Pam Bondi testifies before House panel over Epstein files release

Ex-attorney general was subpoenaed in March but had refused to show after her removal from justice departmentUS politics live – latest updatesThe former attorney general Pam Bondi is testifying before the US House oversight and reform committee this morning to answer questions about the Department of Justice’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and its release of the Epstein files under her leadership.In Bondi’s prepared opening statement, obtained by the Guardian, she defended the department’s record under her leadership, saying: “We demonstrated an unprecedented commitment to transparency in the department’s search for, collection and review of the Epstein files.” Continue