Bondi, Patel to Testify on Epstein Case Amid DOJ Scrutiny
Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel are scheduled to testify before the House Judiciary Committee in upcoming hearings focused on the Justice Department’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case. The sessions will likely emphasize the DOJ’s approach to releasing documents related to the late sex offender, with lawmakers demanding transparency and accountability.
Senior Republicans have continued to press the Trump administration to unseal more Epstein documents after a mutiny over their release caused chaos in the GOP-controlled House, running the chamber aground before lawmakers left town early in late July. The Department of Justice began transmitting some of the so-called Epstein files last week in compliance with a subpoena from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Alex Acosta, the former labor secretary under President Donald Trump who previously approved Epstein’s plea deal as a U.S. attorney in Florida, will separately sit for a transcribed interview with the Oversight panel on September 19.
However, lawmakers otherwise have so far received scant new information during the month-long district work period, with members of both parties promising to continue to press the issue when the House is set to return to session next week. Bondi has, in particular, been the subject of Republican consternation over allegedly withholding documents she at one point promised to release.