Trump Labor Secretary Alex Acosta also appeared before the panel.
Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
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